Don't put too much hope on benchmarks, some of them are rigged (benchmarketing) by the compilers (intel), processors which doesn't carry the GenuineIntel cpuids' will be compiled to run in non-optimized code, thus the lower benchmark scores & performance in some apps. It's part of the anti-trust case against Intel.
Be an informed user and buyer.
http://www.vanshardware.com/articles...el_SysMark.htm
http://www.osnews.com/story/22683/In...from_Compiler_
http://arstechnica.com/hardware/revi...o-review.ars/6
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news...substance.aspx
How many benchmarks are run using the same cpuid for different brands of cpu?In any case, it is relatively easy to test for CPUID vendor name string sensitivity. PCMark05, SysMark 2007 Preview, and Everest Ultimate are three benchmarks that have been affected by the vendor name string value that CPUID returns, but others exist.
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