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.






PCMark Vantage seems to love cache and cores, and the QX9770 has both of those in spades. All the Core 2 Extremes seem to have a significant performance jump over the other Intel CPU products and the QX9770 is no exception churning out some 400 points between itself and the still-super-fast QX9650.