Test Setup And Synthetic Benchmarks
System Hardware
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| Hardware | Details |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45 nm, 3.33 GHz, 6 MB L2 Cache, TDP 65 W, Rev. E0) |
| Motherboard ( Socket LGA775) | MSI P45D3 Neo-F (Rev. 2.0) Chipset: Intel P45, ICH10R BIOS: 4.2 (02/18/2009) |
| RAM | 2 x 2 GB DDR3-1600 (Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D) operating between DDR3-1150 and 1333 (CL8-8-8-24) |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital VelociRaptor, 300 GB (WD3000HLFS) 10,000 RPM, SATA/300, 16 MB Cache |
| Blu-Ray Drive | LG GGW-H20L, SATA/150 |
| Power | Fortron Everest 1010, 1010 W |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 SP1 (Build 6000) |
| Drivers And Settings | |
| Intel Chipset Drivers | Chipset Installation Utility 9.0.0.1012 |
| Intel Matrix Storage Drivers | 8.7.0.1007 |
| Nvidia GeForce Drivers | 182.08 |
Synthetic Benchmarks: PCMark, 3DMark
PCMark Vantage
PCMark Vantage scales nicely with every bit of clock speed you throw at it.
3DMark Vantage
The CPU test of 3DMark Vantage benefits from faster clock speeds, but the GPU and overall results don’t change much as you increase the CPU clock speed.
