Other Applications

Dual-core Core 2 Duo E8600 is the leader in Photoshop CS3. Quad-core processors line up in pretty logical order.

Looks like AMD processors should stay away from Adobe applications. Phenom X4 9950 is the slowest of all in After Effects, just like in Photoshop.

Despite lower frequency and smaller L2 cache, the new Q8200 outperforms good old Core 2 Quad Q6600 in WinRAR, like in many other applications. In this case it must be faster bus of the new processor that helps speed up the work with the memory subsystem.

The situation in Mathematica 6 turns out completely different. Q6600 is 6% faster than Q8200. Moreover, the performance of Phenom X4 9950 also causes some concerns: it is dramatically behind its Intel rivals.

The chess test again puts Q6600 on the winner’s pedestal over Q8200. It once again proves that you should take into account the usage model when making the choice between these two processors.