I doubt it, Itai. Maybe you can assemble a box for testing based on i7s and test that instead.
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 8:08 PM, itai bachar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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