How to run Cinebench to test your PC

We here at The Verge use benchmark utilities a lot to compare computers to each other and figure out which ones are the most powerful. But that’s not their only purpose. You may also want to run them just to see how your own PC stacks up to the competition and make sure it’s running as well as it’s supposed to.

One of the easiest utilities for beginners to run is Cinebench R23. This program uses your CPU to render a 3D image and evaluates how well it does that. It’s free and only takes 10 minutes to run.

Here’s how to do it.

Here’s what Cinebench looks like in the app store.

How to Download Cinebench

If you’re using a Mac, search for Cinebench in the App Store. If you’re on Windows, you can find it in the...

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