Multitasking is a phrase that we're all familiar with, because most of us are now used to running multiple applications at the same time. However, to run multiple applications well you need a powerful (ideally multi-core) CPU and plenty of RAM.
Our multitasking test performs a massive file backup (with encryption) using 7-Zip, while simultaneously playing back a HD movie file using mplayer, making it a demanding test for any PC.
Multi-tasking (7-Zip and Mplayer)
Media Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-750 (4.15GHz)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (3.99GHz)
Intel Core i5-750 (2.66GHz)
Intel Core i5-661 (4GHz)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (3.4GHz)
Intel Core i3-530 (3.5GHz)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (4.25GHz)
Intel Core i5-661 (3.33GHz)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (3.7GHz)
Intel Core i3-530 (2.93GHz)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 (3.71GHz)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3GHz)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 (2.8GHz)
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992
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772
754
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Score (points), higher is better. Blue: stock spee
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