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| Adobe Photoshop CS4 |
| Lower Numbers are Better | |
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| Windows Media Encoder 9 |
| Lower Numbers are Better | |
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| Valve Software Map Build Benchmark |
| Lower Numbers are Better | |
Real world application performance is pretty strong with the Phenom II chip as well, delivering performance smack dab between our Core i7 and Core 2 Quad system configurations at similar price points. Interestingly, the Core 2 Quad chips performed the best in our Windows Media Encoder 9 tests, even besting out the Core i7. In any case, with any of these quad-core configurations, applications will be speedy and multi-tasking will be buttery smooth.
