Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650
by Marc Prieur
Published on November 7, 2007
Nuendo 3
Something new in our test suite is Nuendo in version 3. This is a solution devoted to audio production and post-production. The test consists of exporting a relatively heavy project to an audio file (thanks to DraCuLaX for the file).
First of all, we can see that Nuendo benefits from the quad core and that even K8 architecture fares well with this test. For the Penryn, we can see gains of 2-3%.
Adobe After Effects CS3
We now move on to Adobe’s After Effects in its CS3 version. Here we apply various effects and filters in video editing and then compile the movie. It’s the compiling time that is measured. Although the quad core does add a small gain, there is less of an advantage here. The Penryn only offers a slight improvement compared to current cores.
