The new PCMark Vantage program simulates the use of real-world applications and gives scores for the following categories:
- PCMark
- Memories
- TV and Movies
- Gaming
- Music
- Communications
- Productivity
- HDD
For a detailed description of each one of these tests, please download and read the PCMark Vantage Reviewer’s Guide.
You can see the results for each category below. We are not going to compare the results for the Memories and HDD suites.
On the overall PCMark Vantage score Core 2 Duo E7200 achieve a performance similar to Core 2 Duo E6600, with Core 2 Duo E6700 achieving a score 3.67% higher than Core 2 Duo E7200’s.
On TV and Movies benchmarking Core 2 Duo E7200 achieved a performance similar to Core 2 Duo E6700, achieving a score 13.86% higher than Core 2 Duo E6600’s.
On PCMark Vantage’s gaming benchmarking Core 2 Duo E7200 achieved a performance similar to Core 2 Duo E6700, achieving a score 7.05% higher than Core 2 Duo E6600’s.
On Music benchmarking Core 2 Duo E7200 achieved a performance similar to both Core 2 Duo E6600 and Core 2 Duo E6700.
On Communications Core 2 Duo E6700 achieved a score 6.02% higher than Core 2 Duo E7200’s, while the reviewed CPU achieved a score 3.84% higher than Core 2 Duo E6600’s.
On Productivity benchmarking Core 2 Duo E7200 achieved a performance similar to both Core 2 Duo E6600 and Core 2 Duo E6700.