Which Benchmark Do I Use

[tacashion]

I mostly play World of Warcraft and do general home computing. When I am comparing CPU's, and other components for that matter, which benchmark tests should I pay the most attention to?

Thanks

 

[daft]

generally, pcmark 05 or 3dmark06/vantage would work well. but if its comparing intel to intel or AMD to AMD, superpi works wonders

 

[4745454b]

What exactly are you trying to do? I get the feeling you are going down the wrong path. Benchmarks should be used to test stability, not choose which CPU.

 

[buzznut]

+1 pcmark and 3dmark
Also I find pcpitstop to be useful when comparing systems' overall performance. Not so good for 3d performance tho.

 

[PrangeWay]

3dmark06. For cpu reviews this will vary depending on MB/Graphic cards and whatnot, but it's a good for how on average things will work as a gaming platform. FPS tests are even better, I prefer World in Conflict and FarCry test personally.