Benchmarks
Test System
We chose Prime95 as the software for the stress test. It is normally used to calculate prime numbers. These calculations place such a heavy load on the processor that the tool is excellent for these measurements. Prime95 has special benchmark modes for the load tests.
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| Platform | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Pentium 4 560 (3.60 GHz),200 MHz FSB,1024 kB L2 cache,Socket 775 |
| Memory | TakeMS, DDR400 (200 MHz),2 x 256 MB, 5ns, 64 Bit |
| motherboard | Abit AS8, Rev: 1.0, Intel 865,BIOS: 16 (2004/10/12) |
| Shared hardware | |
| Graphics card | ATI Radeon 9800 XT,Memory: 256 MB DDR-SDRAM |
| Hard drive | Maxtor D740X-6L,UDMA100, 7200 rpm, 2 MB cache |
| Network | D-Link DFE-530TX (10/100 Mbit) |
| CD-ROM | Asus 52x |
| Driver | |
| Intel chipset | V 5.1.1.1002 |
| Graphics driver | ATI Catalyst 4.11 |
| DirectX | Version: 9c |
| OS | Windows XP, Build 2600 SP2 |
Thermal Resistance
In order to achieve better comparisons of thermal resistance with the Intel boxed cooler, we used HTK-002 (High Performance), the thermal compound from Coolermaster, for both coolers. The Intel cooler was additionally measured with the thermal compound certified by Intel.
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