Test Settings
Here’s a quick recap of the performance settings used to test each system, including overclock values.
System Builder Marathon Performance Settings | |||
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$650-Limit Build | $1,250-Limit Build | $2,500-Limit Build | |
Processor | AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE 3.1 GHz at 3.65 GHz (18 x 203 MHz), 1.35V | AMD Phenom II X4 945 3 GHz at 3.68 GHz (15 x 245 MHz), 1.46V | AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz at 3.91 GHz (19 x 206 MHz), 1.4875V |
Memory | OCZ Gold OCZ2G10664GK DDR2-1066 at DDR2-1083 CAS 6-5-5-18, 2.10V | Patriot PVS34G1333LLKN DDR3-1333 at DDR3-1306 CAS 7-7-7-20, 1.65V | Crucial CT2KIT25664BA1339 DDR3-1333 at DDR3-1648 CAS 8-7-7-18, 1.65V |
Graphics | 2 x Sapphire 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 700 MHz GPU, GDDR3-2260 | 4 x Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH Radeon HD 4850 1GB 700 MHz GPU, GDDR3-1920 | 3 x MSI R4890-T2D1G OC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 930 MHz GPU, GDDR5-4600 |
OS/Program Drives | WD Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB, 7200 RPM | WD Black WD6401AALS 640GB, 7200 RPM | 2 x Intel X25-M 80GB Model SSDSA2MH080G1 (RAID 0) |
And now for the benchmarks:
Benchmark Configuration | |
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3D Games | |
Crysis | Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64-bit executable, benchmark tool Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA Test Set 2: Very High Quality, No AA |
Fallout 3 | Patch 1.0.0.17, Saved Game "Capital Wasteland" (60 sec) Test Set 1: Highest Details, No AA, No AF Test Set 2: Highest Details, 4x AA, 15x AF |
Far Cry 2 | DirectX 10, in-game benchmark Test Set 1: Very High Quality, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra High Quality, 4x AA |
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X | DirectX 10.1, in-game benchmark Test Set 1: Highest Settings, No AA Test Set 2: Highest Settings, 4x AA |
World in Conflict | Patch 1009, DirectX 10, timedemo Test 1: Very High Details, No AA / No AF Test 2: Very High Details 4x AA / 16x AF |
Audio/Video Encoding | |
iTunes 8 | Version: 8.1.0.52 (x64) Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 min Default format AAC |
Lame MP3 | Version: 3.98 64bits (07-04-2008) Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to MP3 |
TMPEG 4.6 | Version: 4.6.3.268 Import File: Terminator 2 SE DVD (5 Minutes) Resolution: 720x576 (PAL) 16:9 |
DivX 6.8.5 | Encoding mode: Insane Quality Enhanced multithreading enabled using SSE4 Quarter-pixel search |
XviD 1.2.1 | Display encoding status = off |
MainConcept Reference 1.6.1 Reference H.264 Plugin Pro 1.5.1 | MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264), MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2), Audio: MPEG2 (44.1 kHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224 kbp/s), Mode: PAL (25 FPS) |
Productivity | |
Adobe Photoshop CS4 (64-bit) | Version: 11.0 Extended, Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates |
Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 | Version: 11.0, Rendering Dragon Image at 1920x1080 (HDTV) |
Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus 8.5 | Version: 8.5.287, Virus database 2094, Benchmark: Scan 334 MB Folder of ZIP/RAR compressed files |
WinRAR 3.80 | Version 3.80, Benchmark: THG-Workload (334 MB) |
WinZip 12 | Version 12.0, Compression = Best, WinZIP Commandline Version 3.0,Benchmark: THG-Workload (139 MB) |
Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.02, GPU and CPU scores |
PCMark Vantage | Version: 1.00, System, Memory, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks, Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646 |
SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 | Version 2009.4.15.92, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / Multimedia, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |