The main window presents processor rendering tests for single-core and multi-core performance, with a score for each run. Cinebench uses a 3D scene rendered by the CPU, giving users a way to compare processor results and view basic system details.
Cinebench renders a scene on the processor
The benchmark renders a 3D scene using the CPU’s processing cores, without relying on the graphics card for that test. This makes the result a measure of processor rendering performance, not a score for the whole computer or its graphics hardware.
Start the multi-core test to exercise the available processor cores together. The single-core test runs the workload on one core, so its result reflects performance on an individual core. Comparing both scores shows how a processor performs across these two workloads.
Compare single-core and multi-core scores
Cinebench scores can be compared across processors or system configurations. Multi-core results reflect the combined work of the CPU’s cores, while a single-core result focuses on one core. These separate measurements can clarify how a processor handles workloads that use many cores versus those that depend more on one.
- Run the multi-core test to measure rendering with the CPU’s cores working together.
- Run the single-core test to measure rendering on one core.
- Compare the resulting scores between systems or hardware configurations.
View processor and system details
Alongside the benchmark results, Cinebench displays information about the computer, including the processor model, frequency, core count, and thread count. It also shows the operating system version. These details provide context when saving or comparing scores from different machines.
Pros
- Runs separate single-core and multi-core CPU tests
- Uses a 3D rendering workload
- Displays processor model, frequency, cores, and threads
System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 11 · ARM64 and x64 · 16 GB unified memory; CPU rendering can work with 8 GB, with possible performance degradation · 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with AVX2, or supported ARM CPU/platform · NVIDIA GPU with CUDA compute capability 5.0+ and 8 GB VRAM, or supported AMD GPU with 8 GB+ VRAM
What does Cinebench measure?
It measures CPU rendering performance with separate single-core and multi-core tests.
Does Cinebench test the graphics card?
The processor rendering test does not use the graphics card. A separate GPU test needs an NVIDIA GPU with CUDA compute capability 5.0 or higher, or a supported AMD GPU, with at least 8 GB of VRAM.
What computer details does Cinebench show?
It shows the processor model, frequency, core and thread counts, and operating system version.