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Intel® Core™2 Quad Processors with Intel® G45 Express Chipset

Intel® G45 Express Chipset

The Intel® G45 Express Chipset, when combined with the Intel® Core™2 processor family, delivers new technologies and innovative capabilities for digital home consumers with major advancements in video, graphics, responsiveness and scalability.

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Watch "Resident Evil: Extinction*": Blu-ray* Playback

 

  Intel® G33 Express Chipset Intel® G45 Express Chipset
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4700 (2.60GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB) 76.70%(4) 29.90%(5)
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7200 (2.53GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB) 74.10%(4) 27.40%(5)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9300 (2.50GHz, 6MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) 41.20%(5) 17.90%(5)

Benchmark description: Blu-ray Playback (AVC format)

We measure HD content playback capability for this platform using a two part metric: Visual Movie Quality (subjective, score between 1 and 5) and the CPU Utilization (objective, score in %). We use both to measure playback quality over the first 100 seconds of specific movie titles and chapters covering a variety of bitrates and codec formats (MPEG2, VC1 and AVC). The higher the Visual Movie Quality score, the better. The lower the CPU Utilization score, the better.

 

Watch "Flight Plan*": Blu-ray* Playback

 

  Intel® G33 Express Chipset Intel® G45 Express Chipset
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4700 (2.60GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB) 55.60%(5) 21.50%(5)
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7200 (2.53GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB) 51.50%(5) 18.30%(5)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9300 (2.50GHz, 6MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) 32.10%(5) 12.50%(5)

Benchmark description: Blu-ray Playback (VC1 format)

We measure HD content playback capability for this platform using a two part metric: Visual Movie Quality (subjective, score between 1 and 5) and the CPU Utilization (objective, score in %). We use both to measure playback quality over the first 100 seconds of specific movie titles and chapters covering a variety of bitrates and codec formats (MPEG2, VC1 and AVC). The higher the Visual Movie Quality score, the better. The lower the CPU Utilization score, the better.

 

Watch "Night at the Museum*": Blu-ray* Playback

 

  Intel® G33 Express Chipset Intel® G45 Express Chipset
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4700 (2.60GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB) 19.10%(5) 16.50%(5)
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7200 (2.53GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB) 17.90%(5) 13.30%(5)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9300 (2.50GHz, 6MB L2, 1333MHz FSB) 12.00%(5) 9.80%(5)

Benchmark description: Blu-ray Playback (MPEG2 format)

We measure HD content playback capability for this platform using a two part metric: Visual Movie Quality (subjective, score between 1 and 5) and the CPU Utilization (objective, score in %). We use both to measure playback quality over the first 100 seconds of specific movie titles and chapters covering a variety of bitrates and codec formats (MPEG2, VC1 and AVC). The higher the Visual Movie Quality score, the better. The lower the CPU Utilization score, the better.

Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel® products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit Intel Performance Benchmark Limitations.

Relative performance for each benchmark is calculated by taking the actual benchmark result for the first platform tested and assigning it a value of 1.0 as a baseline. Relative performance for the remaining platforms tested was calculated by dividing the actual benchmark result for the baseline platform into each of the specific benchmark results of each of the other platforms and assigning them a relative performance number that correlates with the performance improvements reported.