Right now, for NUKE/NUKEX specifically, a hIgher clock speed would be better. In a future release you will likely see more benefit from a higher number of cores.
hth On 8 November 2016 at 14:38, michael vorberg <pingkin...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I was referring mostly to using nuke > I know adding as much RAM as possible is helpful, GPU does not matter so > much but CPU I'm not sure. > > Am 08.11.2016 14:48 schrieb "Rakesh Malik" <tamer...@gmail.com>: > >> That depends a lot on the workload, especially these days when the >> processors' clock speeds are so dynamic, in that a 2.5GHz processor can >> overlock itself to over 3GHz. Desktop processors that are designed around >> more robust cooling solutions than mobile processors have even wider >> "turbo" ranges. >> >> Generally, adding more cores gives you more computing power overall, so >> it's more a question of how well the software you're using can take >> advantage of parallelism during rendering. Most software runs in a single >> thread, so adding cores has no direct benefit, but most of the higher end >> solutions in color grading and VFX are heavily threaded and get pretty good >> utilization out of additional cores. >> >> The GPU is another major variable to consider; some software leans >> heavily on the GPU and doesn't use the main processor for computing, and >> some that do a surprisingly good job of consuming both. >> >> >> ----------------------------- >> >> >> [image: --] >> >> Rakesh Malik >> [image: https://]about.me/WhiteCranePhoto >> >> <https://about.me/WhiteCranePhoto?promo=email_sig&utm_source=email_sig&utm_medium=email_sig&utm_campaign=external_links> >> Director of Photography >> http://www.WhiteCranePhotography.com >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 3:54 AM, michael vorberg < >> pingkin...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> When buying a new workstation would I benefit more from a CPU with >>> higher clock speed and less cores or do more cores with lower speed give me >>> overall more render speed? >>> >>> Or is this all a "depends on" question? >>> >>> Greetings, >>> Michael >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk, http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk, http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk, http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users > -- Frank Harrison Senior Nuke Software Engineer The Foundry Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 6828 - Fax: +44 (0)20 7930 8906 Web: www.thefoundry.co.uk Email: frank.harri...@thefoundry.co.uk
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