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CPU2000: SPECint_base2000

We used realistic SPEC benchmarks for the Windows Server 2003 and compiled these for the base rating, by applying Intel’s C++9.0 and MS Visual Studio .NET for all integer tests. No special libraries were used to optimize the respective processor.

The SPECint_base2000 benchmark runs single-threaded, and thus it does not take advantage of hyper-threading or dual cores. The results serve as indicators of the processor’s integer performance.