POV-Ray 3.7
Beta 30 |
Source: POV-RAY |
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Ray-tracing is a rendering technique that calculates an
image of a scene by simulating the way rays of light travel in the real world.
In the real world, rays of light are emitted from a light source and illuminate
objects. The light reflects off of the objects or passes through transparent
objects. This reflected light hits our eyes or perhaps a camera lens. Because
the vast majority of rays never hit an observer, it would take forever to trace
a scene. Ray-tracing programs like POV-Ray start with their simulated camera and
trace rays backwards out into the scene. The user specifies the location of the
camera, light sources, and objects as well as the surface texture properties of
objects, their interiors (if transparent) and any atmospheric media such as fog,
haze, or fire.
Lower render times are better, however higher Pixel Per
Second rendering values are best. Pov-ray is multi-threaded.
Pov-Ray 3.7 BETA
30 |
Render Time |
(sec) |
Ranking |
Intel Core i7 920 |
113.8 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
360.42 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
382.88 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
Black Edition |
366.59 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
98.69 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR2) |
445.26 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR3) |
444.24 |
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AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
400.52 |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
416.83 |
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Render Average |
(Pixels Per Sec) |
Ranking |
Intel Core i7 920 |
2303.61 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
1445.39 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
1357.27 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
Black Edition |
2816.66 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
2656.37 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR2) |
1751.71 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR3) |
1753.53 |
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AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
1300.42 |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
1244.47 |
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POV-Ray, like most 3D rendering applications, loves
multi-core processors. The Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition does quite well here
with a pixel per second rendering average of 2816PPS, an incremental step above
the X4 955 BE and a leap ahead of the Core i7 from Intel.
The SPECgpc project group develops and distributes
SPECviewperf, which measures the 3D rendering performance of systems running
under OpenGL. SPECviewperf measures the 3D rendering performance of systems
running under OpenGL. The SPECopcSM project group has worked with independent
software vendors (ISVs) to obtain tests, data sets and weights that constitute
what is called a viewset. Each viewset represents the graphics rendering portion
of an actual application. The ISVs that develop SPECopc viewsets have provided
percentage weights for each test for which a performance number is reported.
ISVs have defined these percentages to indicate the relative importance of a
test within the overall application.
Higher results are better.
SPECviewPerf 10 |
2core Catia |
Points |
Ranking |
Intel Core i7 920 |
19.19 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
15.43 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
16.47 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
Black Edition |
15.57 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
20.47 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR2) |
14.91 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR3) |
14.41 |
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AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
9.31 |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
17.48 |
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2core Maya |
Points |
Ranking |
Intel Core i7 920 |
38.57 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
33.21 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
34.3 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
Black Edition |
33.55 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
34.08 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR2) |
25.04 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR3) |
25.87 |
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AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
31.3 |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
31.1 |
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2core PROe |
Points |
Ranking |
Intel Core i7 920 |
13.85 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
9.75 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
13.03 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
Black Edition |
11.41 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
12.75 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR2) |
10.34 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR3) |
12.94 |
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AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
7.83 |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
9 |
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4core Catia |
Points |
Ranking |
Intel Core i7 920 |
13.54 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
Black Edition |
15.11 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
15.3 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR2) |
15.6969 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR3) |
11.4 |
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4core Maya |
Points |
Ranking |
Intel Core i7 920 |
35.4 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
26.44 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
Black Edition |
29.61 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
27.18 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR2) |
27.6969 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR3) |
21.9 |
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4core PROe |
Points |
Ranking |
Intel Core i7 920 |
11.2 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
7.77 |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
8.78 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
Black Edition |
9.41 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
10.06 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR2) |
10.6969 |
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AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
(DDR3) |
8.13 |
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While the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor is
fully utilized in the Maya tests, the other tests come out in favor of Intel's
processors.