Parallel Processing, Part 1: CPU Cores

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Platform
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 (65 nm ; 2000 MHz, 2 MB L2 Cache)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo X6800 (65 nm ; 2933 MHz, 4 MB L2 Cache)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo QX6700 (65 nm ; 2666 MHz, 2x4 MB L2 Cache)
Motherboard DFI LANParty UT P35-T2R, Rev : A.03Chipset : Intel P35, BIOS 23.08.2007
RAM Corsair CM2X1024-8888C4D2x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 4-4-4-12, 2T)
Hard Disk Drive (read) Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD150 GB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150
Hard Disk Drive (write) Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD150 GB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150
DVD-ROM Samsung SH-S183
Graphics Card Zotac GeForce 8800 GTSGPU : Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS (500 MHz)RAM : 320 MB GDDR3 (1600 MHz)
Sound Card Integrated
Power Supply Enermax EG565P-VEATX 2.01, 510 Watt
System Software & Drivers
OS Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2
DirectX Version 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Platform Drivers Intel Version 8.3.1013
Graphics Drivers Nvidia Forceware 162.18
Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.