[Symmetry]

If I were Pixar and was running one of these 24/7 then, well, it's theoretically possible that the extra you pay in electricity would make up for the lower capital price. But for a hobbyist running this at most 10 hours a week I really doubt that that's a consideration.

But more importantly, The Tech Report looked at task energy for the Threadripper in rendering tasks and found that it took less energy to finish a render than competitorys. It's power was higher but the time was shorter to an even greater extent.

https://techreport.com/review/33977/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2...

So if you're so serious about rendering that you're willing to spend thousands on a good rig for it there really isn't any reason not to use this boy.