SiSoft Sandra 2009
Memory Bandwidth
Bandwidth in Gigabytes per Second (GB/s)
Longer bars are better
Memory Latency
Latency in Nanoseconds (ns)
Shorter bars are better
DivX 7 Video Transcode
Time in Seconds (s)
Shorter bars are better
iTunes 8 Audio Transcode
Time in Seconds (s)
Shorter bars are better
Power Producer Video Encode
Time in Seconds (s)
Shorter bars are better
COMMENTS
benchmarks
how about php/webserver tasks and database tasks vs a similar spec xeon 5400.
@ "Not desktop"
Odd. The MacPro, containing a pair of these mofos, looks a lot like a desktop to me.
All we need to do is get shot of that 'orrible OSX...
Pounds, dollars
Is the X5550 really £958 and not $958? :)
Steve because he shipped them 1st.
Impressive test results
http://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=19858
Ummm FAIL
So, you run a bunch of tests that
1) Can't actually test the performance of the kit
2) Is not actually relevant to the intended uses of the kit
3) Despite points 1 and 2, declare the performance as breathtaking.
If you MUST do video compression testing on multi-core CPU's, then at least endeavour to use software that, you know, can utilise multiple cores.
DVDRIP on linux springs to mind.
