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Vista PCPriceCPUGraphicsRAM (MB)WorldBench 6 (beta) score 1Productivity tests (seconds) 2Gaming tests (fps) 3
Multitasking: Firefox and Windows Media EncoderAdobe Photoshop CS2Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 (rendering)Microsoft Office 2003 (seconds)Far CryDoom 3
CyberPower Gamer Infinity 7500$999 2.4-GHz Core 2 Duo E6600EVGA GeForce 7900GS1024108265449671353112124
Dell Dimension C521 $979 2.4-GHz Athlon 64 X2 4600+ATI Radeon X130020489135959777439581n/a 4
Dell XPS 410$19542.4-GHz Core 2 Duo E6600GeForce 7900 GS2048118291387672362109111
Dell XPS 710$42242.66-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6700GeForce 7950 GX22048129258360348342108120
Gateway FX530XT$4500 2.66-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6700 5ATI Radeon X1950 XTX (Crossfire)4096148211295292325159n/a 4
Shuttle G2-3200$1860 2.13-GHz Core 2 Duo E6400ATI Radeon X1300204810032549575537062n/a 4
Chart Notes: All systems ran Windows Vista Home Premium edition. Best scores are in bold. Footnotes: 1 Results are not comparable with WorldBench 5 scores. 2 For timed tests, lower numbers are better. 3 Tests performed at 1024 by 768 resolution with antialiasing turned off; higher rates of frames per second (fps) are better. 4 n/a = not applicable. Systems with ATI-based graphics were unable to complete this test. 5 Factory-overclocked to 3.2 GHz.