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Test Name
EE840
3.7GHz EE
Percentage
Units
Prime Number Search
77777 58789 32.30%
Primes Found
Sorting Random Strings
255396 178995 42.68%
Thousand strings sorted per sec.
Compression
491 306 60.46%
KBytes per sec.
Encryption
2770.72 1691.56 63.80%
KBytes per sec.
Image Rotation
44.00 27.32 61.05%
Rotations per second
MMX Addition
122.93 60.74 102.39%
Million Ops/Sec.
MMX Multiplication
103.23 63.06 63.70%
Million Ops/Sec.
Integer Addition
150.96 89.70 68.29%
Million Ops/Sec.
Whetstone
432.60 269.93 60.26%
Million Ops/Sec.
Dhrystone
519.76 311.32 66.95%
Million Ops/Sec.

Using the CPU Suite within PassMark we selected the range of tests above to run concurrently - to full load the CPUs. The results clearly demonstrate the added benifit of have a multi-core processor.

 

What is Passmark
Passmark PerformanceTest is an award winning PC hardware benchmark utility that allows everybody to quickly assess the performance of their computer and compare it to a number of standard 'baseline' computer systems. Find out if your PC is performing at its best, compare the performance of your machine to similar machines and make objective independent measurements on which to base your purchasing decision.

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