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PCMark Memory Benchmark Favors GenuineIntel

Posted by kdawson on from the not-what-you'd-call-neutral dept.

javy_tahu writes "A review by Ars Technica disclosed that PCMark 2005 Memory benchmark favors GenuineIntel CPUID. A VIA Nano CPU has had its CPUID changed from the original VIA to fake GenuineAMD and GenuineIntel. An improvement of, respectively, 10% and 47% of the score was seen. The reasons of this behavior of FutureMark product are not yet known."

6 of 298 comments (clear)

  1. GenuineIntel by Plantain · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm a GenuineIntel, mod me 47% higher!

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    1. Re:GenuineIntel by Metorical · · Score: 5, Funny

      People running Intel can get Score: 7.35, Funny?

  2. Re:Money by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yep. They increased the L2 Cash size.

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  3. Re:Money by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mods, while you're at it, mod me +5 insightful for pointing out that the parent post was modded +4 insightful for pointing out that its parent was redunant...

  4. Re:Do I understand this correctly? by enoz · · Score: 5, Funny

    GenuineIntel/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008072820 Firefox/3.0.1

    I can already feel the speed!

  5. Re:Closed Source Benchmarks? by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously the only real benchmark is bogomips.

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