{"id":1243,"date":"2010-02-24T23:15:30","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T07:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2024-07-05T10:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T18:05:06","slug":"improved-photoshop-benchmark-cpu-speed-test-for-both-mac-pc-free-radial-blur-filter-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2010\/02\/24\/improved-photoshop-benchmark-cpu-speed-test-for-both-mac-pc-free-radial-blur-filter-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved Photoshop Benchmark CPU speed test for both Mac & PC – Free Radial Blur filter test"},"content":{"rendered":"

I “released” my photoshop radial blur CPU benchmark test almost a year ago. Since then CPU processors have gotten faster, as they always do. So it was time update the test in preparation for the new even faster Intel six core hyper threaded Gulftown processor, the Core i7 980X. The only basic difference between this new and improved CPU benchmark test and the older test<\/a> is the larger file that the test is performed on. New for this test is a photoshop action that will preform the test for you. Also the newer version of test allows you to use Photoshop CS3, CS4, CS5, \u00a0CS6, and Photoshop CC to time the result for you.
\nJuly 2024 UPDATE:<\/strong> Even though this post is from 2010, I still get results & add them to the list. Keep posting those times.<\/p>\n

Step One<\/b> – down load the Radial Blur Test Action<\/a>. Load action into photoshop. The test automates this routine – ( Filter > Blur > Radial Blur.Set the Radial Blur setting to: Amount at 100, Blur Method to Spin, and finally Quality to Best )<\/p>\n

Step Two<\/b> – down load the file ( about 4.8 MB ) to run the test on by clicking on the image below. Next open the image in CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, or CC ( Creative Cloud ).<\/p>\n

Step Three<\/b> – close any and all unnecessary programs including the browser you used to read this photo blog post and down load the files from.<\/p>\n

Step Four<\/b> – note the time in the box below the image. If the time is not showing, use the black arrow shown in the bottom image to change the display mode under the image.<\/p>\n

Step Five<\/b> – note the time displayed under the image. The amount of time already listed under the picture will need to be subtracted to from the the test score time.<\/p>\n

Step Six<\/b> – Run the test by opening the action and running the “PS Radial Blur Test”. The test took 20.0 seconds on my current computer which is a HP h8-1070t ($1200 -Oct. 2011) PC powered by an Intel i7-2600 3.40 GHz CPU running Win 7 64 bit on CS5.<\/p>\n

Step Seven<\/b> – if you have gotten this far and have a test time, please feel free to post a comment with your time. Don’t forget to include the photoshop version along with the CPU specs. The tests results are not effected by RAM size, so there is no need to list how much RAM your computer has.<\/p>\n

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Sized to 700 pixels test image – Do not use this image for test – Click on image<\/b> to down load test file<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Image after running the test with time listed below.<\/p>\n