PCMark05 is a desktop performance benchmark program from Futuremark. It allows users to assess the ability of their PC to perform standard desktop based windows tasks.


PCMark05 from Futuremark.

Here it returns a similar story although the Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition as a quad @ 3.456ghz manages to trade blows with the i5 750 @ 3.2ghz. An impressive performance.

WinRAR is a program that compresses files so they take up less space. The number crunching ability of a CPU generally translates into the speed of the compression process.


WinRAR compression utility.

The Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition loved WinRAR and things only improved as the clockspeed increased.