CineBench R10 is designed ground-up for multi core CPUs. Because of the nature of this benchmark we naturally assume all those interested in any sort of image editing or 3D renderŽing works would closely look at CineBench's performance numŽbers. Intel's three quad cores take the first three positions; the QX9770 and QX9650 are alone at the top and sail past the 10,000 point barrier, which proves too much for all the other CPUs. Even the Q8200 is ahead of the comŽpetition by a healthy 800 points or so.

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Intel's dual cores are also faster than AMDs alternatives, except the X2 6000+ which edges out the E5200. Anyone looking to use CPUs for any sort of 3D content creation should take a look at Intel's CPUs as their perŽformance in CPU-intensive renŽdering features like reflections, ambient occlusion, lighting and procedural shaders is unmatched. Obviously there is a price angle to be considered as well, but in general, an Intel quad-eore will outpace any AMD CPU, as the Q8200 is one of the slowest Intel quad cores around.