Not All Cores are Created Equal Q1

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Not All Cores are Created EqualQ109
UpdatedPerformance advantages of Intel dual
and quad-core CPUs vs. competitions dual,
triple and quad-core CPUs

• One-page comparisons

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Legal Notices and Important Information
Performance tests and ratings are measured using
specific computer systems and / or components and
reflect the approximate performance of Intel
products as measured by those tests. Any
difference in system hardware or software design
or configuration may affect actual performance.
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Dual Core vs. Dual Core(Intel Pentium
processors vs. AMD Athlon X2 processors)
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Get more performance!
Intel Pentium processors offer better dual-core
performance than the competition
91 better
35 better
30 better
22 better
Normalized to AMD Athlon X2 7750 (2.70GHz,
2x512KB L2, 2MB L3)
Audio Encoding
Photo Editing
Slide Shows
Business Usage
Microsoft Excel Monte Carlo
ProShow Gold 3.2
Apple iTunes 7.4.3
Photoshop Lightroom
Core per core, Intel Pentium processors offer
better performance
Source Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration
Intel Pentium E5200 (2.50GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz
FSB) Intel Pentium E5400 (2.70GHz, 2MB L2,
800MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel Q45
Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS
CBQ4510H.86.0059, Graphics Integrated Intel GMA
4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD Athlon
X2 7750 (2.70GHz, 2x512KB 2MB L3) on Gigabyte
MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD RS780 Chipset, BIOS
MA78GM-S2H F3, Graphics ATI Radeon HD 3200
(ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio Driver Realtek R1.84
All configurations 2GB (2x1GB) dual channel DS
Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 Memory, HDD Seagate
320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS Windows Vista Ultimate
SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always On. Performance tests
and ratings are measured using specific computer
systems and / or components and reflect the
approximate performance of Intel products as
measured by those tests. Any difference in system
hardware or software design or configuration may
affect actual performance. Buyers should consult
other sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others
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Get more performance!
Intel Pentium processors offer better
performance than the competition
Number of slideshow videos created (40 mins)1
Number of songs converted to MP32 (in 6 mins)
Number of photos prepared for Facebook3 (in 2
mins)
Spreadsheet productivity with Microsoft Excel
Intel Pentium E54002.70GHz/2M/800
12 slide shows
107 songs
112 photos
91 higher performance
Intel Pentium E52002.50GHz/2M/800
11 slide shows
99 songs
106 photos
81 higher performance
AMD Athlon X2 7750 2.70GHz /2x512K
9 slide shows
82 songs
91 photos
Baseline
1 Extrapolation based on ProShowGold 3.2
converting 29 high resolution (3872x2592 pixels
and about 170MB) jpeg photos into an mpeg2 DVD
quality slideshow video file (3 min 9 sec long) 2
Extrapolation based on iTunes 7.4.3 converting a
1hr 1 min 25 sec wav file into an mp3 file with
160kbps bitrate (assume 3 mins per song).
Complete songs only, 3 Extrapolation based on
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom converting 200
photos (125 10 MegaPixel 75 6 Megapixel photos)
of 830 MB into 480x360 and 160 pixels/inch
resolutions for online photo gallery such as
facebook. Source Intel Corporation. Intel
Configuration Intel Pentium dual-core E5200
(2.50GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB) Intel Pentium
dual-core E5400 (2.70GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB) on
DQ45CB motherboard, Intel Q45 Express Chipset,
(9.0.0.1007), BIOS CBQ4510H.86.0059, Graphics
Integrated Intel GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio
driver SoundMax 6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix
Storage Manager 8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD
Configuration AMD Athlon X2 7750 (2.70GHz,
2x512KB 2MB L3) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
motherboard, AMD RS780 Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H
F3, Graphics ATI Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst
8.4), Audio Driver Realtek R1.84 All
configurations 2GB (2x1GB) dual channel DS
Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 Memory, HDD Seagate
320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS Windows Vista Ultimate
SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always On. Performance tests
and ratings are measured using specific computer
systems and / or components and reflect the
approximate performance of Intel products as
measured by those tests. Any difference in system
hardware or software design or configuration may
affect actual performance. Buyers should consult
other sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others.
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Dual Core vs. Triple Core (Intel Pentium
Intel Core2 Duo processors vs. AMD Phenom X3
processors)
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Two is better than Three!
When it comes to microprocessor cores, Intel
dual-core outperforms AMD triple-core
51 better
41 better
33 better
27 better
Normalized to AMD Phenom X3 8750 (2.40GHz,
3x512KB L2 2MB L3)
Productivity
Video Encoding
Photo Editing
Audio Encoding
Apple iTunes 7.4.3
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
SYSmark 2007 Preview
VirtualDub 1.7.2 with DivX 6.7
An Intel Pentium E5400 outperforms the
competitions triple core by up to 45 Intel
Core2 Duo E7400 further extends the performance
advantage
Source Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration
Intel Pentium E5400 (2.70GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz
FSB) Intel Core2 Duo E7400 (2.80GHz, 3MB L2,
1066MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel Q45
Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS
CBQ4510H.86A.0059, Graphics Integrated Intel
GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD
Phenom X3 8750 (2.40GHz, 3x512KB L2, 2MB L3) on
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD RS780
Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H F3, Graphics ATI
Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio
Driver Realtek R1.84 All configurations 2GB
(2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18
Memory, HDD Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always
On. Performance tests and ratings are measured
using specific computer systems and / or
components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by
those tests. Any difference in system hardware or
software design or configuration may affect
actual performance. Buyers should consult other
sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others
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Two is better than Three!
When it comes to microprocessor cores, Intel
dual-core outperforms AMD triple-core
Number of songs converted to MP32 (in 5 mins)
Number of photos resized3 (in 1 min)
Number of videos prepared into DivX MPEG-4
format1 (in 10 mins)
Productivity measured by SYSmark 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 2.80GHz/3M/1066
27 higher performance
24 videos
93 songs
213 photos
Intel Pentium E54002.70GHz/2M/800
15 videos
89 songs
201 photos
14 higher performance
AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.40GHz/3x512K
17 videos
61 songs
160 photos
Baseline
1Extrapolation based on VirtualDub 1.7.2 using
the DivX 6.7 codec compressing a 66.2MB 110
second 720x480 MPEG-2 file into DivX MPEG-4 file
at 720x480 resolution with a total size of
10.3MB (assume 1 video clip is 110 sec) 2
Extrapolation based on iTunes 7.4.3 converting a
1hr 1 min 25 sec wav file into an mp3 file with
160kbps bitrate (assume 3 mins per song).
Complete songs only, 3 Extrapolation based on
Adobe Photoshop Elements converting 75 photos
(6 megapixels jpeg, 3008x2000 resolution and
183MB in size) into 1600x1063 pixel size and
about 30MB in size. Source Intel Corporation.
Intel Configuration Intel Configuration Intel
Pentium E5400 (2.70GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 (2.80GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz
FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel Q45 Express
Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS CBQ4510H.86A.0059,
Graphics Integrated Intel GMA 4500
(15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD
Phenom X3 8750 (2.40GHz, 3x512KB L2, 2MB L3) on
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD RS780
Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H F3, Graphics ATI
Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio
Driver Realtek R1.84 All configurations 2GB
(2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18
Memory, HDD Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always
On. Performance tests and ratings are measured
using specific computer systems and / or
components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by
those tests. Any difference in system hardware or
software design or configuration may affect
actual performance. Buyers should consult other
sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others
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Dual Core 45nm vs. Triple Core 45nm(Intel
Core2 Duo vs. AMD Phenom II X3)
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Two is better than Three!
When it comes to Microprocessor cores, Intel
dual-core outperforms AMD triple-core
35 better
31 better
23 better
18 better
Normalized to AMD Phenom II X3 720 (2.80GHz,
3x512KB L2 6MB L3)
Photo Editing
Productivity
Video Encoding
Audio Encoding
Apple iTunes 7.4.3
VirtualDub 1.7.2 with DivX 6.7
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
SYSmark 2007 Preview
An entry Intel Core2 Duo E7400 outperforms the
competitions best triple core by up to 25 ...
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 extends the performance
advantage
Source Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 (2.80GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz
FSB) Intel Core2 Duo E8400 (3GHz, 6MB L2,
1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel Q45
Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS
CBQ4510H.86A.0059, Graphics Integrated Intel
GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD
Phenom II X3 720 (2.80GHz, 3x512KB L2, 6MB L3)
on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD RS780
Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H F3, Graphics ATI
Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio
Driver Realtek R1.84 All configurations 2GB
(2x1GB) dual-channel DS Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18
Memory, HDD Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always
On. Performance tests and ratings are measured
using specific computer systems and / or
components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by
those tests. Any difference in system hardware or
software design or configuration may affect
actual performance. Buyers should consult other
sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others
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Two is better than Three!
When it comes to microprocessor cores, Intel
dual-core outperforms AMD triple-core
Number of Songs converted to MP32 (in 5 mins)
Number of photos resized3 (in 1 min)
Number of videos prepared into DivX MPEG-4
format1 (in 10 mins)
Productivity measured by SYSmark 2007
23 higher performance
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 3GHz/6M/1333
29 videos
100 songs
229 photos
Intel Core2 Duo E74002.80GHz/3M/1066
24 videos
93 songs
213 photos
7 higher performance
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.1GHz/3x512K
22 videos
74 songs
193 photos
Baseline
1Extrapolation based on VirtualDub 1.7.2 using
the DivX 6.7 codec compressing a 66.2MB 110
second 720x480 MPEG-2 file into DivX MPEG-4 file
at 720x480 resolution with a total size of
10.3MB (assume 1 video clip is 110 sec) Complete
videos only. 2 Extrapolation based on iTunes
7.4.3 converting a 1hr 1 min 25 sec wav file into
an mp3 file with 160kbps bitrate (assume 3 mins
per song). Complete songs only, 3 Extrapolation
based on Adobe Photoshop Elements converting 75
photos (6 megapixels jpeg, 3008x2000 resolution
and 183MB in size) into 1600x1063 pixel size and
about 30MB in size. Source Intel Corporation.
Intel Configuration Intel Core2 Duo E7400
(2.80GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB) Intel Core2
Duo E8400 (3GHz, 6MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB
motherboard, Intel Q45 Express Chipset,
(9.0.0.1007), BIOS CBQ4510H.86A.0059, Graphics
Integrated Intel GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio
driver SoundMax 6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix
Storage Manager 8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD
Configuration AMD Phenom II X3 720 (2.80GHz,
3x512KB L2, 6MB L3) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
motherboard, AMD RS780 Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H
F3, Graphics ATI Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst
8.4), Audio Driver Realtek R1.84 All
configurations 2GB (2x1GB) dual channel DS
Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 Memory, HDD Seagate
320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS Windows Vista Ultimate
SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always On. Performance tests
and ratings are measured using specific computer
systems and / or components and reflect the
approximate performance of Intel products as
measured by those tests. Any difference in system
hardware or software design or configuration may
affect actual performance. Buyers should consult
other sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others
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Dual Core vs. Quad Core (Intel Core2 Duo vs.
AMD Phenom X4)
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Not all Cores are Created Equal!
When it comes to microprocessor, cores Intel
dual-core outperforms AMD quad-core
70 better
51 better
50 better
45 better
Normalized to AMD Phenom X4 9650 (2.30GHz,
4x512KB L2)
Video Encoding
Productivity
Photo Editing
Audio Encoding
Apple iTunes 7.4.3
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
VirtualDub 1.7.2 with DivX 6.7
SYSmark 2007 Preview
Intels 65W dual-core processor Intel Core2 Duo
E8400 outperforms the competitions quad-core
processor by up to 70 while consuming less power
Source Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 (2.80GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz
FSB) Intel Core2 Duo E8400 (3GHz, 6MB L2,
1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel Q45
Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS
CBQ4510H.86A.0059, Graphics Integrated Intel
GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD
Phenom X4 9650 (2.30GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB L3) on
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD RS780
Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H F3, Graphics ATI
Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio
Driver Realtek R1.84 All configurations 2GB
(2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18
Memory, HDD Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always
On. Performance tests and ratings are measured
using specific computer systems and / or
components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by
those tests. Any difference in system hardware or
software design or configuration may affect
actual performance. Buyers should consult other
sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others
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Not all Cores are Created Equal!
When it comes to microprocessor cores, Intel
dual-core outperforms AMD quad-core
Number of songs converted to MP32 (in 5 mins)
Number of photos resized3 (in 1 min)
Number of videos prepared into DivX MPEG-4
format1 (in 10 mins)
Productivity measured by SYSmark 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 3GHz/6M/1333
29 videos
100 songs
229 photos
45 higher performance
Intel Core2 Duo E74002.80GHz/3M/1066
24 videos
93 songs
213 photos
27 higher performance
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz/4x512K
19 videos
60 songs
153 photos
Baseline
1Extrapolation based on VirtualDub 1.7.2 using
the DivX 6.7 codec compressing a 66.2MB 110
second 720x480 MPEG-2 file into DivX MPEG-4 file
at 720x480 resolution with a total size of
10.3MB (assume 1 video clip is 110 sec) 2
Extrapolation based on iTunes 7.4.3 converting a
1hr 1 min 25 sec wav file into an mp3 file with
160kbps bitrate (assume 3 mins per song).
Complete songs only, 3 Extrapolation based on
Adobe Photoshop Elements converting 75 photos
(6 megapixels jpeg, 3008x2000 resolution and
183MB in size) into 1600x1063 pixel size and
about 30MB in size. Source Intel Corporation.
Intel Configuration Intel Configuration Intel
Core2 Duo E7400 (2.80GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB)
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 (3GHz, 6MB L2, 1333MHz
FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel Q45 Express
Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS CBQ4510H.86A.0059,
Graphics Integrated Intel GMA 4500
(15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD
Phenom X4 9650 (2.30GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB L3) on
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD RS780
Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H F3, Graphics ATI
Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio
Driver Realtek R1.84 All configurations 2GB
(2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18
Memory, HDD Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always
On. Performance tests and ratings are measured
using specific computer systems and / or
components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by
those tests. Any difference in system hardware or
software design or configuration may affect
actual performance. Buyers should consult other
sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others
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Quad Core vs. Quad Core(Intel Core2 Quad vs.
AMD Phenom X4)
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Intel Quad-Core Rises above the rest!
Enjoy incredible quad-core performance with
Intels 45nm Hafnium Infused processors
94 better
54 better
52 better
50 better
Normalized to AMD Phenom X4 9650 (2.30GHz,
4x512KB L2, 2MB L3)
HD Video Encoding
Photo Editing
Special Effects
Business Usage
Excel Montecarlo
Adobe AfterEffects CS3
TMPGEncXPress 4.4
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Intels entry quad-core processor Intel Core2
Quad Q8200 outperforms AMD Phenom X4 9650 by up
to 71 and AMD Phenom X4 9950 by up to 55
Source Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 2x2MB L2,
1333MHz FSB) Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 (2.66GHz,
2x3MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard,
Intel Q45 Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS
CBQ4510HA.86.0059, Graphics Integrated Intel
GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD
Phenom X4 9650 (2.30GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB L3)
AMD Phenom X4 9950 (2.60GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB
L3) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD
RS780 Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H F5, Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio
Driver Realtek R1.84 All configurations 2GB
(2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18
Memory, HDD Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always
On. Performance tests and ratings are measured
using specific computer systems and / or
components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by
those tests. Any difference in system hardware or
software design or configuration may affect
actual performance. Buyers should consult other
sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others
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Intel Quad-Core Rises above the rest!
Enjoy incredible quad-core performance with
Intels 45nm Hafnium Infused processors
Number of photos prepared for Facebook2 (in 2
mins)
Performance on Adobe After Effects CS3
Time to compress a 30 min HD Video 1
Spreadsheet Productivity with Excel
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz/1333/2x3MB
54 higher performance
38 min 4 sec
174 photos
94 higher performance
Intel Core2 Quad Q82002.33GHz/1333/2x2MB
37 higher performance
43 min 8 sec
146 photos
71 higher performance
AMD Phenom X4 9950 2.60GHz/4x512K
11 higher performance
50 min 42 sec
128 photos
11 higher performance
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz/4x512K
Baseline
57 min 7 sec
128 photos
Baseline
1 Extrapolation based on TMPGEnc Xpress 4.4
converting a 76sec HD video clip at 29.97fps
1440x1080 with VBR encoding into a HDV MPEG file
with 29.97fps, 1440x1080 and 25000KB/s CBR
encoding, 2 Extrapolation based on Adobe
Photoshop Lightroom converting 200 photos (125
10 MegaPixel 75 6 Megapixel photos) of 830 MB
into 480x360 and 160 pixels/inch resolutions for
online photo gallery such as facebook. Source
Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration Intel
Core2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 2x2MB L2, 1333MHz
FSB) Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 (2.66GHz, 2x3MB
L2, 1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel
Q45 Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS
CBQ4510HA.86.0059, Graphics Integrated Intel
GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD
Phenom X4 9650 (2.30GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB L3)
AMD Phenom X4 9950 (2.60GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB
L3) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD
RS780 Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H F5, Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio
Driver Realtek R1.84 All configurations 2GB
(2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18
Memory, HDD Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always
On. Performance tests and ratings are measured
using specific computer systems and / or
components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by
those tests. Any difference in system hardware or
software design or configuration may affect
actual performance. Buyers should consult other
sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
Other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of others
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Quad Core 45nm vs. Quad Core 45nm(Intel Core2
Quad vs. AMD Phenom II X4)
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Intel Quad-Core Rises above the rest!
Enjoy incredible quad-core performance with
Intels 45nm Hafnium infused processors
52 better
30 better
25 better
14 better
Normalized to AMD Phenom X4 9950 (2.60GHz,
4x512KB L2)
Special Effects
3D Rendering
Video Encoding
Business Usage
Excel Montecarlo
VirtualDub 1.7.2 with DivX 6.7
Adobe AfterEffects CS3
Cinebench 10
Intels quad-core processor Intel Core2 Quad
Q9550 outperforms the competitions fastest
Phenom II X4 by up to 52 while consuming less
power
Source Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 (2.66GHz, 2x3MB L2,
1333MHz FSB) Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 (2.83GHz,
2x6MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard,
Intel Q45 Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS
CBQ4510HA.86.0059, Graphics Integrated Intel
GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD
Phenom II X4 940 (3GHz, 4x512KB L2, 6MB L3) on
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD RS780
Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H F5, Graphics ATI
Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio
Driver Realtek R1.84 All configurations 2GB
(2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18
Memory, HDD Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always
On. Performance tests and ratings are measured
using specific computer systems and / or
components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by
those tests. Any difference in system hardware or
software design or configuration may affect
actual performance. Buyers should consult other
sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
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Intel Quad-Core Rises above the rest!
Enjoy incredible quad-core performance with
Intels 45nm Hafnium infused processors
Performance on Cinebench 10
Performance on Adobe After Effects CS3
Number of videos prepared into DivX MPEG-4
format1 (in 10 mins)
Spreadsheet productivity with Microsoft Excel
33 videos
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz/2x6M/1333
25 higher performance
14 higher performance
52 higher performance
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz/2x3M/1333
17 higher performance
29 videos
4 better
11 higher performance
AMD Phenom II X4 940 3GHz/4x512K
Baseline
25 videos
Baseline
Baseline
1Extrapolation based on VirtualDub 1.7.2 using
the DivX 6.7 codec compressing a 66.2MB 110
second 720x480 MPEG-2 file into DivX MPEG-4 file
at 720x480 resolution with a total size of
10.3MB (assume 1 video clip is 110 sec). Source
Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration Intel
Core2 Quad Q9400 (2.66GHz, 2x3MB L2, 1333MHz
FSB) Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 (2.83GHz, 2x6MB
L2, 1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel
Q45 Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS
CBQ4510HA.86.0059, Graphics Integrated Intel
GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver SoundMax
6.10.1.6520, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration AMD
Phenom II X4 940 (3GHz, 4x512KB L2, 6MB L3) on
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD RS780
Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H F5, Graphics ATI
Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst 8.4), Audio
Driver Realtek R1.84 All configurations 2GB
(2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18
Memory, HDD Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always
On. Performance tests and ratings are measured
using specific computer systems and / or
components and reflect the approximate
performance of Intel products as measured by
those tests. Any difference in system hardware or
software design or configuration may affect
actual performance. Buyers should consult other
sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
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Value Dual Core vs. Dual Core(Intel Celeron
Intel Pentium vs. AMD Athlon X2)
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Get more performance!
Intel Pentium processors offer better dual-core
performance than the competition
44 better
31 better
17 better
10 better
Normalized to AMD Athlon X2 5400 (2.80GHz,
2x512KB L2)
Video Editing
Audio Encoding
Business Usage
Photo Editing
Microsoft Windows PhotoGallery-Print
Microsoft Excel NumberCrunch
Microsoft Windows MovieMaker
Apple iTunes 7.4.3
Up to 44 better performance with Intel Pentium
E2220
Source Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration
Intel Celeron dual-core E1500 (2.20GHz, 512KB
L2, 800MHz FSB) Intel Pentium E2220 (2.40GHz,
1MB L2, 800 MHz FSB) on DG31PR motherboard,
Intel G31 Express Chipset, (8.4.0.1016), BIOS
PRG3110H.86A.0047, Graphics Integrated Intel
GMA 3100 (15.8.1437), Audio driver Realtek
5548, AMD Configuration AMD Athlon X2 5400
(2.80GHz, 2x512KB L2) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
motherboard, AMD RS780 Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H
F3, Graphics ATI Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst
8.4), Audio Driver Realtek R1.84 All
configurations 1GB (2x512MB) dual channel SS
Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 Memory, HDD Seagate
320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS Windows Vista Ultimate
SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always On. Performance tests
and ratings are measured using specific computer
systems and / or components and reflect the
approximate performance of Intel products as
measured by those tests. Any difference in system
hardware or software design or configuration may
affect actual performance. Buyers should consult
other sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
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Get more performance!
Intel Pentium processors offer better
performance than the competition
Number of songs converted to MP32 (in 5 mins)
Compressing photos to print for review3 (in 1
mins)
Number of videos prepared for YouTube1 (in 30
mins)
Spreadsheet productivity with Microsoft Excel
Intel Pentium E22202.40GHz/1M/800
31 higher performance
17 videos
75 songs
273 photos
Intel Celeron E15002.20GHz/1M/800
15 videos
64 songs
242 photos
22 higher performance
AMD Athlon X2 54002.80 GHz/2x1MB
14 videos
68 songs
190 photos
Baseline
1 Extrapolation based on Windows MovieMaker
converting 4 HVD video clips in dvr-ms format 57
sec, 28 sec, 24 sec, 30 sec into a 2 min 21 sec
in compressed 320x240, 30FPS, wmv (mpeg-4) format
(assume 1 video clip is 2 min 21 sec) 2
Extrapolation based on iTunes 7.4.3 converting a
1hr 1 min 25 sec wav file into an mp3 file with
160kbps bitrate (assume 3 mins per song).
Complete songs only, 3 Extrapolation based on
Windows Photo Gallery taking 125 10 megapixel
photos (total 648MB) and preparing them for print
to 4 contact sheets. Complete photos only.
Source Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration
Intel Celeron dual-core E1500 (2.20GHz, 512KB
L2, 800MHz FSB) Intel Pentium E2220 (2.40GHz,
1MB L2, 800 MHz FSB) on DG31PR motherboard,
Intel G31 Express Chipset, (8.4.0.1016), BIOS
PRG3110H.86A.0047, Graphics Integrated Intel
GMA 3100 (15.8.1437), Audio driver Realtek
5548, AMD Configuration AMD Athlon X2 5400
(2.80GHz, 2x512KB L2) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
motherboard, AMD RS780 Chipset, BIOS MA78GM-S2H
F3, Graphics ATI Radeon HD 3200 (ATI Catalyst
8.4), Audio Driver Realtek R1.84 All
configurations 1GB (2x512MB) dual channel SS
Micron DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 Memory, HDD Seagate
320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS Windows Vista Ultimate
SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always On. Performance tests
and ratings are measured using specific computer
systems and / or components and reflect the
approximate performance of Intel products as
measured by those tests. Any difference in system
hardware or software design or configuration may
affect actual performance. Buyers should consult
other sources of information to evaluate the
performance of systems or components they are
considering purchasing. For more information on
performance tests and on the performance of Intel
products, visit http//www.intel.com/performance/
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