Maxon Cinebench R20 benchmark hits the web

Maxon announces the availability of Cinebench R20, a new cross-platform test that reflects overall advancements to CPU and rendering technology in recent years. Unlike its predecessor, this free test does not benchmark GPU performance. It focuses exclusively on CPU performance and requires a lot more horsepower than Cinebench R15.

Cinebench R20 has a much larger and more complex test scene, which requires 8x as much computational power and 4x more memory than R15. More details and download links can be found at Maxon.

Cinebench R20 uses a much larger and more complex test scene than R15, requiring about 8x the computational power needed to render it. The test also requires about 4x the memory. Therefore, R15 and R20 results cannot be compared.

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.

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.

Here's a look at how the benchmark looks like: