im assembling a box for nuke, resolve and 3d. it is not a render node, i need the faster interactivity of the i7. is nuke going to be optimised for multi threading any time soon? thanks
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 7:46 PM, Nathan Rusch <[email protected]> wrote: > Nuke's 3D system is archaic (read: single-threaded), so the poor 3D > performance isn't too surprising. My instinct is that the performance > differences you're seeing are probably due to the i7's higher clock > combined with scripts that aren't optimal test cases for pure threaded > rendering. There are still plenty of nodes in Nuke that will prevent it > from taking advantage of the threading potential of modern hardware if they > exist in your script. > > If you're assembling render node hardware, I wouldn't worry about Nuke in > your decision-making process, as the render times for Nuke scripts will > almost always pale in comparison to those of 3D renders. > > -Nathan > > > *From:* itai bachar <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, December 08, 2014 9:22 AM > *To:* Nuke user discussion <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Nuke-users] (no subject) > > Ive tried extensively with regular and m16, > the m16 sheds about 15-20% of render time, getting the dual xeon slightly > closer to the i7. > Another oddity, i tried displacement, with an imported obj, the i7 took 4 > minutes to render the scene, > the -m16 xeon took 12 (twelve) minutes, and the regular (32 threads) took > a relaxed 15 minutes approach. > I thought maybe the imported obj is difficult for a xeon processor, so i > did a test with a built in nuke sphere, > displaced it a bit with local noise node, and the i7 took 8 minutes and > the -m16 xeon a leisurely 19 minutes. > so, it seems to me that nuke is not liking xeon processors. > thats a big shame, because i need these for 3d rendering...:-( > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:40 PM, Randy Little <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> yes -m 16 but try 14 or 15 and see if that frees up cpu for system >> calls. Worth a try. >> >> Randy S. Little >> http://www.rslittle.com/ >> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325729/ >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:25 AM, itai bachar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> the machine has 2 xeon e5 2689's, 8 cores each. >>> so that's 16 physical cores, >>> should I do -m 16? >>> thanks >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Deke Kincaid <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi itai >>>> >>>> Is that 16 physical or virtual cores? If it's virtual then you should >>>> do it for the physical ones -m 8. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, December 8, 2014, itai bachar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ok I checked with the xeons on 16 threads only, >>>>> now they lag behind the i7 for 10-12% only... >>>>> this is very weird. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 4:38 PM, itai bachar <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> sorry guys for the hebrew, that was meant for Ron, >>>>>> Thanks for the tips, i'll test it with -m 16 cores and see what >>>>>> happens. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 4:19 PM, itai bachar <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> תודה. >>>>>>> דה פאונדרי לא שמעו על WINDOWS? >>>>>>> זה די נפוץ... >>>>>>> לא מצליח להתחבר למיילינג ניוז הזה. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Ron Ganbar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Windows in this case. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ron Ganbar >>>>>>>> email: [email protected] >>>>>>>> tel: +44 (0)7968 007 309 [UK] >>>>>>>> +972 (0)54 255 9765 [Israel] >>>>>>>> url: http://ronganbar.wordpress.com/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Neil Scholes <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Ron, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm curious is that on linux? Thinking about new machine so >>>>>>>>> processor choice is on my mind...... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 7 Dec 2014, at 20:07, Ron Ganbar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I would expect a piece of software like Nuke to, well, push and >>>>>>>>> make use of everything available. It really feels odd to me that The >>>>>>>>> Foundry aren't taking care of this. >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the tips. I'll pass them on. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> R >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ron Ganbar >>>>>>>>> email: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> tel: +44 (0)7968 007 309 [UK] >>>>>>>>> +972 (0)54 255 9765 [Israel] >>>>>>>>> url: http://ronganbar.wordpress.com/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Randy Little < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Yeah or just hit x in the dag and type "set threads" see if its >>>>>>>>>> using virtual cores. If it is try "set threads (physical cores)" >>>>>>>>>> so "set >>>>>>>>>> threads 16" if thats even the case. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Randy S. Little >>>>>>>>>> http://www.rslittle.com/ >>>>>>>>>> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325729/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Nathan Rusch < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Nuke has (always had?) performance problems on machines with >>>>>>>>>>> many virtual cores. First thing I would try is running Nuke with >>>>>>>>>>> `-m 16` on >>>>>>>>>>> the Xeon box. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -Nathan >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> *From:* Ron Ganbar >>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, December 07, 2014 6:21 AM >>>>>>>>>>> *To:* Nuke user discussion >>>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* [Nuke-users] (no subject) >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hey guys >>>>>>>>>>> A friend is testing a dual Xeon e5 2689 64GB gtx970 vs his old >>>>>>>>>>> i7 3930K 32GB gtx680, (both reading/writing to a same spec ssd >>>>>>>>>>> running >>>>>>>>>>> windows). >>>>>>>>>>> Just so happens that the old single cpu pc is faster at >>>>>>>>>>> rendering, around 5%-30% than the dual xeon machine. Interactivity >>>>>>>>>>> is also >>>>>>>>>>> slightly faster on the i7. (the xeon redraws a bit slower when you >>>>>>>>>>> go to a >>>>>>>>>>> new frame on the timeline). >>>>>>>>>>> When rendering in Maya, he gets the expected 105-115% speed gain >>>>>>>>>>> (more than twice as fast) from the xeon's. >>>>>>>>>>> Seems very odd. How come? Anything we're missing here? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Ron Ganbar >>>>>>>>>>> email: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> tel: +44 (0)7968 007 309 [UK] >>>>>>>>>>> +972 (0)54 255 9765 [Israel] >>>>>>>>>>> url: http://ronganbar.wordpress.com/ >>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ----- >>>> Deke Kincaid >>>> M&E OEM Development Manager >>>> The Foundry >>>> Mobile: (310) 883 4313 <%28310%29%20883%204313> >>>> Tel: (310) 399 4555 - Fax: (310) 450 4516 <%28310%29%20450%204516> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> > > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >
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