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Test Setup

12:06 PM - November 21, 2005 by Bert Töpelt
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: mother, cpu, charts, 2005
Topics: AMD/ATI, Buyer's Guides

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Table of Contents:
22 – Test Setup
  1. 1 – Charts Updated With Dual Cores
  2. 2 – Thermal Dissipation Prevents Higher Clock Speeds
  3. 3 – Facts & Figures - The Evolution Of Performance
  4. 4 – Energy Efficiency By Performance Per Watt
  5. 5 – Processor Updates
  6. 6 – The 600 Series, Continued
  7. 7 – Two Cores Sharing A Home: The Dual Core 800 Series
  8. 8 – Two Cores, Sharing A Home: The Dual Core 800 Series, Continued
  9. 9 – Extreme Edition: Extreme Extra Performance?
  10. 10 – Higher Thermal Power Loss Of Up To 130 Watts
  11. 11 – Higher Thermal Power Loss Of Up To 130 Watts, Continued
  12. 12 – Higher Thermal Power Loss Of Up To 130 Watts, Continued
  13. 13 – AMD Platform Troubles
  14. 14 – AMD Code Name Troubles
  15. 15 – Socket 754 Is Still Around
  16. 16 – Core Overview
  17. 17 – Codenames, Continued
  18. 18 – Codenames, Continued
  19. 19 – Impressions And Highlights
  20. 20 – CPU History
  21. 21 – Overview Of All Intel CPUs
  22. 22 – Test Setup
  23. 23 – Benchmarks And Settings
  24. 24 – Benchmark Results
  25. 25 – OpenGL, Continued
  26. 26 – OpenGL, Continued
  27. 27 – OpenGL, Continued
  28. 28 – DirectX 8
  29. 29 – DirectX 9
  30. 30 – DirectX 9, Continued
  31. 31 – DirectX 9, Continued
  32. 32 – Video
  33. 33 – Video, Continued
  34. 34 – Video, Continued
  35. 35 – Video, Continued
  36. 36 – Video, Continued
  37. 37 – Audio
  38. 38 – Audio, Continued
  39. 39 – Application
  40. 40 – Application, Continued
  41. 41 – Application, Continued
  42. 42 – Application, Continued
  43. 43 – Application, Continued
  44. 44 – Synthetic
  45. 45 – Synthetic, Continued
  46. 46 – Synthetic, Continued
  47. 47 – Synthetic, Continued
  48. 48 – Synthetic, Continued
  49. 49 – Synthetic, Continued
  50. 50 – Synthetic, Continued
  51. 51 – Synthetic, Continued

Test Setup

Intel Processors (Socket 775)
FSB1066 (Dual DDR2-667) - Intel 955X
Gigabyte GA-8I955X Royal
Rev. 1.0 Bios: F8 (09/26/2005)		 Pentium EE 840 Smithfield (2x3200 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
FSB800 (Dual DDR2-667) - Intel 955X
Gigabyte GA-8I955X Royal
Rev. 1.0 Bios: F8 (09/26/2005)		 Pentium D 840 Smithfield (2x3200 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium D 830 Smithfield (2x3000 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium D 820 Smithfield (2x2800 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
FSB800 (Dual DDR2-533)
MSI 945P Platinum
Rev. 1.0A Bios: 1.3V (08/29/2005)		 Pentium 4 EE 3.72 GHz Prescott (3724 MHz 12KµOps+16/2048 kB)
Pentium 4 EE 3.46 GHz Gallatin (3466 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024/2048 kB)
Pentium 4 EE 3.40 GHz Gallatin (3400 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024/2048 kB)
FSB800 (Dual DDR2-533) - Intel 945P
MSI 945P Platinum
Rev. 1.0A Bios: 1.3V (08/29/2005)		 Pentium 4 670 Prescott (3800 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium 4 660 Prescott (3600 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium 4 650 Prescott (3400 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium 4 640 Prescott (3200 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium 4 630 Prescott (3000 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
FSB800 (Dual DDR2-533) - Intel 945P
MSI 945P Platinum
Rev. 1.0A Bios: 1.3V (08/29/2005)		 Pentium 4 570 Prescott (3800 MHz 12KµOps+16/2048 kB)
Pentium 4 560 Prescott (3600 MHz 12KµOps+16/2048 kB)
Pentium 4 550 Prescott (3400 MHz 12KµOps+16/2048 kB)
Pentium 4 540 Prescott (3200 MHz 12KµOps+16/2048 kB)
Pentium 4 530 Prescott (3000 MHz 12KµOps+16/2048 kB)
Pentium 4 520 Prescott (2800 MHz 12KµOps+16/2048 kB)
Intel Processors (Socket 478)
FSB800 (Dual DDR400) - Intel 875P
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Rev. 1.02 Bios: 1024 Beta 001 (09/23/2005)		 Pentium 4 EE 3.40 GHz Gallatin (3400 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024/2048 kB)
Pentium 4 EE 3.20 GHz Prestonia (3200 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024/2048 kB)
Pentium 4 3.4E GHz Prescott (3400 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium 4 3.2E GHz Prescott (3200 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium 4 3.0E GHz Prescott (3000 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium 4 2.8E GHz Prescott (2800 MHz 12KµOps+16/1024 kB)
Pentium 4 3.40 GHz Northwood (3400 MHz 12KµOps+8/512 kB)
Pentium 4 3.20 GHz Northwood (3200 MHz 12KµOps+8/512 kB)
Pentium 4 3.00 GHz Northwood (3000 MHz 12KµOps+8/512 kB)
Pentium 4 2.80 GHz Northwood (2800 MHz 12KµOps+8/512 kB)
Pentium 4 2.60 GHz Northwood (2600 MHz 12KµOps+8/512 kB)
Pentium 4 2.40 GHz Northwood (2400 MHz 12KµOps+8/512 kB)
FSB533 (Dual RDRAM1066) - Intel 850E
Asus P4T533-C
Rev. 1.03 Bios: 111 Beta 007 (10/23/2003)		 Pentium 4 3.06 GHz Northwood (3066/133 I850E RD1066)
Pentium 4 3.06 GHz Northwood (2800/100 I850 RD800)
Pentium 4 2.00 GHz Northwood (2000/100 I850 RD800)
AMD Processors (Socket 939)
HTT1000 (Dual DDR400) - Nvidia nForce 4 SLI
Asus A8NSLI Premium
Rev. 1.02 Bios: 1008 Beta 001 (08/18/2005)		 Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo (2x2400 MHz 64+64/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Manchester (2x2400 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo (2x2200 MHz 64+64/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester (2x2200 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester (2x2000 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 FX-57 San Diego (2800 MHz 64+64/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 FX-55 San Diego (2600 MHz 64+64/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego (2400 MHz 64+64/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego (2200 MHz 64+64/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 FX-55 Clawhammer (2600 MHz 64+64/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 FX-53 Clawhammer (2400 MHz 64+64/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 4000+ Clawhammer (2400 MHz 64+64/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3800+ Venice (2400 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 3500+ Venice (2200 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (2000 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 3000+ Venice (1800 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 3800+ Newcastle (2400 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 3500+ Newcastle (2200 MHz 64+64/512 kB) 5x HTT
Athlon 64 3400+ Newcastle (2200 MHz 64+64/512 kB) 4x HTT
Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester (2200 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester (2000 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester (1800 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
AMD Processors (Socket 754)
HTT800 (Single DDR400) - Nvidia nForce 4 SLI
Epox EP-8NPA Sli
Rev: 0.2 Bios: first relase		 Athlon 64 3700+ Clawhammer (2400 MHz 64+64 1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3400+ Clawhammer (2200 MHz 64+64 1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3200+ Clawhammer (2000 MHz 64+64 1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3400+ Newcastle (2400 MHz 64+64 512 kB)
Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle (2200 MHz 64+64 512 kB)
Athlon 64 3000+ Clawhammer (CG) (2000 MHz 64+64 512 kB)
Athlon 64 2800+ Clawhammer (CG) (1800 MHz 64+64 512 kB)
Sempron 3400+ Palermo E6 (2000 MHz 64+64 256 kB)
Sempron 3300+ Palermo E3 (2000 MHz 64+64 128 kB)
Sempron 3100+ Palermo E6 (1800 MHz 64+64 256 kB)
Sempron 3000+ Palermo E3 (1800 MHz 64+64 128 kB)
Sempron 2800+ Palermo E6 (1600 MHz 64+64 256 kB)
Sempron 2600+ Palermo E3 (1600 MHz 64+64 128 kB)
Sempron 2500+ Palermo E6 (1400 MHz 64+64 256 kB)
AMD Processors (Socket 462 / A)
FSB 400/333 (Dual DDR400/333) - Nvidia nForce 2 Ultra 400
Asus A7N8X-E
Rev. 2.0		 Athlon XP 3200+ Barton (2200 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Sempron 3000+ Barton (2000 MHz 64+64/512 kB)
Athlon 1400 Thunderbird (1400/133 NF2 DDR333)
Memory
DDR2-667 2 x 512 MB - DDR2-533 (400 MHz)
Infineon HYS64T64000GU-3.7-A (CL 4.0-4-4-8)
DDR400 2 x 512 MB - DDR400 - (200 MHz)
GEIL GLX1 GB3200DC (CL 2.0-2-2-5)
Common Hardware
Graphics Card (AGP) Gigabyte Geforce 6800GT (GVN68T256DH)
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT (350 MHz)
Memory: 256 MB DDR-SDRAM (500 MHz)
Graphics Card (PCIe) NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT (Reference board)
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT (350 MHz)
Memory: 256 MB DDR-SDRAM (500 MHz)
Hard Drive HD1 - read / HD2 - write
2 x SATA Western Digital WD160
160 GB / 16 MB Cache / 7200 rpm
DVD-ROM Gigabyte GO-D1600C (16x)
Software
Intel Chipset Intel 7.2.1.1003 (07/11/2005)
Nvidia nForce 4 Forceware 6.66 (07/15/2005)
Nvidia nForce 2 Forceware 5.10 (09/17/2004)
Nvidia Graphic AGP and PCIE Detonator 78.01 (09/02/2005)
DirectX Version: 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
OS Windows XP, Build 2600 SP2

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