Media Benchmarks

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We have 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.

GIMP Image Editing

Website: GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

GIMP Image Editing Test

Media Benchmarks

  • Asus G73Jh-TZ008V overclocked (1.7GHz Core i7-720QM)
  • Rock Xtreme 790 (2.66GHz Core i7-920)
  • Asus G73Jh-TZ008V (1.6GHz Core i7-720QM)
  • Kobalt G860 (1.6GHz Core i7-720QM)
  • Asus W90Vp (2.8GHz Core 2 Duo Mobile T9600)
  • Alienware M17x (2.8GHz Core 2 Duo Mobile T9800)
  • Asus G60Vx (2.53GHz Core 2 Duo Mobile P8700)
  • 1160
  • 1141
  • 1083
  • 1048
  • 1025
  • 978
  • 946
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Points (higher is better)

Video encoding with Handbrake

Website: http://handbrake.fr
We use the open-source, GPL-licensed, multi-platform, multi-threaded video encoder Handbrake to encode a HD video using the H.264 codec. This primarily tests multi-threaded CPU and memory subsystem performance.

Handbrake H.264 Video Encoding

Media Benchmarks

  • Rock Xtreme 790 (2.66GHz Core i7-920)
  • Kobalt G860 (1.6GHz Core i7-720QM)
  • Asus G73Jh-TZ008V overclocked (1.7GHz Core i7-720QM)
  • Asus G73Jh-TZ008V (1.6GHz Core i7-720QM)
  • Alienware M17x (2.8GHz Core 2 Duo Mobile T9800)
  • Asus W90Vp (2.8GHz Core 2 Duo Mobile T9600)
  • Asus G60Vx (2.53GHz Core 2 Duo Mobile P8700)
  • 2017
  • 1397
  • 1396
  • 1318
  • 1066
  • 1064
  • 978
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Points (higher is better)

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