Xeon vs. EPYC - Embree, OSPray + Other CPU Based Renderers AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon renderer benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 4.00GHz (56 Cores / 112 Threads), Motherboard: GIGABYTE MD61-SC2-00 v01000100 (T15 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 386048MB, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA, Graphics: llvmpipe 377GB, Monitor: VE228, Network: 2 x Intel X722 for 1GbE + 2 x QLogic FastLinQ QL41000 10/25/40/50GbE OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 19.1.6 (LLVM 8.0 256 bits), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20190909, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 2 x EPYC 7742: Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core @ 2.25GHz (128 Cores / 256 Threads), Motherboard: AMD DAYTONA_X (RDY1001C BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 516096MB, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA + 256GB Micron_1100_MTFD, Graphics: ASPEED, Monitor: VE228, Network: 2 x Mellanox MT27710 OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20190909, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 2 x EPYC 7601: Processor: 2 x AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core (64 Cores / 128 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 02MJ3T (1.2.5 BIOS), Chipset: AMD 17h, Memory: 516096MB, Disk: 280GB INTEL SSDPED1D280GA + 12 x 500GB Samsung SSD 860 + 120GB SSDSCKJB120G7R, Graphics: llvmpipe 504GB, Monitor: VE228, Network: 2 x Broadcom BCM57416 NetXtreme-E Dual-Media 10G RDMA + 2 x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 2-port PCIe OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.3.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.0, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 19.1.6 (LLVM 8.0 128 bits), Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20190909, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x1200 OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: San Miguel - Renderer: SciVis FPS > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 71.43 |=================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 96.36 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 34.89 |================= OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: XFrog Forest - Renderer: SciVis FPS > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 12.20 |============================ 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 20.41 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 7.54 |================= OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: San Miguel - Renderer: Path Tracer FPS > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 6.56 |===================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 8.57 |================================================ 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 2.87 |================ OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: NASA Streamlines - Renderer: SciVis FPS > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 90.91 |================================= 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 125.00 |============================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 52.63 |=================== OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: XFrog Forest - Renderer: Path Tracer FPS > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 6.76 |============================= 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 11.11 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 3.82 |================ OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: Magnetic Reconnection - Renderer: SciVis FPS > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 71.43 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 55.56 |===================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 31.25 |===================== OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: NASA Streamlines - Renderer: Path Tracer FPS > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 18.18 |============================ 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 30.08 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 10.85 |================= OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: Magnetic Reconnection - Renderer: Path Tracer FPS > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 500.00 |============================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 333.33 |=============================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 200.00 |================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3b Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 1039.32 |============================================= 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 632.46 |=========================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 343.96 |=============== Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 45.22 |========================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 82.29 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 27.63 |================ Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 53.12 |================================= 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 76.70 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 26.38 |================ Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 57.39 |============================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 58.35 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 28.18 |======================= Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 51.48 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 50.81 |============================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 22.33 |==================== Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 69.01 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 56.81 |======================================= 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 27.47 |=================== Embree 3.6.1 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Obj Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 59.11 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 48.23 |====================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 22.72 |================== LuxCoreRender 2.1 Scene: DLSC M samples/sec > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 0.71 |================================================ 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 0.28 |=================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 0.45 |============================== LuxCoreRender 2.1 Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism M samples/sec > Higher Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 0.58 |================================================ 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 0.21 |================= 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 0.38 |=============================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 14.88 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 6.32 |==================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 12.37 |======================================= POV-Ray 3.7.0.7 Trace Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 73.28 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 8.13 |===== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 12.36 |======== Tungsten Renderer 0.2.2 Scene: Hair Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 7.43 |============================================ 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 5.70 |================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 8.16 |================================================ Tungsten Renderer 0.2.2 Scene: Water Caustic Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 21.53 |==================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 22.57 |===================================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 28.41 |=============================================== Tungsten Renderer 0.2.2 Scene: Non-Exponential Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 7.00 |================================================ 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 1.51 |========== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 4.47 |=============================== Tungsten Renderer 0.2.2 Scene: Volumetric Caustic Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 14.94 |=============================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 4.28 |============= 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 8.21 |========================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 37.88 |===================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 26.29 |========================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 47.69 |=============================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 95.18 |============================================ 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 45.04 |===================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 100.51 |============================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 63.02 |======================================= 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 44.19 |=========================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 76.84 |=============================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 182.00 |====================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 142.27 |============================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 219.66 |============================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 124.72 |=================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 72.97 |===================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 161.95 |============================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 33.49 |=========================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 19.77 |========================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 36.43 |=============================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 86.21 |========================================= 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 45.74 |====================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 98.70 |=============================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 62.74 |======================================= 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 45.12 |============================ 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 76.46 |=============================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 131.87 |======================================= 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 67.85 |==================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 154.58 |============================================== Blender 2.80 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 117.73 |==================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 68.10 |===================== 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 151.44 |============================================== Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Emily Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 151.98 |============================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 171.07 |================================= 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 236.28 |============================================== Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Disney Material Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 64.94 |=========================================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 58.26 |======================================= 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 70.42 |=============================================== Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Material Tester Seconds < Lower Is Better 2 x Xeon Platinum 8280 . 190.43 |==================== 2 x EPYC 7742 .......... 303.68 |================================ 2 x EPYC 7601 .......... 437.64 |==============================================