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1:05 PM - July 18, 2005 by
Patrick Schmid
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: pushing, ddr2, ram, max
Topics: CeBIT
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Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: pushing, ddr2, ram, max
Topics: CeBIT
Syndication:
Table of Contents:
Test Setup
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Single Core CPUs | Intel Pentium 4 Processor 660
(3.6 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache) |
| Memory | |
| Intel Platform (DDR2-667) | 2x 512 MB - DDR2-667 (333 MHz)
Corsair CM2X512A-5400UL (XMS5400 V1.2) (CL3-2-2-8-1T @ 333 MHz) 2x 256 MB - DDR2-800 (400 MHz) A-DATA M2OEL6F3G3160A1D0Z (CL4-5-5-10 @ 533 MHz) |
| Motherboards | |
| Intel Platform | Gigabyte 8I955X Royal
Intel 955X Chipset |
| System Hardware | |
| 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 | Western Digital WD740 Raptor
74 GB, 8 MB Cache, 10000 rpm |
| Network | 3Com 3C905B |
| DVD-ROM | Gigabyte GO-D1600C (16x) |
| Power Supply | Tagan TG480-U01, ATX 2.0, 480 W |
| Software | |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel Inf 7.0.0.1019 |
| Graphics Driver | NVIDIA Forceware 71.84 |
| DirectX | Version: 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600,
Service Pack 2 |

Benchmarks And Settings
| Benchmarks and Settings
OpenGL |
|
|---|---|
| Doom III | Version: 1.0.1262
1280x1024, 32 Bit Video Quality = High Quality demo1 Graphics detail = High Quality |
| Wolfenstein
Enemy Territory |
Version: 2.56 (Patch V 1.02)
1280x1024, 32 Bit timedemo 1 / demo demo4 Geometric detail = high Texture detail = high |
| DirectX 9 | |
| FarCry | Version 1.1 Build 1378
1280x1024 - 32 Bit qualtity options = High |
| Video | |
| Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus | Version: 9.4.1
from: 352x288 MPEG-2 41 MB to: 720x576 MPEG-2 95 MB Encoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2/DVD no Audio |
| Auto Gordian Knot
DivX 5.2.1 XviD 1.0.3 |
Version: 1.95
Audio = AC3 6ch Custom size = 100 MB Resulution settings = Fixed width Codec = XviD and DivX 5 Audio = CBR MP3, kbps 192 182 MB VOB MPEG2-source |
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97.1 Multi-threaded Alpha
Wave 17:14 minutes (182 MB) to mp3 32 - 320 kbit VBR = level 3 |
| Applications | |
| WinRAR | Version 3.40
283 MB, 246 Files Compression = Best Dictionary = 4096 kB |
| 3DS Max 7 | Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"
1600x1200 Rendering Single |
| Synthetic | |
| PCMark 2004 Pro | Version: 1.3.0
CPU and Memory Tests |
| SiSoftware Sandra Pro | Version 2005, SR1
CPU Test = Multimedia Benchmark Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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