SPECviewPerf 10	Source: POV-RAY

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 - WIndows Vista 2core Catia Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 19.19 Intel Core i5 750 18 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 15.43 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 16.47 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 17.76 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 20.47 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 15.06 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 14.41 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 10.58 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 9.31 AMD Athlon II X4 635 13.69 AMD Athlon II X4 620 15.18 AMD Athlon II X3 435 17.69 AMD Athlon II X2 250 17.48 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 9.38 2core Maya Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 38.57 Intel Core i5 750 36.63 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 33.21 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 34.3 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 34.67 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 34.08 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 29.85 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 25.87 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 30.97 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 31.3 AMD Athlon II X4 635 31.38 AMD Athlon II X4 620 31.36 AMD Athlon II X3 435 29.74 AMD Athlon II X2 250 31.1 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 29.15 2core PROe Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 13.85 Intel Core i5 750 12.7 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 9.75 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 13.03 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 11.97 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 12.75 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 11.33 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 12.94 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 10.71 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 7.83 AMD Athlon II X4 635 10.75 AMD Athlon II X4 620 10.58 AMD Athlon II X3 435 9.58 AMD Athlon II X2 250 9 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 7.49

SPECviewPerf puts AMD`s Athlon II X4 635 CPU right in the middle of the pack. This is a benchmark optimized for dual-core processors.

SPECviewPerf 10 - Windows 7 2core Catia Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 16.33 Intel Core i5 750 17.91 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 14.01 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 17.09 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 14.44 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 12.31 AMD Athlon II X4 635 16.54 AMD Athlon II X4 620 17.19 AMD Athlon II X3 435 14.2 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 11.12 2core Maya Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 40.51 Intel Core i5 750 37.41 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 32.63 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 33.73 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 29.23 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 31.83 AMD Athlon II X4 635 28.51 AMD Athlon II X4 620 29.73 AMD Athlon II X3 435 32.07 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 29.26 2core PROe Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 14.38 Intel Core i5 750 13.91 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 10.28 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 11.19 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 10.98 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 8.32 AMD Athlon II X4 635 9.83 AMD Athlon II X4 620 9.66 AMD Athlon II X3 435 9.75 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 10.02

SPECViewPerf doesn't show much of a difference between Windows Vista and Windows 7. Let`s have a look at some gaming-oriented benchmarks next, starting with 3DMark Vantage.