| Test Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge), 3.3 GHz, LGA 1155, 6 MB Shared L3 |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z68 Extreme4 |
| Memory | Kingston Hyper-X 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 @ DDR3-1333, 1.5 V |
| Hard Drive | Seagate Barracuda XT 2 TB |
| SSD Caching | Intel X25-V 40 GB SSDSA2MP040G2R5 Intel SSD 311 20 GB (Larsen Creek) SSDSA2VP020G201 Crucial m4 256 GB CT256M4SSD2 |
| Graphics | Palit GeForce GTX 460 1 GB |
| Power Supply | Seasonic 760 W, 80 PLUS |
| System Software and Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 |
| Driver | Graphics: Nvidia 270.61 RST: 10.5.0.1022 Virtu: 1.1.101 |
| Benchmarks | |
|---|---|
| PCMark Vantage | Version: 1.0.1.0 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Ultra High Settings, 4xAA / No AF, 1680x1050, Second Sun, 45 second sequence, FRAPS |
| Adobe Photoshop CS5 | Version: 11 |
| WinRAR 4.00 x64 | Custom Tom's Hardware Workload ~343 MB |
| Norton Internet Security 2011 | Deep File Scan, C: Drive |
| Crysis 2 | A Walk In The Park, High Quality settings, vsync off, 1680x1050, Fraps |
| World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | Ultra Quality Settings, 8x AA / 16x AF, From Crushblow to The Krazzworks, 1680x1050 , Fraps, DirectX 9 Rendering |
Summary
- Z68 Express Chipset: What P67 Should Have Been
- Z68 Express: CPU Overclocking
- Smart Response Technology: Improving Storage Performance, Transparently
- Intel SSD 311 (Larson Creek): Z68-Optimized
- Test Setup
- SSD Caching Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage
- SSD Caching Benchmarks: Real-World
- Lucidlogix’s Virtu: Reclaiming Performance And Transcoding
- Virtu's Great, Caching Is Questionable
