bizarre time on render test

ScottyLacy wrote on 11/9/2006, 6:50 PM

Just ran the latest render test on a Core 2 Duo 2.66 ghz with 4 GB of RAM. It indicated a render time of 24 minutes but then crashed before completing.

That can't be right, right? Aren't these times supposed to be in the sub-minute category? Can anyone explain such horrific performance on such a capable machine?

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fldave wrote on 11/9/2006, 7:43 PM

If you are talking about the newer HDV render test from VASST, then that is pretty good. Sorry can't remember the best times on that one.

My dual PIII, 1GHz took 10 hours. But at least it finished it. It crashed my P4 3.2 HT machine.

ScottyLacy wrote on 11/9/2006, 7:48 PM

Oh, I must be thinking of a different test. I seem to recall folks talking about times just above the one-minute mark.

ScottyLacy wrote on 11/9/2006, 7:56 PM

Also: Did my crash might have something to do with the intensive nature of the render test?

fldave wrote on 11/9/2006, 7:57 PM

http://www.vasst.com/resource.aspx?id=35443070-0b67-4a2e-807c-a7f431ebd02d

I believe that is the original render test veg.

28 sec on a e6600 Core 2 Duo so far. Recent discussion on this topic.

ScottyLacy wrote on 11/9/2006, 10:17 PM

OK, now things are looking up. It took 24 seconds to render that .veg to a NTSC DV AVI file. I wasn't sure what format to render to, so if you happen to know that info, I'd be happy to have it.

Thanks for the help!

Scott

GlennChan wrote on 11/9/2006, 10:31 PM

I think the right format is NTSC DV, BEST quality. It's important that you pick best quality, not good for this rendertest (so your results will match everyone else's).

PeterWright wrote on 11/9/2006, 11:26 PM

NTSC DV avi at Best - 24 sec on a Core2Duo E6700 2.66Ghz

Nice to be fast again - I'm usually near the back of the pack!

ScottyLacy wrote on 11/9/2006, 11:47 PM

Just checked. It was set at "best." Does this mean I have the new forum record? Or at least for a few days until someone comes along with a big, badder machine? :)

GlennChan wrote on 11/10/2006, 8:08 PM

Well you seem to have posted the fastest result, according to my list anyways.

---- Here are the top several results in my list:

24s - Core 2 Duo @ 2.66 ghz (4GB RAM, Vegas 7)
SOURCE: ScottyLacy @ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=494215&Replies=8

27s - Overclocked Intel E6300 @ 2.33Ghz (266mhz FSB --> 333mhz, 2MB cache, 1.86ghz originally; V6d; V7b = 28s)
SOURCE: Guy Bruner @ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=488694&Replies=31

28s - Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo (Vegas 6d; 2.4ghz, 4MB cache)
SOURCE: Emailed submission.

34s - Intel E6300 Core 2 Duo (Vegas 6d; 35s in Vegas 7b)
SOURCE: Guy Bruner @ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=488694&Replies=31

39s - AMD X2 4600+
SOURCE: JohnnyRoy @ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=423138&Replies=4

*39s/74s - AMD X2 4400+ (Toledo core, 2X2.2ghz, 2X1MB cache, no dual channel memory, Vegas 6.0b)
SOURCE: philfort@ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=399447&Replies=26

*39s - AMD X2 4400+ overclocked to 2420mhz
SOURCE: Jayster @ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=465519&Replies=0

*40s/76s - AMD X2 4400+ (Toledo core, 2X2.2ghz, 2X1MB cache, no dual channel memory, Vegas 6.0b)
SOURCE: TheRhino@ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=396239&Replies=61

44s - Pentium D 3.0ghz
SOURCE: GMElliot @ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=454055
see also: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=423138&Replies=8 (45s)

45s - Macpro 2X2.66ghz dual core Intel processors (Vegas 6)
SOURCE: Charley Gallagher @ http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=78558

45s - Core Duo 1.66ghz (Winbook T230, Vegas 7)
SOURCE: Duane Burleson @ http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showpost.php?p=567864&postcount=19

Zion wrote on 11/12/2006, 6:02 PM

25secs
Dual AMD 270HE Dual core (Quad)
Mobo Tyan S2895
6 Gig Ram
Vegas 7

Not Over Clocked........

willisub wrote on 11/12/2006, 7:18 PM

21 Seconds. E6400 oc'd 3.2 2gb ddr2 800