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7:47 AM - February 28, 2008 by
Patrick Schmid
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: a, amd, triple, core, phenom
Topics: AMD/ATI
Syndication:
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: a, amd, triple, core, phenom
Topics: AMD/ATI
Syndication:
Table of Contents:
Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom 9900 (65 nm, 2600 MHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 2 MB L3 Cache) |
| AMD Platform AM2 | Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe, Rev.1.02G
AMD 790FX, BIOS: 0801 (12/26/2007) |
| Memory | 2x 1 GB Corsair DDR2-1066<
>CM2X1024-8888-C4D, Timings CL5-5-5-12 |
| DVD-ROM | Samsung SH-D163A , SATA150 |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte Radeon HD 3850 GV-RX385512H
GPU: 670 MHz Memory: 512 MB DDR3 (830 MHz, 256 Bit) |
| Sound Card | Integrated |
| Power Supply | Coolermaster RS-850-EMBA, ATX 12V V2.2, 850 Watt |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 (Build 6000) |
| DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 (Vista default) |
| DirectX 9 | Version: April 2007 |
| Graphics Driver | ATI Radeon Version 7.12 |
| AMD Chipset Driver | Version 3.0.642 (28/11/2008) |
| Java | Java Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 1 |
Benchmarks And Settings
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| 3D-Games | |
| Warhammer Mark of Chaos | Version: 1.006.000
Video Mode: 1280x1024 Video Quality: game default Multiple CPU/Core Demo: THG Timedemo (1 minutes) |
| Quake 4 | Version: 1.3 Final
Video Mode: 1280x1024 Video Quality: game default Multicore off Video Quality: Medium Benchmark I: THG Timedemo Benchmark II: playnettimedemo id_demo001 (official ID-Soft NetTimeDemo) |
| Serious Sam 2 | Version: 2.070
Video Mode: 1024x768 HDR Rendering: off Renderer: Direct3D Filtering mode: none Antialiasing mode: none Benchmark: Greendale |
| Supreme Commander | Version: 3.220
Video Mode: 1024x768 Video Quality: game default Vsync = off Benchmark: real 60 second game with real three computer physics |
| Prey | Version: 1.3
Video Mode: 1280x1024 Video Quality: game default Vsync = off Benchmark: THG-Demo |
| Audio | |
| iTunes 7.2 | Version: 7.1.1.5
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min MP3 High Quality (160 kbps) |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.98 Beta 3 (05-22-2007)
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to mp3 160 kbps |
| Video | |
| Pinnacle Studio 11 Plus | Version: 11.0.0.5082
Encoding and Transition Rendering Private MPEG2-Cam-Movie Video: 720 x 480 Pixel, NTSC, 6000 kbits/sec Audio: MPEG Layer 2, 224 kbits/sec 16 Bit, Stereo 48 kHz File Type: MPEG-2 (DVD Compatible) |
| TMPEG 4.2 | Version: 4.2.10.211
Terminator 2 SE DVD (720x576, 16:9) 2 Minutes Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 6-Kanal, English Advanced Acoustic Engine MP3 Encoder (160 kbps) |
| DivX 6.6.1 | Version: 6.6.1
- Main Menu - Profile: Home Theater Profile (720 x 576) 1-pass, 780 kbit/s - Codec Menu - Encoding mode: Insane Quality Enhanced multithreading |
| XviD 1.1.2 | Version: 1.1.2 (01/11/2006)
Target quantizer: 1.00 (maximum quality) |
| Clone DVD 2 | Version: 2.908
DVD "Terminator II SE" (English version) Transcoding from DVD-9 to DVD-4.7 Audio: English Dolby AC-3/6 (surround) - DTS Subtitle: no |
| Mainconcept H.264 Encoder | Version: 2.0
MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264) MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec 24 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2) Audio: MPEG Layer 2 (48 kHz, 2 Channel, 16 Bit) Stream: Transport Codec: H.264 Mode: NTSC (29.97 FPS) Profile: High |
| Applications | |
| WinRAR | Version 3.70 BETA 8
Compression = Best Dictionary = 4096 kB Benchmark: THG-Workload |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max 9 | Version: 9.0
Rendering Dragon scene rendering HTDV 1920x1080 |
| Maxon Cinema 4D Release 10 | Version: 10.008
Rendering scene "Water drop at a Rose" Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - 8Bit (50 frames) |
| Adobe Photoshop CS 3 | Version: 10.0x20070321
Filtering a 69 MB TIF image Benchmark: Tomshardware-Benchmark V1.0.0.4 Programmed by Tomshardware using Delphi 2006 Filers: Crosshatch Glass Sumi-e Accented Edges Angled Strokes Sprayed Strokes |
| Deep Fritz 10 | Version: Nov 16 2006 |
| Synthetic | |
| 3DMark06 | Version: 1.10
1280x1024 - 32 bit Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark |
| PCMark05 Pro | Version: 1.2.0
CPU and Memory Tests Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646 Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980 |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2008 | Version 2008.1.13.12
CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / Multimedia Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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