Blender 3D Rendering CPU Tests Tests for a future article on Phoronix. Core i7 6800K: Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NV120 12288MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171111, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.2, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Core i7 8700K: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-041400-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i9 7960X: Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB, Audio: Realtek Generic, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-041000-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.14, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i9 7980XE: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.40GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: AMD Radeon 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.14.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171119, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2 (LLVM 5.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Intel Xeon Silver 4108: Processor: Intel Xeon Silver 4108 @ 3.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: TYAN S7100AG2NR, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 23552MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: LLVMpipe, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: VE228, Network: Intel I350 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0 256 bits), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 3.70GHz (40 Cores / 80 Threads), Motherboard: TYAN S7106, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 96256MB, Disk: 256GB Samsung SSD 850 + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM1 + 2 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: llvmpipe 95360MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Intel I210 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.2, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.2 (LLVM 5.0 256 bits), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ryzen 7 1700: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core @ 3.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) v1.0, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: llvmpipe 16128MB, Audio: AMD Cape Verde/Pitcairn, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.0 (LLVM 5.0 128 bits), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 Ryzen 7 1800X: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31) v1.0, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB INTEL SSDPEKKW128G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460, Audio: AMD Device aae0, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0 256 bits), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2 (LLVM 5.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD EPYC 7601: Processor: AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core @ 2.20GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: TYAN B8026T70AE24HR, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 129024MB, Disk: 120GB Force MP500, Graphics: llvmpipe 128896MB, Monitor: VE228, Network: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit PCIe OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171119, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 17.2.2 (LLVM 5.0 128 bits), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ryzen 5 1600: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-75W + Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 Fury (FIJI / DRM 3.19.0 / 4.14.2-ck LLVM 5.0.0) 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL U2312HM OS: Gentoo/Linux, Kernel: 4.14.2-ck (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.4.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-rc5 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.4.0 + Clang 5.0.0 + LLVM 5.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ryzen 5 1600_01: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-75W + Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 Fury (FIJI / DRM 3.19.0 / 4.14.2-ck LLVM 5.0.0) 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL U2312HM OS: Gentoo/Linux, Kernel: 4.14.2-ck (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.4.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-rc5 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.4.0 + Clang 5.0.0 + LLVM 5.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core @ 3.60GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-75W + Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 Fury (FIJI / DRM 3.19.0 / 4.14.2-ck LLVM 5.0.0) 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL U2312HM OS: Gentoo/Linux, Kernel: 4.14.2-ck (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.4.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-rc5 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.4.0 + Clang 5.0.0 + LLVM 5.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz_02: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core @ 3.60GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-75W + Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 Fury (FIJI / DRM 3.19.0 / 4.14.2-ck LLVM 5.0.0) 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL U2312HM OS: Gentoo/Linux, Kernel: 4.14.2-ck (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.4.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-rc5 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.4.0 + Clang 5.0.0 + LLVM 5.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Blender 2.79 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 6800K ............ 344.23 |=================================== Core i7 8700K ............ 268.10 |=========================== Core i9 7960X ............ 130.00 |============= Core i9 7980XE ........... 117.68 |============ Intel Xeon Silver 4108 ... 434.86 |============================================ 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 . 77.79 |======== Ryzen 7 1700 ............. 290.77 |============================= Ryzen 7 1800X ............ 250.44 |========================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 138.09 |============== AMD EPYC 7601 ............ 103.13 |========== Ryzen 5 1600 ............. 376.62 |====================================== Ryzen 5 1600_01 .......... 360.29 |==================================== Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz .... 343.29 |=================================== Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz_02 . 342.94 |=================================== Blender 2.79 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 6800K ............ 1055.85 |==================================== Core i7 8700K ............ 837.30 |============================= Core i9 7960X ............ 383.11 |============= Core i9 7980XE ........... 345.20 |============ Intel Xeon Silver 4108 ... 1249.93 |=========================================== 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 . 221.48 |======== Ryzen 7 1700 ............. 885.57 |============================== Ryzen 7 1800X ............ 766.82 |========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 413.35 |============== AMD EPYC 7601 ............ 286.99 |========== Ryzen 5 1600 ............. 1154.19 |======================================== Ryzen 5 1600_01 .......... 1111.70 |====================================== Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz .... 1050.91 |==================================== Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz_02 . 1059.64 |==================================== Blender 2.79 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 6800K ............ 493.82 |================================= Core i7 8700K ............ 386.29 |========================== Core i9 7960X ............ 186.09 |============= Core i9 7980XE ........... 172.78 |============ Intel Xeon Silver 4108 ... 648.95 |============================================ 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 . 118.04 |======== Ryzen 7 1700 ............. 403.63 |=========================== Ryzen 7 1800X ............ 348.95 |======================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 192.39 |============= AMD EPYC 7601 ............ 141.13 |========== Ryzen 5 1600 ............. 541.02 |===================================== Ryzen 5 1600_01 .......... 502.46 |================================== Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz .... 477.31 |================================ Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz_02 . 478.52 |================================ Blender 2.79 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 6800K ............ 1622.78 |==================================== Core i7 8700K ............ 1278.80 |============================= Core i9 7960X ............ 601.72 |============= Core i9 7980XE ........... 540.78 |============ Intel Xeon Silver 4108 ... 1905.65 |=========================================== 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 . 385.31 |========= Ryzen 7 1700 ............. 1445.94 |================================ Ryzen 7 1800X ............ 1263.32 |============================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 694.25 |================ AMD EPYC 7601 ............ 509.83 |=========== Ryzen 5 1600 ............. 1922.48 |=========================================== Ryzen 5 1600_01 .......... 1797.01 |======================================== Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz .... 1721.15 |====================================== Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz_02 . 1785.29 |======================================== Blender 2.79 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 6800K ............ 856.42 |==================================== Core i7 8700K ............ 680.03 |============================= Core i9 7960X ............ 310.34 |============= Core i9 7980XE ........... 278.97 |============ Intel Xeon Silver 4108 ... 1022.80 |=========================================== 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 . 180.09 |======== Ryzen 7 1700 ............. 717.87 |============================== Ryzen 7 1800X ............ 621.51 |========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 336.88 |============== AMD EPYC 7601 ............ 240.59 |========== Ryzen 5 1600 ............. 958.24 |======================================== Ryzen 5 1600_01 .......... 905.05 |====================================== Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz .... 854.49 |==================================== Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.6GHz_02 . 907.03 |======================================