

There's also GPU benchmark available, which tests OpenGL capabilities (however this benchmark is rarely used due to how poorly results translate to anything tangible in practical scenarios). It can be used to test single threaded and multithreaded performance of CPU. The benchmarks consists of modelling, rendering, animation tasks.

Modern operating systems perform various background tasks that cannot or should not be disabled, even though they could have a minor influence on the results.An older version of very popular multi-platform CPU benchmarking tool. It's always a good idea to shut down all running programs and disable any virus checking or disk indexing but it's impossible to eliminate all background processes.

Cinebench R20 does not test GPU performance.Cinebench R20 provides improved benchmark accuracy for current and next-generation CPUs to test if a machine runs stable on a high-CPU load, if the cooling solution of a desktop or notebook is sufficient for longer-running tasks to deliver the full potential of the CPU, and if a machine is able to handle demanding real-life 3D tasks.Cinebench R20 and Cinema 4D R20 incorporate the latest rendering architectures, including integration of Intel’s Embree raytracing technology and advanced features on modern CPUs from AMD and Intel that allow users to render the same scene on the same hardware twice as fast as previously.Therefore, R15 and R20 results cannot be compared.

The test also requires about 4x the memory. Cinebench R20 uses a much larger and more complex test scene than R15, requiring about 8x the computational power needed to render it.
