Test Settings
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Test Hardware Configurations | |||
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Row 0 - Cell 0 | $2400 Perfomance PC | $1200 Enthusiast PC | $600 Gaming PC |
Motherboard (Overclock) | MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) LGA 1155, Intel Z68 ExpressO/C at 102 MHz BCLK | Biostar TA990FXE Socket AM3+, AMD 990FXO/C at 207 MHz RCLK | MSI PH61A-P35 LGA-1155, Intel H61 ExpressNo O/C |
Processor (Overclock) | Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40 GHz, Four Physical CoresO/C to 4.60 GHz, 1.37 V | AMD FX-6100 3.3 - 3.9 GHz, Six CoresO/C to 4.45 GHz at 1.476 V | Intel Core i5-2400 3.1 GHz, Four CoresNo O/C |
Memory (Overclock) | 8 GB Corsair DDR3-1600 CAS 8-8-8-24, O/C at 1.60 V to DDR3-1636 CL 7-8-7-12 | 4 GB Mushkin DDR3-1600 CAS 7-8-7-24, O/C at 1.50 V to DDR3-1380 CL 7-8-8-24 | 4 GB Wintec DDR3-1333 CAS 9-9-9-24, O/C at 1.65 V to DDR3-1333 CL 7-7-7-20 |
Graphics (Overclock) | 2 x PNY GeForce GTX 580: 857 MHz GPU, GDDR5-4212 O/C to 951 MHz GDDR5-4312 | 2 x Gigabyte Radeon HD 6950: 870 MHz GPU, GDDR5-5000 O/C to 880 MHz GDDR5-5040 | Sapphire Radeon HD 6870: 900MHz GPU, GDDR5-4200 O/C to 990 MHz, GDDR5-4720 |
Optical | LG WH12LS38 BD-RE 12x BD-R, 16x DVD±R | Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD±R/W 24x DVD±R, 48x CD-R | Samsung SH-222AB DVD±R/W 22x DVD±R, 48x CD-R |
Case | Fractal Design Arc Midi | Rosewill Challenger-U3 | Xigmatek Asgard II |
CPU Cooler | PNY XLR8 Integrated Liquid Cooling | Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus |
Hard Drive | Crucial M4 128 GB, SATA 6Gb/s SSD | OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTXPL60G 60 GB, SATA 6Gb/s SSD | Seagate ST3500413AS 500 GB, 7200 RPM HDD |
Power | Mushkin Joule MKNPSJL10001000 W, 80 PLUS Gold | Corsair CMPSU-650TXV2 650 W, 80 PLUS Bronze | Antec EarthWatts EA430D 430 W, 80 PLUS Bronze |
Software | |||
OS | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | ||
Graphics | Nvidia GeForce 285.62 | AMD Catalyst Graphics 11.11 | |
Chipset | Intel INF 9.2.0.1030 | AMD Catalyst Platform 8.71 | Intel INF 9.2.0.1030 |
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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 | Version 1.0.0.2, Built-In Benchmark "Concrete Jungle" Test Set 1: Medium Details, No AA, 8x AF Test Set 2: Highest Details, 8x AA, 16x AF |
Metro 2033 | Full Game, Built-In Benchmark, "Frontline" Scene Test Set 1: DX11, High, AAA, 4x AF, No PhysX, No DoF Test Set 2: DX11, Very High, 4x AA, 16x AF, No PhysX, DoF On |
Audio/Video Encoding | |
iTunes | Version 9.0.3.15 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) |
HandBrake CLI | Version 0.94: "Big Buck Bunny" (720x480, 23.972 FPS) 5 Minutes, Audio: Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, Six-Channel, English, to Video: AVC Audio: AC3 Audio2: AAC (High Profile) |
MainConcept Reference | Version: 2.0.0.1555: MPEG-2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2), Audio: MPEG-2 (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 | |
Adobe Photoshop CS5 | Version 12.0 x64: Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates |
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 | Version 12.0 x64: Space Flyby Mentalray, 248 Frames, 1440x1080 |
WinZip | Version 14.0 Pro: THG-Workload (464 MB) to ZIP, command line switches "-a -ez -p -r" |
WinRAR | Version 4.0 Beta 4: THG-Workload (464 MB) to RAR, command line switches "winrar a -r -m3" |
7-Zip | Version 9.2: THG-Workload (464 MB) to .7z, command line switches "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5" |
ABBYY FineReader | Version 10.0.102.82: Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages |
Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
3DMark 11 | Version: 1.0.1.0, Benchmark Only |
PCMark 7 | Version: 1.0.4 x64, System, Productivity, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks |
SiSoftware Sandra 2011 | Version 2011.1.17.15, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMedia, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |