Heh. I'm running an 8-core i7. I'll also export rendering cycles to MonkeyFist's computer for 8 more cores (he and I have identical computers).
It still takes 8-16 hours to get a decent render through Lux . . . which you can use with Blender.
It still takes 8-16 hours to get a decent render through Lux . . . which you can use with Blender.