CPU Benchmarking tool?

[bobhays]

Hi everyone, I'm doing a research project for school about the performance of multi-core cpu's. Does anyone know a good benchmarking tool for cpu that is consistent and uses all of the cores on the cpu.

 

If possible are there any benchmarks that will only bench a certain number of cores at a time? If not how can I disable the cores in my computer. I have an ivy bridge laptop i7 and a 1st or 2nd gen (i forgot) core i3 desktop that I can use.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

In the old days we used PCMark. I don't know whether it still exists, but if it does that would be an obvious choice.

[SteepGnomeKing]

Cinebench is a CPU benchmark I know of where it renders images with the cpu.

 

Only way I know how to disable cores is through the Bios.

 

Than you can compare the i3 (dual core) vs i7 (with 2 cores enabled) than HyperThreading on or off depending on if the i3 has it, and than compare the different architecture to see how it isn't just about hz and cores.

Than i3 HT off vs i7 HT on and see if HyperThreading makes a difference.

[bobhays]

Cinebench is a CPU benchmark I know of where it renders images with the cpu.

 

Only way I know how to disable cores is through the Bios.

 

Than you can compare the i3 (dual core) vs i7 (with 2 cores enabled) than HyperThreading on or off depending on if the i3 has it, and than compare the different architecture to see how it isn't just about hz and cores.

Than i3 HT off vs i7 HT on and see if HyperThreading makes a difference.

Thanks for the recommendation and do you know how, or any guides that will show me how to disable cores in the bios?

[ZerueLX11]

Thanks for the recommendation and do you know how, or any guides that will show me how to disable cores in the bios?

Different motherboards have their own BIOS renditions. Find a motherboard and do your research on its BIOS. A BIOS looks scary but you get used to messing around with it. When you start a computer, press F2 and you will be in the bios.

 

All in regards to CPU there is RAW CPU power and PRACTICAL CPU power. 

 

RAW power is just benchmarking the hell out of a cpu. Practical power is using actually use applications and seeing which ones run better.

[Jumper118]

cinebench r15 scales well with more cores. you can do muti thread and single thread test and if you want 2 cores you could disable 2 cores of the i7 in the bios then run a muti-threaded test