“We proceed with our series of articles devoted to analyzing performance of modern CPUs in real applications and finding out the effect of processor features. This part touches upon the previously unexplored topic: the effect of core clock rates on performance.”Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- May Power Be with You: Find the Best CPU for a Single ATI Radeon HD 5870 and ATI Radeon HD 5870 CrossFireX Configuration @ X-Bit Labs
- AMD vs. Intel CPUs for Around 60 Euro (90 USD) @ InsideHW
- AMD Phenom II 965 X4 Black Edition C3 Processor Review @ OCIA
- The Cheapest Quad-Core Processors – AMD Athlon II X4 630 & 620 @ Hardware Zone
There is a lot of feature tucked into that little silicon square

iXBT Labs are now on their 6th part of their exploration of the various features present in todays CPUs. This particular article shows how rendering performance scales with CPU speed along with some scientific benchmarks and even 3D gaming performance. There are links to all of their previous articles in this series that you can follow to catch up on any of the benchmarks you might have missed.