blender + build2 xeon e5 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 testing with a ASUS X99-A (3902 BIOS) and eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1GB on Ubuntu 19.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3: Processor: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.80GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS X99-A (3902 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 4 x 4096 MB DDR4-2400MT/s CRUCIAL, Disk: PNY CS900 240GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel I218-V OS: Ubuntu 19.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.1, Display Server: X Server, Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4 Build2 0.12 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 . 122.77 |=============================================== Blender 2.81 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 . 222.16 |=============================================== Blender 2.81 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 . 644.21 |=============================================== Blender 2.81 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 . 339.93 |=============================================== Blender 2.81 Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 . 874.01 |=============================================== Blender 2.81 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 . 805.39 |===============================================