Six-Core Analysis, Part 2: Intel Core i7-980X Scaling
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Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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Intel's Turbo Boost technology provides a mechanism for improving system performance most significantly in lightly-threaded apps, even at peak loads. But what is the feature's impact on a Gulftown-based Core i7-980X processor with different core counts?
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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.
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