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Cinebench

by Maxon · Since 2025
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ActiveAvailable globallyOn-premiseFree tier
Quick facts
VendorMaxon
Year launched2025
StatusActive
LocationBasler Str. 5, 61352 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
Countries servedGlobal
Languages8
Integrations3+
Free tierYES
Free trialNO
Contact salesNO

About Cinebench

Cinebench is a free benchmarking test suite from Maxon. It evaluates a computer's CPU and GPU hardware capabilities using the Redshift and Cinema 4D rendering engines, providing a score for performance comparison in creative and rendering tasks.

Cinebench is a widely-used, free benchmarking tool from Maxon, designed to evaluate the hardware performance of computers. It specifically tests CPU and GPU capabilities by running a series of rendering tasks based on Maxon's own Cinema 4D and Redshift engines. This provides artists, designers, and IT professionals with a tangible score to compare their system's performance against others, making it invaluable for hardware purchasing decisions and system optimization. The software is available for both Windows and macOS and is free to download and use. While it is a powerful tool for rendering performance assessment, it does not offer pricing or traditional support options as it is a free utility. It is a standalone application and does not have integrations in the typical sense.

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Provides an industry-standard benchmark for CPU and GPU rendering performance.
  • Completely free to download and use.
  • Offers cross-platform support for both Windows and macOS.
  • Simulates real-world rendering tasks for accurate performance evaluation.
  • Easy to use interface for running tests and viewing results.
Cons
  • The GPU rendering loop requires a modern GPU with at least 6GB of dedicated memory
  • Does not include direct performance tuning or overclocking features for the hardware
  • Mainly focuses on 3D rendering and does not reflect raw gaming or office performance
  • Lacks detailed hardware component temperature tracking built directly inside the UI
  • Requires modern instructions like AVX2 which are unsupported by very old processors

Features

Key features

CPU and GPU Benchmarking

Evaluates the performance of both Central Processing Units (CPU) and Graphics Processing Units (GPU) to provide a comprehensive hardware assessment.

Real-World Performance Testing

Utilizes the power of Redshift, Cinema 4D's default rendering engine, to simulate real-world creative workloads.

Cross-Platform Compatibility

Available for Windows (x86_64, arm64) and macOS, allowing for consistent testing across different operating systems.

Free to Use

Cinebench is available as a free download for all users to test their system's performance.

Consistent and Reproducible Results

Designed to deliver consistent and reproducible results to reliably compare hardware performance.

Additional features

Multi-Core Performance Evaluation

Tests the performance of systems with multiple processor cores.

Single-Core Performance Evaluation

Provides a score for single-core performance, which is crucial for many common applications.

Industry Partnerships

Developed in collaboration with hardware vendors like Intel, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm to ensure broad compatibility and optimization.

Support for Modern Architectures

Aligned with the latest advancements in CPU, GPU, and NPU architectures.

Pricing

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Countries & Languages

Global
Countries served
8
Interface languages
3
Billing currencies

Interface languages

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