Test Settings
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Test Hardware Configurations | |||
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Row 0 - Cell 0 | Current $500 PC | Current $1000 PC | Current $2000 PC |
Motherboard (Overclock) | ASRock M3A770DE AMD 770, SB710O/C at 250 MHz RCLK | Asus Sabertooth 55i Intel P55 Express PCHO/C at 167 MHz BCLK | Gigabyte X58A-UD3R Intel X58, ICH10RO/C at 189 MHz BCLK |
Processor (Overclock) | AMD Athlon II X3 445 3.1 GHz Triple-CoreO/C to 3.88 GHz, 1.40 V | Intel Core i3-550 3.2 GHz Dual-CoreO/C to 4.02 GHz, 1.35 V | Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz, Quad-CoreO/C to 4.35 GHz, 1.40 V |
Memory (Overclock) | 6 GB Mushkin DDR3-1333 CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.50 VUnchanged | 4 GB Geil DDR3-1333 CAS 7-7-7-24, U/C @1.50 V to DDR3-1004 7-7-7-24 | 6 GB Mushkin DDR3-1333 CAS 9-9-9-24, U/C @1.60 V to DDR3-1133 CL 7-6-7-18 |
Graphics (Overclock) | Sparkle GTX 460 768 MB 675 MHz, GDDR5-3600823 MHz, GDDR5-4200 | 2 x ECS GTX 460 1 GB 765 MHz, GDDR5-3700825 MHz, GDDR5-3800 | 2 x EVGA GTX 470 607 MHz, GDDR5-3348702 MHz, GDDR5-3404 |
Hard Drive | Samsung F4 HD322GJ/U 320 GB, 7200 RPM HDD | WD WD7501AALS 750 GB, 7200 RPM HDD | 2 x A-Data S599 MLC SSD 64 GB x2 (128 GB Striped) |
Optical | Lite-On iHAS 124-04 24x DVD±R, 48x CD-R | LG GH22LS50 DVD-RW 22x DVD±R, 48x CD-R | Lite-On iHBS112 BD-RE 12x BD-R, 16x DVD±R |
Case | Antec NSK 4482B | NZXT Gamma | SilverStone Fortress FT02B |
Power | Antec EA-380D 380 W, 80 PLUS Bronze | Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650 W, 80 PLUS | SilverStone ST85F-P 850 W Modular, 80 PLUS Silver |
CPU Cooler | Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus | Prolimatech Megahalems Delta AFC1212D-PWM |
Software | |||
OS | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | ||
Graphics | Nvidia GeForce 260.99 | ||
Chipset | AMD Platform Driver 8.631 | Intel INF 9.1.2.1007 |
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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, 8x AA |
F1 2010 | V1.01, Run with -benchmark example_benchmark.xml Test Set 1: High Quality Preset, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Preset, 8x AA |
Just Cause 2 | Demo Version 1.0.0.2, Built-In Benchmark Test Set 1: Medium Details, No AA, 8x AF Test Set 2: Highest Details, 8x AA, 16x AF |
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat | Call Of Pripyat Benchmark version Test Set 1: High Preset, DX11 EFDL, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra Preset, DX11 EFDL, 4x MSAA |
Audio/Video Encoding | Row 5 - Cell 1 |
iTunes | Version:9.0.2.25 x64 Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 minutes Default format AAC |
HandBrake 0.9.4 | Version 0.9.4, convert first .vob file from The Last Samurai (1 GB) to .mp4, High Profile |
TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress | Version: 4.7.3.292 Import File: Terminator 2 SE DVD (5 Minutes) Resolution: 720x576 (PAL) 16:9 |
DivX Codec 6.9.1 | Encoding mode: Insane Quality Enhanced multithreading enabled using SSE4 Quarter-pixel search |
Xvid 1.2.2 | Display encoding status = off |
MainConcept Reference 1.6.1 | 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 Kb/s), Mode: PAL (25 FPS) |
Productivity | |
Adobe Photoshop CS4 | Version: 11.0 x64, Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates |
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 | Version: 11.0 x64, Rendering Dragon Image at 1920x1080 (HDTV) |
Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus 9.0 | Version: 9.0.663, Virus base: 270.14.1/2407, Benchmark: Scan 334 MB Folder of ZIP/RAR compressed files |
WinRAR 3.90 | Version x64 3.90, Dictionary = 4,096 KB, Benchmark: THG-Workload (334 MB) |
7-Zip | Version 4.65: Format=Zip, Compression=Ultra, Method=Deflate, Dictionary Size=32 KB, Word Size=128, Threads=8 Benchmark: THG-Workload (334 MB) |
Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.0.1, GPU and CPU scores |
PCMark Vantage | Version: 1.0.1.0 x64, System, Productivity, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks |
SiSoftware Sandra 2010 | Version 2010.1.16.11, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMedia, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |