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Test Setup Table
4:42 PM - September 10, 2006 by
Frank Voelkel
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: cores, rampage
Syndication:
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: cores, rampage
Syndication:
Table of Contents:
Test Setup Table
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| AMD Platform AM2 | Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Rev.1.03G
NVIDIA nForce5, BIOS: 0504 (06/14/2006) |
| Intel Platform S775 | Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Rev. 1.02G
Intel 975X (C0), Bios: 0065 (06/16/2006) |
| RAM I (Intel) | 2x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 4.0-4-4-8)
Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 XMS6404v1.1 |
| RAM II (AMD) | 2x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 4.0-4-4-8 1T)
Corsair CM2X1024-6400C3 XMS6403v1.1 |
| Hard Drive I (read) | 1x 170 GB 10.000 rpm, 16 MB cache, SATAII
Western Digital WD1500ADFD |
| Hard Drive II (write) | 1x 170 GB 10.000 rpm, 16 MB cache, SATAII
Western Digital WD1500ADFD |
| DVD-ROM | Gigabyte 16X IDE DVD-ROM |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte GV-RX19X512VB-RH
ATI X19800XTX - 512 MB |
| Sound Card | Terratec Aureon 7.1 Space |
| Power Supply | PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510, ATX 2.01, 510 Watt |
| System Software and Drivers | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Drivers AMD | nForce Driver 9.34 BETA |
| Platform Drivers Intel | 8.0.1.1002 (06/06/2006) |
| Graphics Driver | ATI Catalyst 6.5 (8.252-060503a-032464C-ATI) |
| AMD Platform AM2 | ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe (Socket 939), Rev. 1.01
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16, BIOS 8060 |
| Intel Platform | Asus P5WD2-E Premium (Socket 775), Rev. 1.01G
Intel 975X, BIOS 0304 |
| Intel Platform II | Intel D975XBX (Socket 775), Rev. AA
Intel 975X, BIOS BX97510J.86A.0807.2006.0314.1158 |
| RAM I | Infineon HYS64T64000GU-3.7-A
2x 512 MB DDR2-667 (333 MHz, CL 4.0-4-4-8) |
| RAM II | GEIL GLX1 GB3200DC
2x 512 MB DDR-400 (200 MHz, CL 2.0-2-2-5, 1T) |
| Hard Drive I (read) | Western Digital WD160
160 GB, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB Cache, SATA150 |
| Hard Drive II (write) | Western Digital WD160
160 GB, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB Cache, SATA150 |
| DVD-ROM | Gigabyte GO-D1600C (16x) |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte GV-NX78X256V-B (PCI Express)
GeForce 7800GTX (430 MHz), 256 MB GDDR3 (600 MHz) |
| Sound Card | Terratec Aureon 7.1 Space (PCI)
96.00 kHz sample rate |
| AMD Networking | Marvell 88E8053 PCI-Express Gb controller |
| Intel Networking | Marvell 88E8001 PCI-Express Gb controller |
| Power Supply | PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510, ATX 2.01, 510 Watt |
Benchmark Settings
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| 3D-Games | |
| Call of Duty 2 | Version: 1.03
Video Mode: 1024x768 Antialiasing: off Shadows: no timedemo demo2 |
| Quake 4 | Version: 1.2 (Dual-Core Patch)
Video Mode: 1024x768 Video Quality: default THG Timedemo waste.map timedemo demo8.demo 1 (1 = load textures) |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | Version: 3369
UMark: 2.0.0 Bots: 16 / High Performance / 1280 x 1024 Demo: AS-Junkyard |
| Serious Sam 2 | Version: 2.070
Demo: Greendale 1024x768 HDR Rendering: off Renderer: Direct3D Filtering mode: none Antialiasing mode: none |
| Audio | |
| iTunes 6 | Version: 6.0.4.2
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min Convert wav to aac |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to mp3 160 kbps |
| OGG | Version 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)
Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD) Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to ogg Quality: 5 |
| WMA | Version: 9.1 Advanced Audio
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min 128 kbps |
| Video | |
| Pinnacle Studio 10.5 Platinum | Version: 10.5.2.2826
from: 352x288 MPEG-2 41 MB to: 720x576 MPEG-2 95 MB Encoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2-File File Type: MPEG-2 Preset: DVD Compatible Audio: no |
| TMPEG 3.0 Express | Version: 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)
fist 5 Minutes DVD Terminator 2 SE (704x576) 16:9 Multithreading by rendering |
| DivX 6.2 | Version: 6.2.2 (4 Logical CPUs)
Profile: High Definition Profile 1-pass, 3000 kb/s Encoding mode: Insane Quality Enhanced multithreading no Audio |
| XviD 1.1.0 | Version: 1.1.0 Beta 3
Target qantizer: 1.00 |
| Clone DVD 2 | Version: 2.8.9.9
DVD "Terminator II SE" (English version) Transcoding from DVD-9 to DVD-4.7 Audio: DTS Subtitle: no |
| Mainconcept H.264 Encoder | Version: 2.0
MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec 24 sec HDTV 1920x1080 mpeg2 mpeg2 to H.264 |
| Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0
Windows Media Encoder 9.1 AP |
Version: 2.0
NTSC MPEG2-HDTV 1920x1080 (24 sec) Import: Mainconcept NTSC HDTV 1080i Export: Adobe Media Encoder Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile Encoding Passes: one Bitrate Mode: Constant Frame: 1290x1080 Frame Rate: 29.97 Maximum Bitrate [kbps]: 2000 Image Quality: 50.00 Audio: no |
| Windows Media Encoder | Version: 9.00.00.2980
Windows Media Video 9.1 Advanced Profile 720x480 AVI to WMV 320x240 (29.97 fps) 282 kbps streaming |
| Applications | |
| AVG Anti-Virus 7.1 | Version: 7.1.394 (Program)
Virus base: 268.8.0/353 (3.85 GB, 14.007 Files, 1.177 Folders) |
| Winrar | Version 3.60 BETA 4 (Dual-Core)
(303 MB, 47 Files, 2 Folders) Compression = Best Dictionary = 4096 kB |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version: 8.0
Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig" rendering HTDV 1920x1080 |
| Adobe Photoshop CS 2 | Version: 9.0.1
VT-Runtime Script Rendering from 5 Pictures (66 MB, 7 Filters) |
| Adobe Photoshop CS 2
Image Processor |
Version: 9.0.1
convert 150 Photos from 9 Mpixel to 0.8 Mpixel 100 Images (3488 x 2616) 9 Mpixel to (1024x786) 0.8 Mpixel Scripts\Image Processor Quality: 5 Resize to Fit (W:1024 H:768) |
| Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional | Version: 7.0.8 |
| Microsoft Office Word 2003 | Version: 11.6568.6568 SP2
Adobe PDF-Maker 950 pages Word file to PDF Encryption Level: High (128-bit RC4) Conversion Settings: High Quality Print |
| Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2003 | Version: 11.6564.6568 SP2
Adobe PDF-Maker 200 pages Powerpoint file to PDF Encryption Level: High (128-bit RC4) Conversion Settings: High Quality Print |
| Multitasking | |
| Multitasking I | Adobe Photoshop CS 2 - Image Processor
Winrar |
| Multitasking II | Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional - PDF-Maker
AVG Anti-Virus (3.85 GB, 14.007 Files, 1.177 Folders) |
| Synthetics | |
| 3DMark06 | Version: 1.02
1280x1024 - 32 bit Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark |
| PCMark05 Pro | Version: 1.1.0
CPU and Memory Tests Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646 Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980 |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2007 | Version 2007.5.10.98
CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / Multimedia Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark Memory Latency Test = ns |
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