PCMark Vantage x64 is a Vista-only 64-bit productivity benchmark that tests a range of standard application types providing a general performance number in respect to other systems.
It tests multi-core processors and requires a processor with at least SSE2 support and a graphics card that supports Shader Model 2.0 or higher.
There are test scenarios for High Definition TV and Movies, Gaming, Memory, Music, Communications, Internet, General Productivity and Hard Drive. They cover the broad range of typical software a PC user will use and acts as a good "one stop" benchmark for general system performance.
As an arbitrary benchmark, PCMark Vantage x64 doesn't seem to like the extra Core i7 features and with Turbo Mode and SMT disabled the performance improves here. There's a greater emphasis on memory performance too as the dual and single channel scores are lower than before. However, clock speed also seems also important because the Core i7 920 is half way down the table and even below the Q9550.
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