Benchmark Results: Audio/Video
We’ve said repeatedly that iTunes wasn’t thread-optimized. It appears that this statement isn’t entirely accurate. The app is multi-threaded, but the "benefit" is pathetic.
The Lame MP3 encoder is also better off with a fast dual-core rather than a massive six-core processor.
MainConcept and HandBrake for video transcoding both scale well with additional CPU cores.
