Blender

Blender is an open-source 3D creation software project. This test is of Blender's Cycles benchmark with various sample files. GPU computing is supported. This system/blender test profile makes use of the system-supplied Blender. Use pts/blender if wishing to stick to a fixed version of Blender.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark system/blender.

Project Site

blender.org

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

5 January 2017

Last Updated

30 April 2022

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

System

Average Install Time

31 Seconds

Average Run Time

8 Minutes, 39 Seconds

Accolades

70k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsBlender Popularity Statisticssystem/blender2017.012017.042017.072017.102018.012018.042018.072018.102019.012019.042019.072019.102020.012020.042020.072020.102021.012021.042021.072021.102022.012022.042022.072022.102023.012023.042023.072023.102024.012024.042024.072024.102K4K6K8K10K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 3 October 2024.
BMW2729.3%Barbershop12.8%Classroom25.8%Fishy Cat19.4%Pabellon Barcelona12.8%Blend File Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

system/blender-1.2.1   [View Source]   Sat, 30 Apr 2022 07:38:10 GMT
Update download links, drop OpenCL option since Blender 3.0+ lacks CL support.

system/blender-1.2.0   [View Source]   Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:42:03 GMT
Updates against Blender 2.80 compatibility with preferences handling.

system/blender-1.1.1   [View Source]   Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:05:39 GMT
This test profile works fine on BSD and macOS too.

system/blender-1.1.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Aug 2018 05:43:17 GMT
Update BLEND_ARGS handling in line with pts/blender, add Barbershop scene.

system/blender-1.0.2   [View Source]   Wed, 13 Jun 2018 05:14:32 GMT
Let system-supplied blender work on more than just x86_64.

system/blender-1.0.1   [View Source]   Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:47:31 GMT
Use TimesToRun = 3 for the system version of the test profile

system/blender-1.0.0   [View Source]   Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:40:46 GMT
Initial commit, forked version of pts/blender that makes use of system's Blender installation instead


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Blender 4.0.2

Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 38 public results since 10 July 2024 with the latest data as of 20 September 2024.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Seconds (Average)
Mid-Tier
75th
> 27
Median
50th
48
Low-Tier
25th
> 63
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only38 Results Range From 18 To 600 Seconds1842669011413816218621023425828230633035437840242645047449852254657059461848121620

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Blender 4.0.2 - Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only) has an average run-time of 3 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkBlend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-OnlyRun-Time3691215Min: 1 / Avg: 2.71 / Max: 8

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 16-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2, ARMv8 Neoverse-V2 96-Core, AmpereOne 192-Core