Better CPU for 3D rendering on Blender

[AHBuser]

AMD FX 8350 or Intel I5 4670 ? No fanboyism, please.

 

[Calnin]

Fx 8350 would do better for 3d rendering.

 

[thelasthallow]

see now this is where i would absolutely recommend an 8 core AMD. they are lousy for gaming because they use huge amounts of power and dont really do so well because of the per core performance. but once you get all 8 threads working on a heavy load AMD is the better choice.

 

[AHBuser]

But I need an graphics card or not ?

 

[SlayZombi]

Get the 8350, great performance and good for lots of things people don't know. Most Intel fanboys don't understand the true power and lots of experts also are biased. I will tell you from experience that the 8320, which is what I have is REALLY good for gaming, multi-tasking, and pretty much anything I want it too. So the 8350 is a whole tier better! I'd get that, but yes, all FX processors, including the 8350, need a separate graphics card. May I suggest this one if you are on a budget??

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Version-PCI-Express-Graphics-11222-06-20G/dp/B00HJOKCZI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406350771&sr=8-1&keywords=sapphire+r7+260x

 

[AHBuser]

Too expensive, but I have an old nvidia 6200 since 2009, is it better the iGPU of intel and it can works now with new mobos ?

 

[LookItsRain]

Get the 8320 and a cooler and OC it, it will destroy anything but k series i7s.
In terms of graphics cards the r7 260x is the fastest in gaming for the money, in terms of 3d rendering, im not sure, i think a 250x would do fine for your needs.

 

[AHBuser]

Sorry but :
1 - Blender runs only with nvidia cards which support CUDA 1.3 or higher
2 - I really dont have a budget for graphic card

 

[Calnin]

If you can, the gtx 750Ti would support it I believe.

 

[DubbleClick]

Optimal choice would be an I7 4960x or other 6 core intels. After that, I7 4790k, which you might oc for further performance. After that, an I7 4790 or a xeon 1231v3 (essentially the same, just no iGPU). All these are a good bit stronger than I5/8350. An overclocked I5 4690k *almost* holds up to an overclocked 8350 in rendering but beats it everywhere else not heavily threaded.

So afterall, it depends on your budget. lf you have a lot of money, go with the 4960x. If you have enough money, go with the I7/xeon. If you are on a budget: do you only 3D render or do heavily threaded tasks? Go with the 8350. If you render a little but also game a bit, I5 is your choice.

As for the GPU, I'm not familiar with blender, but I don't think the difference between a low and a high end cuda gpu are that high. Using cuda acceleration in vegas, rendering a 15 minute video in vegas with a 660ti is unnoticeable slower than with a 680. Don't take my word on this, though, might do some research first.

 

[SlayZombi]

Sorry but :
1 - Blender runs only with nvidia cards which support CUDA 1.3 or higher
2 - I really dont have a budget for graphic card

Well let's get back to the whole CPU choosing, we got a bit off topic. Get the 8350, that's what it was built for. Heavy-threded tasks and multi-tasking.

 

[AHBuser]

Thanks a lot, but I have maked somes searches in google, and I found this :
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As2oZAgjSqDCdElkM3l6VTdRQjhTRWhpVS1hZmV3OGc#gid=0
A real treasure, it a reference bench for CPU and GPU on Cycles render :

On Linux / Blender 2.71 :
AMD FX 8350 : 2 mins
Intel core i5 4670 : 2 mins
nVidia GTX 750 ti : 1 min to 1:10

 

[ZeroRequiem]

Doesnt matter which CPU you get. Get an Nvidia GPU, Blender supports rendering on nvidia gpu-s

 

[AHBuser]

On my actual laptop with Core 2 duo T6570, It take 23 mins, a nightmare, but I have maked some works with it :

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=c1fa4b918e41c6834530f8c65ed9cbe&hl=en

I think that I would go with the FX, thanks

 

[DubbleClick]

On my actual laptop with Core 2 duo T6570, It take 23 mins, a nightmare, but I have maked some works with it :

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=c1fa4b918e41c6834530f8c65ed9cbe&hl=en

I think that I would go with the FX, thanks

I feel your pain, currently rendering a 10 minute video on my q6600. Well, two more hours, there we go. 😉

 

[ubiquitous]

I am thinking about the following combination AMD FX 8320E 3.2GHz up to 4GHz Eight-Core CPU, GTX 970 4GB, 16GB(2X8GB) RAM, with the possibility of a second GTX later - any opinions?