Thanks for building this benchmark. Sorry to be obtuse, but if I delete all the comps, doesn’t that delete the render times listed Render cue? How are you getting scores? -Thnx

 

“Delete all compositions and outputs, and save AE project again, with your name appended to the file name”

 

 

From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Teddy Gage
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 6:29 PM

To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: [AE] AfterBenchCC - A free total After Effects benchmarking suite for CPU/GPU/RAM

 

Available for download at www.teddygage.com/AfterBenchCC/

 

will work on mac and pc, you need the latest AE updates to run I believe. 

 

I put a ton of work into this and think you folks will find this handy. It has already been useful around the studio for profiling system strengths and deficiencies. 

 

A little background:

 

It will generate about 6 GB of video files on your system. Everything here is procedural, no video files or prerendered assets are needed, it is created from scratch on your machine. 

 

This benchmark tests total systems RAM, CPU, and GPU performance in After Effects Creative Cloud 12.2.1, simulating typical rigorous production demands with 4k footage output, intensive render-heavy effects and encoding. Make sure your system is able to handle 100% load on GPU & CPU - I am not liable for any system crashes, loss of work or mechanical failures as a result of this test. 

 

It is recommended that, if you have any GPU released prior to the Nvidia GTX 480, you disable the "Raytrace & Environment Map" benchmark test in the render queue, as render times may exceed 1 hour and beyond. This may also be true for many modern mobile GPUs, or GPUs with less than 1 GB VRAM. This does not mean your computer is slow, it simply means your GPU is not able to run the highly specialized AfterEffects CUDA raytrace engine with reasonable speed.  

 

Make sure you have latest GPU drivers AE CC version and Quicktime codecs installed. There is an optional Element 3D benchmark left unchecked, if you have Element 1.6 installed, you should check the render tickbox. Element 3D is a great plugin that works extremely fast with many common OpenGL GPUs. However, it will not affect the benchmark if you do not have Element 3D installed, simply hit cancel.

 

You will have to select all render items and output the project to its own folder on your fastest drive. You may need to click each item in the render queue and output each render item to the chosen render folder individually. 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

STEP 1: Purge RAM and disk cache (disk optional) 

STEP 2: Confirm output paths to fastest drive available

STEP 3: Confirm roughly 6 GB HDD space available

STEP 4: Confirm system airflow is good and CPU / GPU are stable under load

STEP 5: Confirm MP is ON, at least 2 GB allocated per CPU

 

STEP 6: Recommend you render each item separately - cannot guarantee full run in sequence. May need to purge RAM between each render to avoid memory warnings. If render crashes, simply delete render files and re-add that comp to render queue.

 

STEP 7: Make sure your VRAM is set to maximum usable in GPU settings and your GPU is recognized with the latest CUDA drivers, if running the GPU Envmap Test

 

STEP 8: RENDER

 

I recommend having PC system resource monitor running and open to watch  CPU / RAM usage.

 

Other good apps include TechPowerUp GPU-Z, Real Temp GT for live systems monitoring. On Mac I would use Activity Monitor or Menu Meters

 

TO SUBMIT YOUR SCORES FOR OFFICIAL VERIFICATION:

 

Increment and save the file after render.

Delete all compositions and outputs, and save AE project again, with your name appended to the file name.

Email file to FStopDigital@gmail.com for verification, along with system specs:

CPU / GPU model, OS, & RAM

Enjoy the benchmark. 

 

-Teddy Gage

 

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