Media Benchmarks
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We've developed our own suite of benchmarks using real-world and open-source applications to simulate how PCs are actually used. The suite comprises an image editing test using Gimp, a video encoding test using Handbrake and a multi-tasking test using 7-Zip to archive and encrypt a large batch of files while a HD movie plays in mplayer.
A score of 1,000 means that the test system is as fast as our reference PC, which used a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 at stock speed, 2GB of Corsair 1,066MHz DDR2 memory, a 250GB Samsung SpinPoint P120S hard disk and an Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi-AP motherboard. The scoring is linear, so a system scoring 1,200 points is 20 per cent faster than our reference system. Equally, a system scoring 1,200 is 4 per cent faster than a system scoring 1,150.
Multi-tasking with 7-Zip and mplayer
Websites: www.7-zip.org and
www.mplayerhq.hu
Multi-tasking is a phrase with which we're all familiar, as 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.
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Intel Core i7-2600K (4.85GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2500K (4.9GHz)
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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (4.4GHz)
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Intel Core i5-760 (4.1GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2400 (up to 3.99GHz)
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Intel Core i7-2600K (3.4GHz)
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Intel Core i7-950 (4.3GHz)
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Intel Core i7-950 (3.06GHz)
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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (3.33GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2400 (3.1GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2500K (3.3GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (4.2GHz)
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Intel Core i5-760 (2.8GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (3.3GHz)
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1937
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1936
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1846
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1683
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1652
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1636
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1614
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1503
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1498
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1494
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1423
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1241
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1227
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1038
Points, higher is better
Overall Score
The overall score is an unweighted mean average of the scores of the three individual tests. A score of 1,000 means that the test system is as fast as our reference PC, which used a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 at stock speed, 2GB of Corsair 1,066MHz DDR2 memory, a 250GB Samsung SpinPoint P120S hard disk and an Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi-AP motherboard. The scoring is linear, so a system scoring 1,200 points is 20 per cent faster than our reference system. Equally, a system scoring 1,200 is 4 per cent faster than a system scoring 1,150.
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Intel Core i7-2600K (4.85GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2500K (4.9GHz)
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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (4.4GHz)
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Intel Core i7-950 (4.3GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2400 (up to 3.99GHz)
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Intel Core i5-760 (4.1GHz)
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Intel Core i7-2600K (3.4GHz)
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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (3.33GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2500K (3.3GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2400 (3.1GHz)
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Intel Core i7-950 (3.06GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (4.2GHz)
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Intel Core i5-760 (2.8GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (3.3GHz)
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2702
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2687
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2581
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2195
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2152
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2082
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2080
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2002
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1889
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1850
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1762
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1727
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1490
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1442
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1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
Points, higher is better
Read our performance analysis of the
Core i5-2400,
Core i5-2500K and
Core i7-2600K separately.
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