UPDATED BENCHMARK (ITS FASTER I PROMISE)

[Dman3d]

1.5 updated version, MAX9

Dell E1505 Laptop
2GB RAM
Intel Core2 Duo T7200 (2Ghz)

[__Leo__]

I know its been a while for this... but I managed to do a render on my new machine.

Leo

[jacksc02]

whats the specs leo?

[toby™]

Same thing here. Just used the basic settings within the scene, DaForce provided.
After opening, a message popped up and notified about an older version, the scene was created with.
Maybe, it's a shader issue with shaders older than 1.5RC3

Rendered while working on my computer:


edit: Dual Intel Xeon 3.2GHz, 4GB RAM, 3dsmax9, VRay 1.5RC3

I analyzed the scene and found that "Catmull Rom" sampler is used. This Method often causes those white splotches. For 2nd render, I now used "Area" sampler, but the splotches aren't getting better really.

[jacksc02]

can you please post your computer specs, otherwise the times are pointless.

[toby™]

done above

[jacksc02]

thanks toby. The spots should disspear if you turn on clamp output.

[toby™]

Thing is, "Clamp output" has already been checked by default.

[DaForce]

give ol' subpixel mapping a tick as well

[toby™]

tick tick tick,
supixel-mapping did the trick
catmull-Rom applied .... tick

[toby™]

I resaved the scene with 3dsmax9 and VRay 1.5RC3 and put it onto my webserver

--> Cornell Test Scene New | Max9, VRay 1.5RC3

[__Leo__]

Hey Jack,

Sorry about that...

Its a Dell Precision PW690

Honestly, this machine seems like the best Ive ever had in my life... It crunches through renders in no time... No farms... nothing...

Below are the exact specs and cost.

I hope this information is useful...

Leo

Item Description Unit Price Quantity Total Price
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Dell Precision 690 Mini-Tower Quad Core Xeon Proc E5345 2.33GHz, 2 X4MB L2 Cache 1333MHz
Dell Precision 690 Mini-Tower Quad Core Xeon Proc E5345 2.33GHz, 2 X4MB L2 Cache 1333MHz $5,334.00 1 $5,334.00
Dell Precision 690 Mini-Tower Quad Core Xeon Proc E5345 2.33GHz, 2 X4MB L2 Cache 1333MHz Dell Precision 690 Mini-Tower Quad Core Xeon Proc E5345 2.33GHz, 2 X4MB L2 Cache 1333MHz
[222-7385]

2nd Processor,Quad Core Xeon Proc E5345,2.33GHz,2X4MB L2 Cache, 1333, Dell Precision 690 2nd Processor,Quad Core Xeon Proc E5345,2.33GHz,2X4MB L2 Cache, 1333, Dell Precision 690
[311-6978]

4GB, DDR2 ECC SDRAM Memory 533MHz, 8X512MB,Dell Precision490/690, Factory Install 4GB, DDR2 ECC SDRAM Memory 533MHz, 8X512MB,Dell Precision490/690, Factory Install
[311-5920]

Entry Level, USB, No Hot Keys keyboards, Dell PrecisionWorkstations Entry Level, USB, No Hot Keys keyboards, Dell PrecisionWorkstations
[310-7949]

Monitor Option-None Monitor Option-None
[320-3316]

nVidia,Quadro FX 4500, 512MB dual VGA or DVI, Graphics CardDell Precision X90 nVidia,Quadro FX 4500, 512MB dual VGA or DVI, Graphics CardDell Precision X90
[320-4765]

500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s, 7200RPM HardDrive with 16MB DataBurst Cache, Dell Precision 690 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s, 7200RPM HardDrive with 16MB DataBurst Cache, Dell Precision 690
[341-3728]

C1- All SATA Hard Drives Non- RAID for 1 to 2 Hard Drives, Dell Precision 690 C1- All SATA Hard Drives Non- RAID for 1 to 2 Hard Drives, Dell Precision 690
[341-3378]

Dell 13 in 1 Media Card Readerfor Dell Precision 690 Dell 13 in 1 Media Card Readerfor Dell Precision 690
[341-3417]

WINDOWS XP PRO x64, with MediaDell Precision, English Factory Install WINDOWS XP PRO x64, with MediaDell Precision, English Factory Install. Thank you for choosing Dell
[420-5258]
[310-8617]

Dell USB 2-Button Entry Mouse with Scroll for Dell Precision Dell USB 2-Button Entry Mouse with Scroll for Dell Precision
[310-7959]

48X/32X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive with Cyberlink Power DVD Dell Precision 490/690 48X/32X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive with Cyberlink Power DVD Dell Precision 490/690
[313-4295]

Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic(D), w/Dolby Digital 5.1, DellPrecision 690 Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic(D), w/Dolby Digital 5.1, DellPrecision 690
[313-4148]

No Speaker option No Speaker option
[313-2663]

No Resource CD for Dell Optiplex,Precision and Latitude Systems No Resource CD for Dell Optiplex,Precision and Latitude Systems
[313-3673]

80GB SATA 3.0Gb/s, 7200RPM Additional HardDrive with 8MB DataBurst Cache, Dell Precision 690 80GB SATA 3.0Gb/s, 7200RPM Additional HardDrive with 8MB DataBurst Cache, Dell Precision 690
[341-3735]

SATA/SAS integrated controllerfor Connecting Internal Hard Drives, Dell Precision 690 SATA/SAS integrated controllerfor Connecting Internal Hard Drives, Dell Precision 690
[341-3435]

Thank you for choosing 3yr Economy Plan Thank you for choosing 3yr Economy Plan. Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service, Initial Year. Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year. Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service, Extended Year. Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, 2YR Extended
[981-8379]
[984-2917]
[970-6650]
[984-2918]
[970-1072]

Standard On-Site Installation Declined Standard On-Site Installation Declined
[900-9987]


Subtotal: $5,334.00
Shipping and Handling: $30.00

Tax Total: $346.70
Total: $5,710.70

[Clifton Santiago]

So I got my hands on this sweet baby for the weekend:

1U Twin Rack with (per node) Dual Intel Quad Core Xeon 5355 CPU's (2.66GHz, 8MB cache), 4GB DDR2 ECC FB RAM, 160GB System Disk, Windows XP 64 bit. Complete system also includes rails and external USB DVD and Floppy drives. No keyboard or mouse. Please note this system only has USB ports and not PS2 ports. This month: £5,125

It looks like this:



I'm testing it out and comparing it to our current Opteron nodes, as well as to our anticipated new Opteron nodes. I must say I have been impressed so far. I have been an AMD loyalist for years, but this might be too good to pass up. Here is the benchmark scene on both nodes (Max 8.3, Vray 1.5 RC2):





I have results on the new benchmark scene, but I don't have RC3 so it wouldn't be an accurate comparison. I have decided to wait for RC4 before upgrading.

[GregM]

MacPro Dual Quad

3ds max 8 sp3

XP64

[dlparisi]

1U Twin Rack with (per node) Dual Intel Quad Core Xeon 5355 CPU's (2.66GHz, 8MB cache), 4GB DDR2 ECC FB RAM, 160GB System Disk, Windows XP 64 bit. Complete system also includes rails and external USB DVD and Floppy drives. No keyboard or mouse. Please note this system only has USB ports and not PS2 ports. This month: £5,125

Aaron,
By chance have you set the light cache passes to '8' instead of the default 4? Peter got a score pretty close to yours (1m27.1s) on stock 5320's (1.86ghz) on the page just before this one. His time before making this change was 1m50s so it seems to make a big difference.