Intel Core 2 Q9300 & E7200
by Marc Prieur
Published on May 26, 2008
3ds Max 9 and Maya 8
In this test, we used two test scenes from Maya and 3dsmax developed by Yann Dupont of 3DVF (whom we thank for their use) and which employ the MentalRay rendering engine. This isn’t a random choice as this engine is now a standard part of both programs and is the most commonly used in production.
- the scene with 3dsmax is very heavy in terms of polygons and the number of objects. The objective was to test processor capacity and manipulate a heavy flow of data.
- Maya's scene is much lighter, but uses MentalRay's advanced lighting algorithms and employs the processors’ raw power in terms of mathematical calculations.
In both situations, the Core2 Q9300 is faster than a Q6600 and Phenom X4 9850. For its part, the E7200 fulfills its role as it surpasses, for example, the ‘’good ole’’ E6600, although this is only normal given the frequencies (2.4 vs. 2.53 GHz). Finally, the A64 6400+ is equivalent to the E8200 in terms of performances.
