The Mother of All CPU Charts 2005/2006

Application, Continued

This customized benchmark developed by THG launches four programs simultaneously and determines the CPU time required to complete certain tasks. As the benchmark impressively demonstrates, dual-core processors have a performance advantage over their single-core brethren when several applications are used concurrently. AMD's fastest CPU completes this benchmark over a minute quicker than Intel's Extreme Edition 840.

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