Test Settings And Benchmarks
Once again, we're using Windows XP 32-bit in order to compare apples-to-apples versus our previous Athlon X2 3800+ tests.
Note that the Athlon X2 3200+ is designated as a CPU at 2.0 GHz, and the overclocked Athlon 64 X2 4200+ as a CPU at 2.6 GHz in the charts in order to save some space.
Test System Configuration | |
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CPU 1 | Athlon 64 X2 3800+Socket 939, 2.0 GHz, 2 x 512 KB Cache200 MHz FSB, 1000 MHz HT |
CPU 2 | Athlon 64 X2 4200+Socket 939, 2.2 GHz o/c to 2.6 GHz, 2 x 512 KB Cache237 MHz FSB, 948 MHz HT |
Motherboard | ASRock 9393Dual-SATA2ULI 1695 chipset, BIOS v2.3 |
RAM 1 | Patriot EP PC-3500 (CL2.0-3-2-5) (1 x 1 GB) DDR-400 at DDR-333 CAS 2.5-3-3-7Kingston KVR PC-3500 (CL3.0-3-3-8) (2 x 512 MB) DDR-400 at DDR-333 CAS 2.5-3-3-7Samsung PC-2700 (CL2.5-3-3-7) (1 x 512 MB) DDR-333 at DDR-333 CAS 2.5-3-3-7 |
RAM 2 | A-Data PC2-6400 (CL2.0-3-2-5) (2 x 2 GB) DDR2-800 at DDR2-744 CAS 5-5-5-15 |
Graphics | Radeon HD 4650 AGP - 600 MHz GPU, 400 MHz Memory, 1 GB DDR2Radeon HD 4650 PCIe - 600 MHz GPU, 400 MHz Memory, 512 MB DDR2Radeon HD 3850 AGP - 668 MHz GPU, 829 MHz Memory, 512 MB DDR3Radeon X700 AGP - 425 MHz GPU, 432 MHz Memory, 256 MB DDR2 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital WD1200JB 120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB cache, UltraATA/100 |
Sound | Integrated Audio |
Network | Integrated 100 Mb Networking |
Power | Nextherm PSU460 460W, ATX 12V, EPS 12V |
Software | |
OS | Microsoft Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP2 |
Graphics | Radeon HD 4850 PCIe, Radeon HD 3850 AGP: Catalyst 9.6Radeon X700: Catalyst 9.3Radeon HD 4650 AGP: 8.62-090423a080042EAti2mtag 6.14.10.6959 / XP |
Benchmark Configuration | |
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3D Games | |
Left 4 Dead | Version 1014, Custom THG Benchmark Test Set 1: Medium Settings, High paged memory Test Set 2: Medium Settings, High paged memory, 4x MSAA, 8x AF |
Crysis | Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 9, 32-bit executable, benchmark tool Test Set 1: Low Quality, Medium Textures, Shadows, Shaders, Water, Sound Test Set 2: Low Quality, Medium Textures, Shadows, Shaders, Water, Sound, Physics |
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. | In-game benchmark Test Set 1: Lowest Settings, DirectX 9 Test Set 2: Highest Settings, DirectX 9 |
World in Conflict | Patch 1009, DirectX 10, timedemo Test 1: High Details, No AA / No AF Test 2: Very High Details 4x AA / 16x AF |
Fallout 3 | Custom THG Benchmark Test Set 1: Medium Settings Test Set 2: High Settings, 4x MSAA, 8x AF |
Far Cry 2 | DirectX 9, 32-bit executable, benchmark tool Test Set 1: Low Quality Test Set 2: Medium Quality, HDR Enabled |