PCI-Express 4.0 vs 3.0 Video Card Performance
Written on November 30, 2020 by William GeorgePCI-Express has been the standard for connecting video cards and other expansion devices inside of computers for many years now, and several generations of the technology have now passed. With each of those generations, the amount of data that can be transferred over the PCIe connection has increased. How much impact does that have on modern video cards? Is there any benefit to running a PCIe 3.0 card in a 4.0 slot, or loss if using a 4.0 card in a 3.0 slot?
Core i7 7820X vs Core i9 7900X: Do PCI-E Lanes Matter For GPU Rendering?
Written on September 11, 2017 by William GeorgeBenchmark results demonstrating that PCI-Express x8 vs x16 speeds don't impact GPU rendering performance.
OctaneRender GPU Platform Comparison: Skylake X, Xeon W, and Threadripper
Written on September 6, 2017 by William GeorgeThis article looks at several motherboard chipsets, including X299 and X399, comparing how well they handle performance scaling across multiple GPUs in OctaneBench 3.06.2.
FurryBall GPU Rendering Platform Comparison: Skylake X, Xeon W, and Threadripper
Written on September 6, 2017 by William GeorgeThis article looks at several motherboard chipsets, including X299 and X399, comparing how well they handle performance scaling across multiple GPUs in the FurryBall RT benchmark.