The new Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Q9550 with the advanced hafnium-based circuitry design brings breakthrough performance to the latest generation of high-definition multimedia, digital content creation and advanced 3D gaming. The Intel Core 2 Quad processors breaks the speed limit for intense content creation like multimedia and high-definition video encoding.
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1 3DMark*06 from FutureMark is a benchmarking tool that combines DirectX 9.0* support with unique tests and graphics. The CPU test measures the contribution of the processor on 3D graphical performance while the game test measures game simulation performance.
2 Calculation based upon using Virtual Dub* 1.7.2 to reduce the size of a 66.2MB MPEG2 video file in 720X480 resolution at 5Mbps by using DivX 6.7 to convert the video into DivX MPEG4 format for higher compression.
3 Microsoft Windows MovieMaker* combining four HDV video clips (57 sec at 181MB, 28 sec at 88MB, 24 sec at 78MB, and 30 sec at 95MB) in dvr-ms format captured from an HD camcorder. The four clips are combined along with transitions, title page, and credits page into one video 2 minutes and 21 seconds long (623MB) and then compressed to 320x240, 30 fps wmv (mpeg-4) format to be uploaded to YouTube.
4 Extrapolation of Adobe* Photoshop* Lightroom* testing where 200 photos (125 of which are 10MP photos and 75 which are 6MP photos in jpeg format) are resized to 480X360 resolution and 160 pixels per inch to be optimized for viewing for viewing on a portable device or for uploading to Facebook. The total size of all photos are about 830MB. Complete photos only.
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/ or call (U.S.) 1-800-628-8686 or 1-916-356-3104.
