Test System And Benchmarks
Windows 8 is here and we've updated the entire benchmark suite. That's the good news. The bad news is that, in the process of adopting new workloads, new versions, and more applications, we don't have comparison data for some of the tests. Last quarter's numbers are included where applicable, and of course next quarter, we'll have an even more comprehensive suite to present.
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| Current $1,000 Enthusiast PC Test Settings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Default Configuration | Overclocked |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte DA-970A-D3, Socket AM3+, AMD 970 Chipset | Unchanged |
| Processor | AMD FX-8350 (Piledriver): 4 GHz Base Clock Rate, 4.3 GHz Maximum Turbo Core, 8 MB Shared L3 Cache | 4.33 GHz @ 1.3375 V |
| Memory | Mushkin Enhanced Blackline: DDR3-1600, 2 x 4 GB (8 GB) Dual-Channel Desktop Memory Kit | 1866 MT/s 9-9-9-24-1T @ 1.6 V |
| Graphics | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 GV-N670OC-2GD: 2 GB GDDR5 @ 6008 MT/s, GPU @ 1058 MHz (GPU Boost) | GDDR5 @ 7012 MT/s, GPU @ 1137 MHz (GPU Boost) Power @ 112%, +1 mV |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi GST Deskstar 7K1000.C: 1 TB, 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache, SATA 3Gb/s | Unchanged |
| Optical | LG GH24NS90 OEM: DVD Burner | Unchanged |
| Case | HEC Blitz | Unchanged |
| Power | Corsair CX600: 600 W, ATX12V, EPS12V, 80 PLUS-Certified | Unchanged |
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| August $1,000 Enthusiast PC Test Settings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Default Configuration | Overclocked |
| Motherboard | ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance, LGA 1155, Intel P67 Express chipset | Unchanged |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-3570K (Ivy Bridge), 3.4 GHz Base Clock Rate, 3.8 GHz Maximum Turbo Boost, 6 MB Shared L3 Cache | 4.6 GHz @ +0.1 V |
| Memory | Mushkin Enhanced Blackline: DDR3-1600, 2 x 4 GB (8 GB) Dual-Channel Desktop Memory Kit | 1866 MT/s 9-9-9-24-1T @ 1.6 V |
| Graphics | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 GV-N670OC-2GD: 2 GB GDDR5 @ 6008 MT/s, GPU @ 1058 MHz (GPU Boost) | GDDR5 @ 6504 MT/s, GPU @ 1241 MHz (GPU Boost), Power @ 121%, +1 mV |
| Hard Drive | Seagate Barracuda 750 GB: 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache SATA 6Gb/s | Unchanged |
| Optical | Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE: 22x DVD Burner | Unchanged |
| Case | Rosewill Redbone | Unchanged |
| Power | Corsair CX600: 600 W, ATX12V, EPS12V, 80 PLUS-Certified | Unchanged |
And here are the benchmark details:
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| Benchmark Configuration | |
|---|---|
| 3D Games | |
| Battlefield 3 | Version 1.0.0.0, DirectX 11, 90-sec. FRAPS "Going Hunting" Test Set 1: Medium Quality Preset, No AA, 4X AF, SSAO Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Preset, 4X MSAA, 16X AF, HBAO |
| Elders Scroll V: Skyrim | Version 1.6.89.06, Version 1.5.26.05 (June), 25-Sec. FRAPS Test Set 1: High Preset, No AA, 8x AF, FXAA Enabled Test Set 2: Ultra Preset, 8x AA, 16x AF, FXAA Enabled |
| F1 2012 | Version 1.2, Direct X 11, Built-in Benchmark Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra Quality, 8x MSAA |
| Audio/Video Encoding | |
| HandBrake CLI | Version: 0.98, Video: Video from Canon EOS 7D (1920x1080, 25 frames) 1 Minutes 22 Seconds, Audio: PCM-S16, 48 000 Hz, Two-Channel, to Video: AVC1 Audio: AAC (High Profile) |
| iTunes | Version 10.4.1.10 x64: Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 minutes, default AAC format |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.98.3: Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min, convert WAV to MP3 audio format, Command: -b 160 --nores (160 Kb/s) |
| TotalCode Studio 2.5 | Version: 2.5.0.10677, MPEG2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2), Audio:MPEG2 (44.1 kHz, Two-Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s) Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV |
| Productivity | |
| ABBYY FineReader | Version 10.0.102.82: Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages |
| Adobe Photoshop CS6 | Version 13 x64: Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 | Version 14.0 x64: Space Flyby Mentalray, 248 Frames, 1440x1080 |
| 7-Zip | Version 9.28, LZMA2, Syntax "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5" Benchmark: THG-Workload-2012 |
| WinRAR | Version 4.2, RAR, Syntax "winrar a -r -m3" Benchmark: THG-Workload-2012 |
| WinZip | Version 17.0 Pro, Best Method, ZIPX Benchmark: THG-Workload-2012 |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| 3DMark 11 | Version: 1.0.1, Entry, Performance, Extreme Suite |
| PCMark 7 | Version: 1.0.4, System, Productivity, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2012 | Version: 2012 SP5c-1872, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMedia, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |