PCMark Vantage x64

Publisher: Futuremark

PCMark Vantage x64 is a Vista-only 64-bit productivity benchmark that tests a range of standard application types providing a general performance number in respect to other systems.

It tests multi-core processors and requires a processor with at least SSE2 support and a graphics card that supports Shader Model 2.0 or higher.

There are test scenarios for High Definition TV and Movies, Gaming, Memory, Music, Communications, Internet, General Productivity and Hard Drive. They cover the broad range of typical software a PC user will use and acts as a good "one stop" benchmark for general system performance.


Despite PCMark Vantage x64 previously favouring Phenoms over the Intel Core 2 Quad CPUs, in this instance PCMark attributes the greatest performance to the Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200, with the new AMD Athlon X2 7750 hot on its heels. The 7550 at 2.5GHz is a bit slower than the 2.5GHz E5200, although both new Kuma CPUs are significantly faster than both the older K8 dual cores and the lower clocked tri-core Phenom too.

Maxon Cinebench 10 x64

Website: Cinebench

Maxon Cinebench is based on Maxon's popular animation software, Cinema 4D, which is used extensively by studios and production houses worldwide for 3D content creation. We've used the built-in CPU benchmark, which uses a 3D scene file to render a photo-realistic image of a concept bike. The scene makes use of various CPU-intensive features such as reflection, ambient occlusion, area lights and procedural shaders.


In Cinebench, the tri-core Phenom obviously tops the table in the multi-CPU test, however the Athlon X2 7750 manages to nose ahead of the Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200, but its clock speed advantage helps because the 2.5GHz 7550 scores a few hundred below the 2.5GHz E5200.


For single threaded performance the 7750 again comes out on top, just ahead of the slightly slower clocked Intel E5200 but this is further ahead of the 7550 at the same clock speed. Compared to older AMD K8 dual core CPUs though, the new Athlon X2s again perform consistently better in both tests.