You can also test how fast your computer is at running Supreme Commander, by using its benchmarks mode.
Add a /perf onto the end of the Supreme Commander shortcut so it becomes something like:
"C:\Program Files\THQ\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander\bin\SupremeCommander.exe" /perf
It will then run a short timed demo and give you a score, my score with my new dual core 5000+ cpu is:
Stats Log Report
Logged frames : 5403
Timestamp : Thu Jun 07 11:41:13 2007
SupComMark (sim) : 8615
SupComMark (render) : 4336
SupComMark (composite) : 12951 <-- All important one right there
The score with my single core 3700+ was 6204 - so quite a leap :D
Stats Log Report
Logged frames : 6602
Timestamp : Thu Jun 07 18:25:52 2007
SupComMark (sim) : 8321
SupComMark (render) : 5253
SupComMark (composite) : 13574
(Note: SupComMark scores represent overall system performance. Higher is better.)
That's with a x2 4200 @2.2GHz, 2GB ram, 7800GT.
With the Intel Core 2 Duo 3GHz:
Stats Log Report
Logged frames : 9306
Timestamp : Thu Nov 01 16:07:24 2007
SupComMark (sim) : 8979
SupComMark (render) : 6710
SupComMark (composite) : 15689
(Note: SupComMark scores represent overall system performance. Higher is better.)
Using new Intel Quad Core Q6600 (overclocked to 3GHz)
Stats Log Report
Logged frames : 13710
Timestamp : Thu Jul 10 14:57:03 2008
SupComMark (sim) : 10000
SupComMark (render) : 7674
SupComMark (composite) : 17674
(Note: SupComMark scores represent overall system performance. Higher is better.) :D