Multithreaded examination
| CINEBENCH R10 64-bit - multi-CPU render | |
|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II X4 620 (2.6GHz, 2MB L2) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2) |
| 9794 | 9875 |
| Pov-ray 3.7.0 beta 34 - 64-bit | |
|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II X4 620 (2.6GHz, 2MB L2) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2) |
| 2353.68 | 2200 |
Punching well above its £75 weight, the Athlon II X4 620 keeps parity with the 25 per cent more-expensive Q8200 once the cores are loaded up.
| StaxRip X264 + AAC encoding - pass one | |
|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II X4 620 (2.6GHz, 2MB L2) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2) |
| 274.5 | 295.5 |
| StaxRip X264 + AAC encoding - pass two | |
|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II X4 620 (2.6GHz, 2MB L2) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2) |
| 230.5 | 246.5 |
A welcome surprise, x264 encoding is faster on the AMD chip.
