CNET uses iTunes for dual-core benchmarks

[Doctor Q]

I was surprised to see that CNET used iTunes for one of its performance benchmarks when comparing AMD's new dual-core CPUs to Intel's CPUs.

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They encoded WAV files as MP3s using iTunes, which is known to use multithreading, as a test of 6 processors. They found that with factory-spec systems, the 2.4GHz dual-core AMD processor beat the 3.2GHz Intel Pentium processor.

I don't recall seeing CNET use iTunes as a PC benchmark before.

 

[Doctor Q]

I shoulda showed the pitchur from CNET:

 

[PlaceofDis]

today iTunes, tomorrow the World!! hahahahaha!

seriously thats cool though

 

[wide]

i wonder where the powermac G5 2.7 GHz would be in that benchmark

 

[Sutekidane]

I really wish apple would hurry the hell up and release their dual core stuff.

 

[PlaceofDis]

I really wish apple would hurry the hell up and release their dual core stuff.

you mean IBM of course because they make the processors not Apple

 

[Macmaniac]

Omg this is a sign that Apple was planning Dual Core all along, this must be a sign! iTunes the new standard in benchmarking