Benchmarks: Adobe, AutoMKV


The Core i7 largely dominated in our Adobe Premiere CS3 and After Effects CS3 tests. Still the Phenom II X4 processors provided impressive gains over the Phenom X4 9950.

The Phenom II X4 920 rendered the scene 44% faster than the Phenom X4 9950 in Adobe Premiere CS3, though it was still slightly slower than the Core 2 Quad Q9650.

The Phenom II X4 920 was only slightly faster than the Phenom X4 9950 when testing with AutoMKV, as we saw an 11% performance gain. The Phenom II X4 940 was another 6% faster, making it a fraction slower than the Core 2 Quad Q9650.