Blender 2.79 vs. Blender 2.80 AMD EPYC Linux 2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core testing with a AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1001C BIOS) and llvmpipe 504GB on Ubuntu 19.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. EPYC Rome: Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core @ 2.25GHz (128 Cores / 256 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1001C BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 1480, Memory: 516096MB, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA + 6 x 3841GB Micron_9300_MTFDHAL3T8TDP + 256GB Micron_1100_MTFD, Graphics: llvmpipe 504GB, Monitor: VE228, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710 OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.2.0-050200rc7-generic (x86_64) 20190630, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.4, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 19.0.2 (LLVM 8.0 128 bits), Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Blender 2.79a Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 31.11 |============================================================ Blender 2.79a Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 47.88 |============================================================ Blender 2.79a Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 52.23 |============================================================ Blender 2.79a Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 140.54 |=========================================================== Blender 2.79a Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 69.16 |============================================================ Blender 2.80 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 26.96 |============================================================ Blender 2.80 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 46.02 |============================================================ Blender 2.80 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 43.95 |============================================================ Blender 2.80 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 142.35 |=========================================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better EPYC Rome . 74.76 |============================================================