Render Tests
CineBench 10This rendering benchmark based off of the Cinema 4D engine is a terrific indicator for multi-threaded processing.
The multi-threaded test of CineBench 10 is performing at about what we would expect – the Core i7 processors with their four cores and HyperThreading technology are able to outperform the QX9770 across the board by various degrees. If we look at just the 3.20 GHz top-speed CPUs of each brand we find a 35% performance gain moving from Intel’s QX9770 to the new Core i7-965 EE. That means that a combine performance boost from both internal CPU architecture enhancements AND HyperThreading is equating to this 35% difference.
When we look at single threaded results between those same two processors, taking the i7-965’s Turbo Mode out of the equation, the new Nehalem core only sees a 6.2% performance boost. That is under what I expected to find even though the majority of the actual processing core itself is unchanged from the Core 2 to Core i7 design.
When we look at single threaded results between those same two processors, taking the i7-965’s Turbo Mode out of the equation, the new Nehalem core only sees a 6.2% performance boost. That is under what I expected to find even though the majority of the actual processing core itself is unchanged from the Core 2 to Core i7 design.
POV-Ray 3.7 Beta
POV-Ray has long been the poster child for multi-threaded processing and rendering.
POV-Ray has long been the poster child for multi-threaded processing and rendering.
POV-Ray is another benchmark that can definitely take advantage of the 8 threads available from the Core i7 series of processors and because of that the lowest cost Core i7 is able to beat out the highest priced Core 2 CPU quit easily. In this test we see a 55% performance gain from the top Core 2 QX9770 to the Core i7-965 EE.
Blender
Blender is a free open source 3D engine that is a popular choice amongst college students and small developers.
Blender is a free open source 3D engine that is a popular choice amongst college students and small developers.
This newest rendering benchmark allows us to select the number of threads to run so I ran in steppings of 1, 2, 4 and 8. The results here are actually quite a bit difference than those in the previous two applications. First, notice that the single threaded results (in the blue lines) are actually faster on the Core 2 series, even the Core 2 E8500, than even the fastest Core i7. Only we finally get to 8 total processing threads does the Nehalem core take any kind of lead and we see a 16% speed improvement with the 965 EE over the QX9770.
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