What is the most reliable hardware in our Puget Systems workstations?
Written on August 21, 2019 by Matt BachHere at Puget Systems, our goal is not only to provide the fastest workstations possible, but the most reliable as well. As a part of our constant drive to offer only the highest quality components possible, we track and regularly review the failure rates for each part we carry. Today, we want to give a bit of a peak at how reliable different types of hardware are in our workstations.
DaVinci Resolve GPU Roundup: NVIDIA SUPER vs AMD RX 5700 XT
Written on August 21, 2019 by Matt BachMore than any other NLE, having a fast GPU (or multiple GPUs) is incredibly important in DaVinci Resolve. With both AMD and NVIDIA recently launching a number of new video cards, it is time to once again see what the best GPU is for Resolve.
V-Ray Next CPU Performance: Intel Xeon W-3200 Series Processors
Written on August 21, 2019 by William GeorgeIntel updated their workstation-oriented Xeon W processor line recently, using technology from the high-performance Xeon Scalable series. This means more cores in a single-socket platform than Intel has offered before, and since high core count usually translates to fast rendering speeds we are taking a look at how these new CPUs stack up in V-Ray Next.
Cinema 4D CPU Rendering Performance: Intel Xeon-W 3200 Series Processors
Written on August 21, 2019 by William GeorgeIntel updated their workstation-oriented Xeon W processor line recently, using technology from the high-performance Xeon Scalable series. This means more cores in a single-socket platform than Intel has offered before, and since high core count usually translates to fast rendering speeds we are taking a look at how these new CPUs do in Cinema 4D's native renderer.
Video Editing Performance with Intel Xeon W-3200 Series Processors
Written on August 21, 2019 by Matt BachWhile the choice between using an Intel X-series or Intel Xeon W processor is often decided by more than straight-up performance, it is still useful to know exactly how much performance you might be losing in order to gain Xeon-exclusive features like 64 PCI-E lanes or Reg. ECC memory support. To that end, in this post we will be benchmarking the Intel X-series, Intel Xeon W-3200, as well as the AMD Threadripper processors in a range of applications including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and DaVinci Resolve.
V-Ray Next Multi-GPU Performance Scaling
Written on August 20, 2019 by William GeorgeOne of the big advantages of GPU-based rendering is that you can easily put multiple video cards inside a single workstation. How much benefit does each additional card provide for V-Ray Next, though? We put four GeForce RTX 2080 Ti video cards to the test to find out!
After Effects GPU Roundup: NVIDIA SUPER vs AMD RX 5700 XT
Written on August 15, 2019 by Matt BachOutside of very specific situations, After Effects is usually going to be limited more by your CPU than your GPU. However, the more GPU accelerated effects you use, the larger the benefit to using a faster video card. Both AMD and NVIDIA have recently released a number of new video cards, but is there any benefit to using them in After Effects?
Photoshop GPU Roundup: NVIDIA SUPER vs AMD RX 5700 XT
Written on August 14, 2019 by Matt BachBoth AMD and NVIDIA have recently released a number of new video cards including the Radeon RX 5700 XT and the NVIDIA SUPER cards. Photoshop only uses the GPU to accelerate a small (but growing) list of effects, however, so is there any benefit to using any of these new card?
V-Ray Next GPU Roundup: NVIDIA GeForce RTX SUPER Performance
Written on August 9, 2019 by William GeorgeV-Ray Next is made up of two rendering engines: a traditional CPU based renderer, as well as a GPU-based hybrid engine that can run on both GPUs and CPUs for extra performance. With the launch of NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX "SUPER" series of video cards, we are taking a look at how the whole RTX lineup performs on the GPU side of V-Ray Next.
OctaneRender 4 & 2019 GPU Roundup: NVIDIA GeForce RTX SUPER Performance
Written on August 9, 2019 by William GeorgeOctaneRender is a GPU-based rendering engine, utilizing the CUDA programming language on NVIDIA-based graphics cards. With the launch of NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX "SUPER" series of video cards, we are taking a look at how the whole RTX lineup performs on both the current OctaneRender 4 and the upcoming 2019 release which adds support for RTX technology and greatly increased rendering speeds.
Redshift 2.6.41 GPU Roundup: NVIDIA GeForce RTX SUPER Performance
Written on August 9, 2019 by William GeorgeRedshift is a GPU-based rendering engine, now owned by Maxon and available bundled with Cinema 4D - as well as in the form of plug-ins for other 3D applications. It was written to use NVIDIA's CUDA graphics programming language, and since NVIDIA recently refreshed their GeForce series with new 2060, 2070, and 2080 "SUPER" cards we thought it would be a good time to re-test the whole RTX lineup.
RealityCapture 1.0.3: AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen vs Intel Core 9th Gen
Written on July 24, 2019 by William GeorgeAMD's new Ryzen 3rd generation processors feature both an increase in core count and per-core performance, allowing them to rival and sometimes beat Intel's mainstream Core processors in professional applications. In this article we are going to take a look at how these new CPUs handle RealityCapture, which benefits from both core count and clock speed at various points throughout its workflow.
DaVinci Resolve Studio CPU Roundup: AMD Ryzen 3, AMD Threadripper 2, Intel 9th Gen, Intel X-series
Written on July 23, 2019 by Matt BachDaVinci Resolve is known for how heavily it relies on the power of your GPU, but the CPU also plays an huge role in how well it performs. AMD's new Ryzen 3rd generation processors feature both an increase in core count and per-core performance, which is exactly what DaVinci Resolve needs to get the best performance. Will this make these new chips the best choice for video editors compared to the AMD Threadripper, Intel 9th Gen, and Intel X-series CPUs?
Premiere Pro CPU Roundup: AMD Ryzen 3, AMD Threadripper 2, Intel 9th Gen, Intel X-series
Written on July 22, 2019 by Matt BachAMD's new Ryzen 3rd generation processors feature both an increase in core count and per-core performance, which is exactly what Premiere Pro tends to need to get the best performance. Will this make these new chips the best choice for video editors compared to the AMD Threadripper, Intel 9th Gen, and Intel X-series CPUs?
Cinema 4D CPU Roundup: AMD Ryzen 3, AMD Threadripper 2, Intel 9th Gen, Intel X-series
Written on July 22, 2019 by William GeorgeAMD's new Ryzen 3rd generation processors feature both an increase in core count and per-core performance, both of which directly improve rendering speeds in Cinema 4D. In this article we will take a look at how they stack up to other AMD and Intel processors in this application, focusing exclusively on rendering performance via Cinebench R20.
V-Ray Next CPU Roundup: AMD Ryzen 3, AMD Threadripper 2, Intel 9th Gen, Intel X-series
Written on July 22, 2019 by William GeorgeAMD's new Ryzen 3rd generation processors feature both an increase in core count and per-core performance, both of which directly improve rendering speeds in V-Ray Next. In this article we will take a look at how they stack up to other AMD and Intel processors in this application, both in the pure CPU and GPU+CPU render pipelines.
Does RAM speed affect video editing performance?
Written on July 22, 2019 by Matt BachWhile we generally stick to the RAM speed that is officially supported by a processor, we get a lot of comments claiming that we are limiting performance by not using higher frequency memory. This begs the question: does RAM speed actually impact real-world performance in video editing applications?
After Effects CPU Roundup: AMD Ryzen 3, AMD Threadripper 2, Intel 9th Gen, Intel X-series
Written on July 19, 2019 by Matt BachAfter Effects traditionally likes lower core count CPUs that run at a high frequency, but although AMD's new Ryzen 3rd generation processors have an increase in core count, they are also much better at lightly threaded workflows than the previous generation. But exactly how much of a difference will this make in After Effects compared to the AMD Threadripper, Intel 9th Gen, and Intel X-series CPUs?
Puget Systems Adobe After Effects CC Render Node Benchmark
Written on July 18, 2019 by Matt BachDo you use After Effects with multiprocessing plugins or homemade scripts like BG Renderer Max or RenderGarden to improve rendering performance? Want to see how your system stacks up to the latest hardware? Download and run our After Effects Render Node benchmark that we use in our internal testing!
Photoshop CPU Roundup: AMD Ryzen 3, AMD Threadripper 2, Intel 9th Gen, Intel X-series
Written on July 17, 2019 by Matt BachAMD's new Ryzen 3rd generation processors have arrived and shaken up the dynamic between Intel and AMD in many workloads. But how well do they handle heavy Photoshop workloads compared to the AMD Threadripper, Intel 9th Gen, and Intel X-series CPUs?
Puget Systems Adobe Premiere Pro CC Benchmark
Written on July 8, 2019 by Matt BachWant to see how your system stacks up to the latest hardware? Download and run our Premiere Pro benchmark that we use in our internal testing!
First Look at AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen CPUs for Video Editing
Written on July 7, 2019 by Matt BachAMD's new Ryzen 3rd generation CPUs just launched with terrific performance improvements across the board. While we don't have the full lineup tested just yet, we wanted to give a first look at what we are seeing in Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and other applications commonly used in video editing.
First Look at AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen CPUs for Rendering
Written on July 7, 2019 by William GeorgeAMD launched their third generation of mainstream Ryzen processors today, but we were only provided with the low-end Ryzen 5 3600 ahead of time. We have ordered the Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 9 3900X, and should be testing them soon, but until then we can at least look at how the overall architecture is doing with the example we do have.
NVMe RAID 0 Performance in Windows 10 Pro
Written on July 1, 2019 by William GeorgeAs SSDs have gotten faster, especially with the advent of NVMe technology, the vast majority of users don't need to worry about RAID 0. However, there are still some niche applications where combining the speed of multiple, very fast SSDs is helpful - so in this article we are going to look at the current state of NVMe RAID solutions on a variety of modern platforms from Intel and AMD.
Does RAM Capacity Affect RealityCapture Performance?
Written on June 26, 2019 by William GeorgeRealityCapture, like other photogrammetry applications, is built to take a batch of photographs and turn them into digital, 3D models. The algorithms used during that process are designed to be "out of core", meaning that not all of the data has to be loaded into system memory (RAM) at the same time - allowing for full processing without requiring a ton of available memory. Having more RAM can still be beneficial, though, so we decided to test how much impact it has on performance.