XEON vs. i7 again - TESTING INTERIOR SCENE

[Garryclarke]

Just got a new PC - Dell Precision Tower 7910 (dual E5-2670 v3 @2.3ghz, 64gb, Titan X, Win 8.1) Fortunately I didn't have to pay for it!
Max 2014
Vray 3.20.03

1min 7sec - with Embree
1min 13 sec - without

[Richard7666]

3 min 10s

i7 3930 @stock
Asus p9x79 pro
32gb ram

V-ray 3.20.02
Max 2015
embree ON (10secs slower with it off)

[coolhand78]

2m 38.7s

i7 5930K 3.5Ghz
32Gb
VRay 3.2.02
Max 2016
win7 64 pro
embree off

2m 21.9s
embree on

[dimension3plus]

3m 16.1s

i7 4930K @ 3.4Ghz
32Gb
VRay 3.20.03
3ds Max 2016
win 8.1

[snivlem]

Nice thread. I made the mistake of buying a 5960x....

For my home computer when my work computer is an old Xeon 1290.

It is painful coming to work every single day now lol.

[Alan Iglesias]

Time: Embree Off - 2:00
Time: Embree On - 1:48.7
CPU: i7-5960x OC @ 3.75 GHz
Vray: 3.0
Max: 2014
Win: 8.1 Pro

Yeah, this new 5960x build is fun!

-Alan

[Streetwise]

Time: Embree Off - 2:00
Time: Embree On - 1:48.7
CPU: i7-5960x OC @ 3.75 GHz
Vray: 3.0
Max: 2014
Win: 8.1 Pro

Yeah, this new 5960x build is fun!

-Alan

Could you PM me with your computer specs or update your post? Thanks!

[Alan Iglesias]

Could you PM me with your computer specs or update your post? Thanks!

Sure, David.

The Mobo is a ASUS X-99 Deluxe
Intel Core i7 5960x 3.0 Ghz
(OCed to 3.75 Ghz using the Performance Wizard in the BIOS. I'll be taking it higher in the near future)
32 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3000 RAM
Corsair H110i GT Liquid-based Cooler
Corsair AX1200I Power Supply
Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB SSD
Thermaltake V71 Case - A real beast, but very nicely done
Win 8.1 Pro w/Classic Shell

In the ~3200$US range at Fry's. Put it together in a couple of hours - very easy build - booted perfectly first try and stable ever since.

Threw in my two trusty GTX580s with room for a couple of 780TIs down the road...

Let me know if you need any more info...

-Alan

[snivlem]

Take that beast to 4ghz at least!

[Alan Iglesias]

Take that beast to 4ghz at least!

Oh yeah - when I get a minute...

-Alan

[Rokas]

WOAH!!. I SERIOUSLY need to think about a new workstation...

Time: 11 min 47s
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T (6-core, 6-Thread) @3.20Ghz
16GB RAM
GTX-470
VRAY 2.4
Max 2014
win: 7
bitmap paging OFF

Light Cache build: 2:07
3 Prepasses: 1:14

Three Warnings:
- Subpixel color mapping is on: rendered result may have incorrect brightness.
- Camera matrix is not orthonomal and 'Max-compatible ShadeContext' is ON
- Standard materials and lights may shade incorrectly

So if I have about $1500 - $2K to play with, What are some good options?
Xeon? i7?

I have the same processor and graphics card, 12G ram, but vray v3.2- and my rendertime is 7minutes- so first thing You should do is upgrade vray.
You wont have 2 minutes rendertime with 5960x and old version of vray.

[Booska]

Brand new stock (not overclocked) 5960x build = 2 mins 10.4 secs

Asus Rampage V Extreme
64 GB GSkill Ripjaw RAM
2 x EVGA 980 Tis
EVGA 1300W PSU
Corsair H110i cooling

[Streetwise]

I have the same processor and graphics card, 12G ram, but vray v3.2- and my rendertime is 7minutes- so first thing You should do is upgrade vray.
You wont have 2 minutes rendertime with 5960x and old version of vray.

Correct. Just by upgrading to V3.2, my time is now 6min, 37sec., which is a 45% speed increase over V2.4. So if anyone is looking for increased efficiencies, definitely start with the latest version of VRay. Well worth the upgrade. Now to save my pennies to upgrade a 5yr old system...

[Richard7666]

3m 16.1s

i7 4930K @ 3.4Ghz
32Gb
VRay 3.20.03
3ds Max 2016
win 8.1

Weird that I was slightly faster with that setup except using an older 3930k @ only 3.2ghz and Win7

Did you have stuff running in background or anything?

[auke]

@3LP, Hehe made the same list a few weeks ago. Have to note you have doubled the actual physical cores in each CPU though, the numbers you list are the number of threads each unit has. Comparative ratios are still all the same of course though .