DIGIT Magazine (UK) Publishes First Tests of "Conroe"

Dyre Straits · Jul 18, 2006, 11:46 AM

DIGIT Magazine, a UK-based publication, has posted some benchmarks of Intel's soon-to-be-released Core 2 Duo based system.

"First tests: Intel's new Core 2 Duo processors

Friday 14 Jul 2006 - 10:06
Exclusive tests by Digit's US-based sister magazine PC World (no relation to the computer retail chain) show that PCs equipped with Intel's new Core 2 Duo processors, formerly code-named Conroe, set new high marks for desktop performance -- they're the fastest we've seen by far.

With this chip line, due to be formally launch on July 27, Intel decisively reclaims the power desktop crown from competitor AMD.

In the WorldBench 5 test suite, Intel's Core 2 Duo reference system outscored a matching system equipped with AMD's high-end Athlon 64 FX-62 chip by 17 per cent. They also tested shipping PCs based on several chips in the Core 2 Duo family, including a water-cooled, overclocked ABS machine that posted a mark of 181 on our WorldBench 5 test -- the highest WorldBench score we've ever seen."

Full Article Online Here:

http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index...il&NewsID=5930

Vikingod · Jul 18, 2006, 02:33 PM

I would post this, but the article is too old for the front page.

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	I would post this, but the article is too old for the front page.