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CPU | AMD Phenom 9600 (65nm, 2.3 GHz, 2MB L2 + 2MB L3 Cache) |
AMD 780G | ASRock A780FullDisplayPort, Rev. 1.11 |
AMD 780G, BIOS : P1.40 | |
Nvidia GeForce 8200 mGPU | ASRock K10N78FullHD-hSLI R3.0, Rev. 3.12 |
Nvidia GeForce 8200, BIOS : P1.10 | |
Memory | 2x 1GB DDR2-800 Corsair CM2X1024-10000C5D |
HDD | Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500 GB |
7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 16 MB cache | |
DVD-ROM | Samsung SH-D163A , SATA150 |
Graphics Card | integrated |
Power Supply | Coolermaster, ATX 2.3, 850 Watt |
System Software & Drivers | |
Operating System | Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 (Build 6000) |
DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 (Vista default) |
DirectX 9 | Version : April 2007 |
AMD Chipset Drivers | Radeon : 8.47 |
Nvidia Chipset Drivers | nForce drivers 18.11 |
Java | Java Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 1 |
Benchmarks and Settings
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Quake 4 | Version : 1.3 Final |
Video Mode : 1280x1024 | |
Video Quality : game default | |
Benchmark I : THG Timedemo | |
Benchmark II : playnettimedemo id_demo001 | |
(official ID-Soft NetTimeDemo) | |
Unreal Tournament 2004 | Version : 3369 |
UMark : 2.0.0 | |
Video Mode : 1280x1024 | |
High Image Quality | |
Bots : 16 | |
Benchmark : AS-Junkyard | |
Serious Sam 2 | Version : 2.070 |
Video Mode : 1024x768 | |
HDR Rendering : off | |
Renderer : Direct3D | |
Filtering mode : none | |
Antialiasing mode : none | |
Benchmark : Greendale | |
Prey | Version : 1.3 |
Video Mode : 1280x1024 | |
Video Quality : game default | |
Vsync = off | |
Benchmark : THG-Demo | |
Audio | |
iTunes 7.2 | Version : 7.1.1.5 |
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min | |
High Quality (160 kbps) | |
Lame MP3 | Version 3.98 Beta 3 (05-22-2007) |
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min | |
wave to mp3 | |
160 Kbps | |
Video | |
Pinnacle Studio 11 Plus | Version : 11.0.0.5082 |
Encoding and Transition Rendering | |
Private MPEG2-Cam-Movie | |
Video : 720x480 Pixel, NTSC, 6000 kbits/sec | |
Audio : MPEG Layer 2, 224 kbits/sec 16 Bit, Stereo 48 KHz | |
File Type : MPEG-2 (DVD Compatible) | |
TMPEG 4.2 | Version : 4.2.10.211 |
import file : | |
Terminator 2 SE DVD (720x576, 16:9) 2 Minutes | |
Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 6-Kanal, English | |
Advanced Acoustic Engine MP3 Encoder (160 kbps) | |
DivX 6.6.1 | Version : 6.6.1 |
- Main Menu - | |
Profile : Home Theater Profile (720 x 576) | |
1-pass, 780 kbit/s | |
- Codec Menu - | |
Encoding mode : Insane Quality | |
Enhanced multi-threading | |
XviD 1.1.2 | Version : 1.1.2 (01/11/2006) |
Target quantizer : 1.00 (maximum quality) | |
Mainconcept H.264 Encoder | Version : 2.0 |
MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264) | |
MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec | |
24 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2) | |
Audio : MPEG Layer 2 (48 kHz, 2 Channel, 16 Bit) | |
Stream : Transport | |
Codec : H.264 | |
Mode : NTSC (29.97 FPS) | |
Profile : High | |
Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 HDTV | Version : 2.0 |
NTSC MPEG2-HDTV 1920x1080 (24 sec) | |
Import : Mainconcept NTSC HDTV 1080i | |
Export : Adobe Media Encoder | |
- Video - | |
Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile | |
Encoding Passes : one | |
Bitrate Mode : Constant | |
Frame : 1920x1080 | |
Frame Rate : 29.97 | |
Maximum Bitrate [kbps] : 2000 | |
Image Quality : 50.00 | |
- Audio - | |
Windows Media Audio 10 Professional | |
Encoding Passes : one | |
Bitrate Mode : Constant | |
Audio Format : 160 kbps, 44.1 kHz, 2 channel 16 bit (A/V) CBR | |
Applications | |
Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus | Version : 7.5.467 |
Virus base : 269.6.1./776 | |
Benchmark | |
Scan : Vista Enterprise (Windows folder) 8 GB | |
WinRAR | Version 3.70 BETA 8 |
Compression = Best | |
Dictionary = 4096 kB | |
Benchmark : THG-Workload | |
Maxon Cinema 4D Release 10 | Version : 10.008 |
Rendering scene "Water drop at a Rose" | |
Resolution : 1280 x 1024 - 8Bit (50 frames) | |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 | Version : 10.0x20070321 |
Filtering a 69 MB TIF Photo | |
Benchmark : Tomshardware-Benchmark V1.0.0.4 | |
Programmed by Tomshardware using Delphi 2006 | |
Filers : | |
Crosshatch | |
Glass | |
Sumi-e | |
Accented Edges | |
Angled Strokes | |
Sprayed Strokes | |
Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional | Version : 7.0.9 |
Settings : High Quality Print | |
Compatibility : Acrobat 8 (PDF 1.7) | |
Security : High (128-bit RC4) | |
Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 | Version : 2007 |
PPT to PDF | |
Powerpoint Document (115 Pages) | |
Adobe PDF-Printer | |
Deep Fritz | Version : Nov 16 2006 |
Synthetics | |
3DMark06 | Version : 1.10 |
1280x1024 - 32 bit | |
Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark | |
PCMark05 Pro | Version : 1.2.0 |
CPU and Memory Tests | |
Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646 | |
Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980 | |
SiSoft Sandra XI SP1c | Version 2007.5.11.40 |
CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMedia | |
Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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