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Exclusive: First Vista PC Tests

Richard Baguley

Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:00 AM PST

Test Report: First Vista Desktop PC Benchmarks

Quad-core PCs running Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6700 CPU did better on our WorldBench 6 (beta) suite than dual-core systems, and Gateway's FX530XT led the pack, excelling on all of our productivity tests. But as our gaming trials show, not all units had fully baked graphics drivers at the time of testing. Click on the icon below to see the full chart.

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