PCMark Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista. PCMark Vantage is suited for benchmarking any type of Microsoft Windows Vista PC from multimedia home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and hi-end gaming rigs. The software shows the user where their system soars or falls flat, and how to get the most performance possible out of their hardware.

The Intel Q9300 is faster in most sub-tests, staying behind just in the Communications and Music scores. However, the overall performance (score) is not that big as you might have been expecting.

BAPCo's SYSmark 2007 Preview is an application-based benchmark that reflects usage patterns of business users in the areas of Video creation, E-learning, 3D Modeling and Office Productivity.

The benchmark utilities utilize real life applications like: Adobe After Effects 7, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS2, AutoDesk 3ds Max 8, Macromedia Flash 8, Microsoft Excel 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Project 2003, Microsoft Windows Media™ Encoder 9 series, Sony Vegas 7, SketchUp 5 and WinZip 10.0.

Despite the fact that the subtest results were different, the overall rating is exactly the same for both processors. Looking at the sub tests, we can see a clear victory for the Q9300 CPU at the VideoCreation test, while it stays behind in the 3D/Productivity tests (probably due to the slight faster MHz speed of E6750). In the E-learning test, both processors are gave the same score.