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McAfee VirusScan 9.0 virus scan test (in seconds)  (Lower times are better)
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
130 
Velocity Micro ProMagix dual-core (overclocked Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
134 
2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
153 
3.73GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
163 
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
168 
Dell Dimension XPS Gen 5 (Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
195 


DivXNetworks Dr.DivX 1.0.6 video-encoding test (in seconds)  (Lower times are better)
Velocity Micro ProMagix dual-core (overclocked Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
114 
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
124 
3.73GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
131 
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
138 
2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
143 
Dell Dimension XPS Gen 5 (Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
145 


VirusScan and Dr.DivX multitasking test (in seconds)  (Lower times are better)
Velocity Micro ProMagix dual-core (overclocked Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
155 
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
182 
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
201 
Dell Dimension XPS Gen 5 (Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
219 
3.73GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
236 
2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
301 


Maxon Cinebench 2003 (in seconds)  (Lower times are better)
Velocity Micro ProMagix dual-core (overclocked Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
34.4 
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
41.2 
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
42.8 
Dell Dimension XPS Gen 5 (Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
43.4 
3.73GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
66.7 
2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
71.5 


Adobe Photoshop CS test (in seconds)  (Lower times are better)
Velocity Micro ProMagix dual-core (overclocked Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
126 
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
142 
Dell Dimension XPS Gen 5 (Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
144 
2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
171 
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
171 
3.73GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
176 


Apple iTunes 4.7.1.30 MP3-encoding test (in seconds)  (Lower times are better)
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
110 
Velocity Micro ProMagix dual-core (overclocked Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
113 
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
134 
Dell Dimension XPS Gen 5 (Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
135 
3.73GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
158 
2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
176 


Sorenson Squeeze 4.0 video-encoding test (in seconds)  (Lower times are better)
Velocity Micro ProMagix dual-core (overclocked Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
196 
2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
206 
3.73GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
212 
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor w/ Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI
220 
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset
240 
Dell Dimension XPS Gen 5 (Intel Extreme Edition 840 w/ Intel 955X Express chipset)
244 


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System configurations:

2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core white box
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor; Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI chipset; 1,024MB DDR SDRAM 400MHz; 256MB one Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra PCIe; 74GB Western Digital WDC WD740GD-00FLA2 Serial ATA hard drive; Windows XP Professional SP2

2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 white box
2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 FX-55; Nvidia Nforce 4 Ultra SLI chipset; 1,024MB DDR SDRAM 400MHz; 256MB one Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra PCIe; 74GB Western Digital WDC WD740GD-00FLA2 Serial ATA hard drive; Windows XP Professional SP2

3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 Intel white box
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840; Intel 955X Express chipset; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB Sapphire Radeon X850XT PCIe; 160GB Seagate ST3160827AS Serial ATA hard drive; Windows XP Professional SP2

3.73GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 Intel white box
3.73GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition; Intel 955X Express chipset; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB Sapphire Radeon X850XT PCIe; 160GB Seagate ST3160827AS Serial ATA hard drive; Windows XP Professional SP2

Dell Dimension XPS Gen 5
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840; Intel 955X Express chipset; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB ATI Radeon X850XT PE PCIe; two 250GB Western Digital Serial ATA hard drives in a RAID 0 array; Windows XP Professional Media Center Edition 2005 SP2

Velocity Micro ProMagix DCX
3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition 840 overclocked to 4.0GHz; Intel 955X Express chipset; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB ATI Radeon X850XT PE PCIe; two 74GB Western Digital Serial ATA hard drives in a RAID 0 array; one 400GB Hitachi HDS724040KLSA80 Serial ATA hard drive; Windows XP Professional SP2
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