Intel Quad-Core: Rises above the rest!

Enjoy incredible quad-core performance with Intel’s 45nm Hafnium infused processors

Source: Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration: Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 (2.66GHz, 2x3MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) & Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9550 (2.83GHz, 2x6MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel® Q45 Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS: CBQ4510HA.86.0059, Graphics: Integrated Intel® GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver: SoundMax* 6.10.1.6520, Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration: AMD* Phenom* II X4 940 (3GHz, 4x512KB L2, 6MB L3) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD* RS780 Chipset, BIOS: MA78GM-S2H F5, Graphics: ATI* Radeon* HD 3200 (ATI* Catalyst 8.4), Audio Driver: Realtek* R1.84 All configurations: 2GB (2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron* DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 Memory, HDD: Seagate* 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always On. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and / or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/ * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others

Special Effects 3D RenderingVideo EncodingBusiness Usage

52% better

30% better 25%

better14% better

Excel* Montecarlo VirtualDub* 1.7.2 with DivX 6.7

Adobe* AfterEffects* CS3 Cinebench* 10

Intel’s quad-core processor Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9550 outperforms the competition’s fastest Phenom* II X4 by up to 52% while consuming less power

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25% higher performance

33 videos14% higher performance

52% higher performance

Performance on Cinebench* 10

Spreadsheet productivity with Excel*

17% higher performance

29 videos 4% better 11% higher performance

Baseline 25 videos Baseline Baseline

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz/2x3M/1333

AMD* Phenom II X4 940 3GHz/4x512K

1Extrapolation based on VirtualDub* 1.7.2 using the DivX* 6.7 codec compressing a 66.2MB 110 second 720x480 MPEG-2 file into DivX* MPEG-4 file at 720x480 resolution with a total size of ~10.3MB (assume 1 video clip is 110 sec). Source: Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration: Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 (2.66GHz, 2x3MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) & Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9550 (2.83GHz, 2x6MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel® Q45 Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS: CBQ4510HA.86.0059, Graphics: Integrated Intel® GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver: SoundMax* 6.10.1.6520, Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration: AMD* Phenom* II X4 940 (3GHz, 4x512KB L2, 6MB L3) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD* RS780 Chipset, BIOS: MA78GM-S2H F5, Graphics: ATI* Radeon* HD 3200 (ATI* Catalyst 8.4), Audio Driver: Realtek* R1.84 All configurations: 2GB (2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron* DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 Memory, HDD: Seagate* 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always On. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and / or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/ * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others

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Intel Quad-Core: Rises above the rest!Enjoy incredible quad-core performance with Intel’s 45nm Hafnium infused processors

Performance on Adobe* After Effects CS3

Q9400SSame performance at 65W

Intel Quad-Core: Rises above the rest! Enjoy incredible quad-core performance with Intel’s 45nm Hafnium Infused processors

Source: Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration: Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 2x2MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) & Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 (2.66GHz, 2x3MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel® Q45 Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS: CBQ4510HA.86.0059, Graphics: Integrated Intel® GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver: SoundMax* 6.10.1.6520, Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration: AMD* Phenom* X4 9650 (2.30GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB L3) & AMD* Phenom* X4 9950 (2.60GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB L3) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD* RS780 Chipset, BIOS: MA78GM-S2H F5, Graphics: ATI* Radeon* HD 3200 (ATI* Catalyst 8.4), Audio Driver: Realtek* R1.84 All configurations: 2GB (2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron* DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 Memory, HDD: Seagate* 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always On. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and / or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/ * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others

HD Video Encoding Photo EditingSpecial EffectsBusiness Usage

94% better

54% better 50%

better52% better

Excel* Montecarlo Adobe* AfterEffects* CS3 TMPGEncXPress* 4.4 Adobe* Photoshop* Lightroom

Intel’s entry quad-core processor Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8200 outperforms AMD* Phenom* X4 9650 by up to 71% and AMD* Phenom* X4 9950 by up to 55%

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54% higher performance

38 min 4 sec 174 photos 94% higher performance

Number of photos prepared for Facebook*2 (in 2 mins)

Spreadsheet Productivity with Excel*

37% higher performance

43 min 8 sec 146 photos 71% higher performance

11% higher performance

50 min 42 sec 128 photos 11% higher performance

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q82002.33GHz/1333/2x2MB

AMD* Phenom X4 9950 2.60GHz/4x512K

1 Extrapolation based on TMPGEnc* Xpress* 4.4 converting a 76sec HD video clip at 29.97fps 1440x1080 with VBR encoding into a HDV MPEG file with 29.97fps, 1440x1080 and 25000KB/s CBR encoding, 2 Extrapolation based on Adobe* Photoshop* Lightroom* converting 200 photos (125 10 MegaPixel & 75 6 Megapixel photos) of 830 MB into 480x360 and 160 pixels/inch resolutions for online photo gallery such as facebook*. Source: Intel Corporation. Intel Configuration: Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 2x2MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) & Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 (2.66GHz, 2x3MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) on DQ45CB motherboard, Intel® Q45 Express Chipset, (9.0.0.1007), BIOS: CBQ4510HA.86.0059, Graphics: Integrated Intel® GMA 4500 (15.9.9.1527), Audio driver: SoundMax* 6.10.1.6520, Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 8.5.2.1002 driver, AMD Configuration: AMD* Phenom* X4 9650 (2.30GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB L3) & AMD* Phenom* X4 9950 (2.60GHz, 4x512KB L2, 2MB L3) on Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD* RS780 Chipset, BIOS: MA78GM-S2H F5, Graphics: ATI* Radeon* HD 3200 (ATI* Catalyst 8.4), Audio Driver: Realtek* R1.84 All configurations: 2GB (2x1GB) dual channel DS Micron* DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 Memory, HDD: Seagate* 320GB 7200 RPM SATA2, OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Build 6001, AC/Always On. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and / or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/ * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others

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Intel Quad-Core: Rises above the rest!Enjoy incredible quad-core performance with Intel’s 45nm Hafnium Infused processors

Performance on Adobe* After Effects CS3

Baseline 57 min 7 sec 128 photos BaselineAMD* Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz/4x512K

Q8200S &Q9400SSame performance at 65W

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“Energy Efficient computingStarts with Intel Inside”

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