Other Applications

Core 2 Quad Q6600 performs very well in Excel 2007. Its advantage over the dual-core Core 2 Duo E6850 hits 63% in nominal mode and 78% after successful overclocking.

WinRAR archiving tool also can benefit from additional computational cores. Out of two processors priced similarly, it is the quad-core Core 2 Quad Q6600 that performs best here.

As for Photoshop CS3 and Microsoft Movie Maker 6.0, the situation is not so simple. Core 2 Duo E6850 wins in nominal mode, while quad-core processor again takes the lead after successful overclocking.