2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2400 Processor vs. Previous Generation Intel® Core™2 Duo E6550 Processor

1. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 requires a PC with a processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology capability. Intel Turbo Boost Technology performance varies depending on hardware, software, and overall system configuration. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Intel Turbo Boost Technology. For more information, see www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html.

2. PCMark* Vantage is a collection of various single- and multi-threaded CPU, Graphics, and HDD test sets with the focus on Windows Vista* application tests. Tests have been selected to represent a subset of the individual Windows Vista Consumer Scenarios.

3. 3DMark Vantage* is a 3D graphics benchmark, designed for Microsoft Windows Vista* and DirectX* 10. It includes two graphics tests, two CPU tests, and several feature tests. The CPU tests measures the contribution of the processor on 3D graphical performance while the graphics test measures game simulation performance.

4. CyberLink MediaEspresso* 6 - Video conversion workload consist of a 4-minute, 449 MB, 1920x1080i, 18884 kbps, MPG2 video file that one would have obtained when recording TV to their PC. The file is transcoded to a smaller 640x360, H.264, .MP4* file for viewing on a portable device such as an iPhone* or iPod* Touch.

5. Painless multitasking test consists of two different applications. The ArcSoft MediaConverter* 7 input is a 1.7GB 15min 8 sec 1080i MPEG2* video clip (similar to that obtained by a DVR), and the output is a 480x320 MP4* suitable for Apple iPhone*. The Bibble* Lite workload is 200 8.2MP images in RAW format. The total size of all the photos is 2.53 GB. The photos are converted to JPEG format using default settings.

6. SYSmark* 2007 preview is BAPCo's latest version of the mainstream office productivity and Internet content creation benchmark tool used to characterize the performance of the business client. SYSmark 2007 preview features user-driven workloads and usage models developed by application experts.

7. Small Business Finance with Intuit QuickBooks*, Microsoft Excel* 2010, Corel WinZip* 14, and Microsoft BitLocker*. The user is responsible for finance/accounting in a small business and needs to update inventory, determine new order levels, and run management reports. In this scenario, the user has multiple applications (Adobe*, Microsoft* Word, Intuit Quickbooks Pro*) and browsers open and is running Microsoft* Outlook and Instant Messenger*. In addition, the system is running Microsoft BitLocker disk encryption and a virus scan. The user opens his company's file in Intuit QuickBooks Pro 2010 and then creates a backup. He processes multiple reports and exports a Profit and Loss report to Microsoft Excel 2010. He then saves the report and creates a WinZip archive containing reports, attaches the newly created .zip file to a new email in Outlook 2010, and closes QuickBooks.

8. Creating a Training Document with Microsoft* Office* 2010, Adobe Photoshop Elements*, Adobe Premiere Elements*, Corel WinZip* 14, and Microsoft BitLocker*. The user is responsible for marketing in a small business. The business is opening a new location and needs to train its sales team and update the company website. In the scenario, the user has browsers open and is running Microsoft Outlook and Windows Live Messenger. In addition, the system has Microsoft BitLocker disk encryption enabled and Symantec Endpoint Protection* installed. The user first uses WinZip to extract an encrypted file containing previously confidential documents and photos that are now ready for wider distribution. The user edits several photos using Adobe Photoshop Elements and copies and inserts them into a Word document and PowerPoint presentation. He saves the presentation and converts the Word document to PDF format for publishing. The user then compiles an email to send the training material to the company sales team. In addition, the user edits a training video using Adobe Premiere Elements.

9. SiSoftware Sandra* 2011 (System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is a diagnostics utility and synthetic benchmark test suite that includes several tests for measuring the performance of the processor, video adapter, memory controller and on-board devices. We use Sandra 2010 to measure AES256 CPU cryptographic performance.

10. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel® microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark* and MobileMark*, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations, and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.

11. 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 www.intel.com/performance/index.htm or call (U.S.) 1-800-628-8686 or 1-916-356-3104. Relative performance is calculated by assigning a baseline value of 1.0 to one benchmark result, and then dividing the actual benchmark result for the baseline platform into each of the specific benchmark results of each of the other platforms, and assigning them a relative performance number that correlates with the performance improvements reported. See also www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/benchmarks/resources-benchmark-limitations.html.

12. Relative performance for each benchmark is calculated by taking the actual benchmark result for the first platform tested and assigning it a value of 1.0 as a baseline. Relative performance for the remaining platforms tested was calculated by dividing the actual benchmark result for the baseline platform into each of the specific benchmark results of each of the other platforms and assigning them a relative performance number that correlates with the performance improvements reported.