AMD 12 core CPU and miniITX 32gb board

[artmaknev]

I am tempted to buy this set up for my mini-ITX renderfarm node, and was wondering if anybody have already used these specs?

 

AMD A10-7850K Kaveri 12 Compute Cores (4 CPU + 8 GPU) 3.7GHz Socket FM2+ 95W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=19-113-359

 

Does it really have 12 rendering cores? for only $160?

 

Also, I was looking for 32gb mini-ITX boards, and found this one that supports that AMD cpu mentioned above, was wondering, because this board only has 2 RAM slots so you have to use 16gb sticks which are for server.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157464&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Edited December 14, 2014 by artmaknev

[numerobis]

Does it really have 12 rendering cores? for only $160?

No

 

...unless you use a renderer that can use CPU + GPU like Arion or Thearender

And AMD CPU "cores" can't be compared to Intel cores. The AMD A10 quad core is slower than an Intel dual core with Hyperthreading.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2014/01/30/amd-a10-7850k-and-a10-7700k-kaveri-review/3

 

You get what you pay for...

[artmaknev]

Ahhh okay that explains it!

 

I am 100% Intel user, so I was surprised to hear that AMD came out with some new miracle tech!

 

Their marketing is a bit misleading...

[Dimitris Tolios]

The APUs (read "AMD Axx CPUs") are very honest and great for all-around PCs that don't have dedicated GPUs.

If you want a basic CPU to browse web, play some games and do basic photoshop etc work, an APU can be the answer for what you want, and be cheaper than intel while doing it.

 

Good luck getting DDR3 UDIMMs bigger than 8GB...2x slots = 16GB. Period.

Intel chipsets support 32GB too, but on ITX boards with 2x slots are physically limited to 16GB configs, as s1155/1150 CPUs don't support Registered RAM. Not even Xeon chips for those sockets.

 

If you want a "cheaper" render node, FX is the only reasonable option on the AMD side.

You can built a 4C/8T Intel based system for roughly $100 more than a FX8350 node.

 

The FX / AM3+ socked doesn't get ITX boards, again, no brand supports more than 16GB or ram in the ITX form factor due to space limitations dictating 2x Dimm slots.