Single- and multi-threaded 2D tests
Our single-threaded test runs faster on Core 2 Duo (well, Extreme) CPUs. The 2.93GHz clockspeed of the X6800 making all the difference over the 2.667GHz-clocked QX6700 in the Triad.
The multi-threaded application results are interesting. Our WAV-encoding benchmark does take advantage of two cores but not, it seems, of the four present in the Core 2 Extreme QX6700.
The performance smackdown is laid by the QX6700 in both DivX encoding and Cinebench rendering, both of which can utilise the four cores. In this case, the Core 2 Extreme X6800 CPU, used in both the MESH and Alienware machines, is plain not extreme enough, as it's battered by the increased parallel processing available on Core 2 'Quad'.
