Question Threadripper 5975WX vs 5995WX (for Houdini simulations)

[caskete2k]

Hello guys,

I'm building my new rig (I'm a 3D Artist doing Houdini Simulations and 3D Renders), and was wondering about which threadripper will go better for Houdini, wanted to make sure since the price difference is HUGE.

These are the specs of my next rig:

AMD Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32C/64T 3.6 - 4.5 GHz
Supermicro M12SWA-TF
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 modified
3 x NVIDIA RTX 4090
2nd 1500 W be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12
2x 1500 W Titanium PSUs
256 GB ECC RAM (4x 64 GB 3200 MHz)
2 TB M.2 Samsung PM9A1 & MC1 PRO
4 TB PNY XLR8 CS3140, PCIe 4.0 NVMe, M.2 2280 + heatsink

Would love to hear any thoughts, specially on the Threadrippers. I do mostly Houdini sims + 3D Renders.

Thanks!

 

[kanewolf]

Hello guys,

I'm building my new rig (I'm a 3D Artist doing Houdini Simulations and 3D Renders), and was wondering about which threadripper will go better for Houdini, wanted to make sure since the price difference is HUGE.

These are the specs of my next rig:

AMD Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32C/64T 3.6 - 4.5 GHz
Supermicro M12SWA-TF
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 modified
3 x NVIDIA RTX 4090
2nd 1500 W be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12
2x 1500 W Titanium PSUs
256 GB ECC RAM (4x 64 GB 3200 MHz)
2 TB M.2 Samsung PM9A1 & MC1 PRO
4 TB PNY XLR8 CS3140, PCIe 4.0 NVMe, M.2 2280 + heatsink

Would love to hear any thoughts, specially on the Threadrippers. I do mostly Houdini sims + 3D Renders.

Thanks!

For maximum performance you should use 8x32GB since that CPU has 8 channel memory controller.

 

[caskete2k]

Thanks for the advice @kanewolf I will tweak that.

Any thoughts on TR 5975 vs TR 5995? from what I saw on the benchs will increase 25% but not sure if that worth +$4000...

 

[kanewolf]

Thanks for the advice @kanewolf I will tweak that.

Any thoughts on TR 5975 vs TR 5995? from what I saw on the benchs will increase 25% but not sure if that worth +$4000...

I can't say. You would have to look at the payback time. If you can create saleable output 25% faster, and based on the value of those creations, how long would it take you to make up the difference in cost? If it is more than 12 months, then it probably is NOT a good investment.