Spring 2006 Interactive CPU Charts Update

Tom's Hardware Guide CPU Charts: The Bible In CPU Comparison

Comparing processors thus has become more difficult. Single-threaded performance will still be very important for the next couple of years, while there are more and more thread-optimized applications. These run much faster on any dual core processor than they would on a high-speed single core, because the workload gets processed in parallel. In addition, processor benchmarking needs to take into account multi-tasking, because users increasingly run several pieces of software at the same time, whether they are aware of it or not. Deliberate multi-tasking takes the form of running multiple applications at the same time, while "unintentional" multi-tasking occurs when user applications execute while background services such as anti-virus clients run simultaneously.

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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.