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10:50 AM - February 8, 2008 by
Bert Toepelt
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: intel, skulltrail, part, 3
Topics: Business, INTEL, Overclocking
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Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: intel, skulltrail, part, 3
Topics: Business, INTEL, Overclocking
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Intel Skulltrail - Benchmarks And Analysis

| Intel Skulltrail Article Overview | |
|---|---|
| Article | Topics |
| Part 1 | Intel Skulltrail Part 1: The Power of 8 Cores |
| Part 2 | Intel Skulltrail Part 2: Overclocking and Power Consumption |
| Part 3 | Intel Skulltrail 3: 8 vs 4 Core Performance |
Benchmarks - Skulltrail 1.6% Slower
We compared the performance of the dual-socket Skulltrail system to that of a Core 2 Extreme QX9770 at the same speed and a Core 2 Extreme QX9650, which runs 200 MHz slower Compare Prices on Core 2 Extreme QX9650. All three CPUs are Penryns with completely identical features and functionality.
| Skulltrail 2x Extreme QX9775 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | QX9770 | QX9650 |
| Warhammer Mark of Chaos | -45.1% | -38.3% |
| Supreme Commander | -24.3% | -22.0% |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | -15.9% | -10.1% |
| Serious Sam 2 | -13.0% | -11.0% |
| Quake 4 | -13.0% | -6.7% |
| Prey | -7.0% | -5.5% |
| Audio | ||
| iTunes | -4.8% | 4.8% |
| Lame | -6.0% | 0.0% |
| Video | ||
| Pinnacle Studio 11 Plus | -6.3% | -2.5% |
| Xvid | -20.5% | -15.4% |
| DivX | -13.0% | -9.1% |
| Mainconcept H.264 Encoder | 26.3% | 34.2% |
| Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 | 9.0% | 15.3% |
| Clone DVD 2 | -0.8% | 3.8% |
| AVG Antivirus | -6.3% | -1.6% |
| WinRAR | -0.8% | 3.4% |
| Adobe Photoshop CS3 | -3.2% | 6.5% |
| PowerPoint to PDF | 2.0% | 2.9% |
| 3D Rendering | ||
| 3D-Studio Max 9 | 50.0% | 59.1% |
| Cinema 4D Release 10 | 61.2% | 70.1% |
| Total: | -1.6% | 3.9% |
This table shows the performance difference between the dual-socket QX9775 CPUs and the single-socket QX970 and QX9650 processors.
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