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 1600X: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Six-Core @ 3.60GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B350M-A (5007 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB + 2000GB Samsung SSD 860, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X 4GB (1196/1750MHz), Audio: AMD Baffin HDMI/DP, Monitor: PHL 276E8V, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Fedora 29, Kernel: 5.1.16-200.fc29.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6 + Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.6 (LLVM 7.0.1), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 LINUX + OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (2833.0) + OpenCL 2.0 beignet 1.3 + OpenCL 1.1 Mesa 18.3.6 + OpenCL 1.2 pocl 1.2 RelWithDebInfo LLVM 7.0.1 SLEEF DISTRO POCL_DEBUG, Compiler: Clang 7.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 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 1600X ............ 342.30 |=================================== Blender 2.79 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 6800K ............ 1056 |======================================= Core i7 8700K ............ 837 |=============================== Core i9 7960X ............ 383 |============== Core i9 7980XE ........... 345 |============= Intel Xeon Silver 4108 ... 1250 |============================================== 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 . 221 |======== Ryzen 7 1700 ............. 886 |================================= Ryzen 7 1800X ............ 767 |============================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 413 |=============== AMD EPYC 7601 ............ 287 |=========== Ryzen 5 1600X ............ 1063 |======================================= Blender 2.79 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 6800K ............ 494 |==================================== Core i7 8700K ............ 386 |============================ Core i9 7960X ............ 186 |============= Core i9 7980XE ........... 173 |============= Intel Xeon Silver 4108 ... 649 |=============================================== 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 . 118 |========= Ryzen 7 1700 ............. 404 |============================= Ryzen 7 1800X ............ 349 |========================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 192 |============== AMD EPYC 7601 ............ 141 |========== Ryzen 5 1600X ............ 489 |=================================== Blender 2.79 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 6800K ............ 1623 |======================================= Core i7 8700K ............ 1279 |=============================== Core i9 7960X ............ 602 |=============== Core i9 7980XE ........... 541 |============= Intel Xeon Silver 4108 ... 1906 |============================================== 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 . 385 |========= Ryzen 7 1700 ............. 1446 |=================================== Ryzen 7 1800X ............ 1263 |============================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 694 |================= AMD EPYC 7601 ............ 510 |============ Ryzen 5 1600X ............ 1729 |========================================== Blender 2.79 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 6800K ............ 856 |====================================== Core i7 8700K ............ 680 |=============================== Core i9 7960X ............ 310 |============== Core i9 7980XE ........... 279 |============= Intel Xeon Silver 4108 ... 1023 |============================================== 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 . 180 |======== Ryzen 7 1700 ............. 718 |================================ Ryzen 7 1800X ............ 622 |============================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 337 |=============== AMD EPYC 7601 ............ 241 |=========== Ryzen 5 1600X ............ 872 |=======================================