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Test Setup
12:10 PM - November 22, 2006 by
Patrick Schmid
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: microatx, , mobos, core, 2
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Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: microatx, , mobos, core, 2
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Table of Contents:
Test Setup
| Test System | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
2.13 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, FSB1066 |
| Memory | 2x 512 MB Dual Channel DDR2-800
Corsair XMS2 CM2X512-8500 CL5.0-5-5-15 Timings |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Raptor-X, WD1500ADFD
150 GB, 10,000 RPM, 8 MB buffer, Serial ATA/150 |
| Power Supply | Zalman ZM600-HP 600W |
| Software | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional
Build 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
Benchmarks
| Benchmarks | |
|---|---|
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 Minutes, Wave to MP3 160kbps |
| OGG | Version 1.1.2 (P4 Mod)
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 Minutes, Wave to OGG Quality: 5 |
| Video | |
| TMPEG 3.0 Express | Version 3.0.4.24 (No Audio)
First 5 minutes of Terminator II SE (704x576) 16:9 Multithreading by Rendering |
| DivX 6.2 | Version 6.2.2
Profile: High Definition Profile 1-pas, 3000 kb/s Encoding Mode: Insane Quality Enhanced Multithreading No Audio |
| XviD 1.1.0 | Version 1.1.0 Beta 2
Target qantizer: 1.00 |
| Applications | |
| 3D Studio Max | Version 8
"Dragon_Character_Rig" Rendering: HDTV 1920x1080 |
| Synthetics | |
| PCMark05 Pro | Version 1.1.0
System, CPU and Memory Tests Windows Media Player 10 (10.00.00.3646) Windows Media Encoder 9 (9.00.00.2980) |
| SiSoft Sandra 2005 | Version 2005.7.10.60
CPU Test = Arithmetic & Multimedia Benchmarks Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
We decided not to run game benchmarks as these are mostly limited by processor performance and graphics performance. Running a high-end mainstream or even a high-end graphics card at a 1280x1024 resolution would result in virtually the same 3D performance for all candidates.
System Power Consumption

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