Futuremark 3DMark Vantage	Source: FutureMark

3DMark Vantage is a PC benchmark suite designed to test the DirectX10 performance of your graphics card. We've been making 3DMark for over 10 years, with each new edition using the latest 3D technology to determine real-world performance. A 3DMark score is an overall measure of your system's 3D gaming capabilities, based on comprehensive real-time 3D graphics and processor tests. By comparing your score with those submitted by millions of other gamers you can see how your gaming rig performs, making it easier to choose the most effective upgrades or finding other ways to optimize your system.

Higher results are better.

Futuremark 3DMark08 Vantage 1.0.1 - Windows Vista Performance Overall: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 7782 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 6633 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 4026 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 7359 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 7363 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 3730 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 3717 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 6232 AMD Athlon II X4 620 7096 AMD Athlon II X2 250 6115 CPU Score: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 16399 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 6578 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 6250 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 11550 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 11011 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 7289 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 7299 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 5253 AMD Athlon II X4 620 8696 AMD Athlon II X2 250 4993

3DMark08 Vantage knows what to do with four computing threads, although most PC games still don't scale well beyond two. While the lack of L3 cache hurts the performance of the Athlon II X4 620 when compared to the other quad-core processors in this benchmark, the Athlon II X4 620 still manages better performance than both Intel and AMD's own dual and triple core chips.

Futuremark 3DMark08 Vantage 1.0.1 - Windows 7 Performance Overall: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 7817 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 6567 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 7493 AMD Athlon II X4 620 7087 CPU Score: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 16555 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 6240 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 11777 AMD Athlon II X4 620 8789

3DMark08 Vantage also shows a 1% increase in performance under Windows 7. In terms of impact on raw CPU performance, Windows 7 doesn't differ significantly from Windows Vista.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.1.0	Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

Higher results are better.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.1.0 - Windows Vista Overall: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 15134 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 13789 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 10196 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 15360 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 15060 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 9618 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 9609 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 12830 AMD Athlon II X4 620 12526 AMD Athlon II X2 250 12391 CPU: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 4658 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 2928 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 2805 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 4560 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 4446 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 3281 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 3271 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 2490 AMD Athlon II X4 620 3675 AMD Athlon II X2 250 2424

3DMark06 shows much the same performance scaling as 3Dmark08 vantage, with the Athlon II X4 620 right in between the AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition and the Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.1.0 - Windows 7 Overall: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 15124 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 13274 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 15420 AMD Athlon II X4 620 12447 CPU: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 4656 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 2794 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 4761 AMD Athlon II X4 620 3650

Scores in 3DMark06's CPU benchmark shows another slight increase under Windows 7, but not enough to make any difference in the rankings here. The Athlon II X4 620 is still noticeably faster than the Core 2 Duo E8400, but slow than AMD and Intel's high-end quad-core processors.