CPU Differences for 3D Renders

[Seanug]

I've been doing a lot of 3D animation and my render times are outlandishly long. This is due to my current cheap CPU.

I want to shorten my render times. I use Blender for my animations. 

 

The AMD FX-9590 is an 8 core clocked at 4.7 GHz and runs around $280

The Intel i7-5820k is a 6 core clocked at 3.3 GHz and is $370. 

 

Does raw horsepower/cores yield better results or is there something behind the i7 which makes it better for rendering?

My GPU is a R9 285 so I don't know if that could be a factor.

[19_blackie_73]

What program are you using?

the i7 should be way better because 12 threads and higher single core performance than the fx.

If you are using Blender, a good gpu will cut your render times easily down to 25%

And note, the 8 cores are somewhat fake, because every two cores share some resources

[Herman Mcpootis]

its using a much newer architecture with much higher IPC than the fx9590. 

[Serin]

Cycles loves cores.

Though the 5820k is probs going to be quicker and as to gpu vs cpu for cycles - depends what you're rendering.