Multi-tasking test

Multi-tasking with 7-Zip and mplayer

Websites: www.7-zip.org and www.mplayerhq.hu

Multi-tasking is a phrase that we're all familiar with, because most of us are now used to running multiple applications at the same time. However, to run multiple applications well you need a powerful (ideally multi-core) CPU and plenty of RAM.

Our multi-tasking test performs a massive file backup (with encryption) using 7-Zip, while simultaneously playing back a HD movie file using mplayer, making it a demanding test for any PC.


Again the latest C3 965 Black Edition yields a few second advantage compared to its older 965 brother, and even generates an eight second advantage with the extra clock speed when overclocked. The i5-750 commands a significant advantage for a quad core though, offering an 18 per cent faster system in getting a few things done at once.


Performance loss from Cool'n'Quiet is just a second - a negligible difference and virtually no change from the older C2 965 Black Edition.