Full HD 1080p Playback
This is a simple but effective benchmark to determine if a processor is capable of taking on high definition content. We played the Blu-ray HD version of James Bond Casino Royale and tracked the processor load over a period of 60 seconds. Most single core processors - and even some dual cores such as the first Pentium D - cannot play the 1080p movie smoothly, if at all.
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