Tom's Summer CPU Charts Assault
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Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| AMD Platform AM2 | Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Rev.1.03GNvidia nForce5, BIOS : 0504 (06/14/2006) |
| AMD Platform S939 | Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe, Rev. 1.01Nvidia nForce4, Bios : 1103 (01/02/2006) |
| AMD Platform S754 | Epox EP-8NPA SLI, Rev. 0.2Nvidia nForce4, Bios : (08/24/2005) |
| Intel Platform S775 | Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Rev. 1.02GIntel 975X (C0), Bios : 0065 (06/16/2006) |
| RAM I (Intel) | 2x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 4.0-4-4-8)Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 XMS6404v1.1 |
| RAM II (AMD) | 2x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 4.0-4-4-8 1T)Corsair CM2X1024-6400C3 XMS6403v1.1 |
| Hard Drive I (read) | 1x 150 GB 10.000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150Western Digital WD1500ADFD |
| Hard Drive II (write) | 1x 150 GB 10.000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150Western Digital WD1500ADFD |
| DVD-ROM | Gigabyte GO-D1600C 16x |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte GV-RX19X512VB-RHATI Radeon X1900XTX - 512 MB |
| Sound Card | Terratec Aureon 7.1 Space |
| Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 510, ATX 2.01, 510 W |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Drivers AMD | nForce Driver 9.34 BETA |
| Platform Drivers Intel | 8.0.1.1002 (06/06/2006) |
| Graphics Driver | ATI Catalyst 6.5 (8.252-060503a-032464C-ATI) |
Benchmarks And Settings
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| 3D-Games | |
| Call of Duty 2 | Version : 1.03Video Mode : 1024x768Anti-aliasing : offShadows : notimedemo demo2 |
| Quake 4 | Version : 1.2 (Dual-Core Patch)Video Mode : 1024x768Video Quality : defaultTHG Timedemo waste.maptimedemo demo8.demo 1 (1 = load textures) |
| Unreal Tournemant 2004 | Version : 3369UMark : 2.0.0Bots : 16 / High Performance / 1280 x 1024Demo : AS-Junkyard |
| Serious Sam 2 | Version : 2.070Demo : Greendale1024x768HDR Rendering : offRenderer : Direct3DFilrering mode : noneAntialiasing mode : none |
| Audio | |
| iTunes 6 | Version : 6.0.4.2Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minConvert wav to aac |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to mp3160 kbps |
| OGG | Version 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to oggQuality : 5 |
| WMA | Version : 9.1 Advanced AudioAudio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min128 kbps |
| Video | |
| Pinnacle Studio 10.5 Platinum | Version : 10.5.2.2826from : 352x288 MPEG-2 41 MBto : 720x576 MPEG-2 95 MBEncoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2-FileFile Type : MPEG-2Preset : DVD CompatibleAudio : no |
| TMPEG 3.0 Express | Version : 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)fist 5 Minutes DVD Terminator 2 SE (704x576) 16:9Multithreading by rendering |
| DivX 6.2 | Version : 6.2.2 (4 Logical CPUs)Profile : High Definition Profile1-pass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode : Insane QualityEnhanced multithreadingno Audio |
| XviD 1.1.0 | Version : 1.1.0 Beta 3Target qantizer : 1.00 |
| Clone DVD 2 | Version : 2.8.9.9DVD "Terminator II SE" (english version)Transcoding from DVD-9 to DVD-4.7Audio : DTSSubtilte : no |
| Mainconcept H.264 Encoder | Version : 2.0MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec24 sec HDTV 1920x1080 mpeg2mpeg2 to H.264 |
| Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 | Version : 2.0 |
| Windows Media Encoder 9.1 AP | NTSC MPEG2-HDTV 1920x1080 (24 sec)Import : Mainconcept NTSC HDTV 1080iExport : Adobe Media EncoderWindows Media Video 9 Advanced ProfileEncoding Passes : oneBitrate Mode : ConstantFrame : 1290x1080Frame Rate : 29.97Maximum Bitrate [kbps] : 2000Image Quality : 50.00Audio : no |
| Windows Media Encoder | Version : 9.00.00.2980Windows Media Video 9.1 Advanced Profile720x480 AVI to WMV320x240 (29.97 fps)282 kbps streaming |
| Applications | |
| AVG Anti-Virus 7.1 | Version : 7.1.394 (Program)Virus base : 268.8.0/353(3.85 GB, 14.007 Files, 1.177 Folders) |
| Winrar | Version 3.60 BETA 4 (Dual-Core)(303 MB, 47 Files, 2 Folders)Compression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version : 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering HTDV 1920x1080 |
| Adobe Photoshop CS 2 | Version : 9.0.1VT-Runtime ScriptRendering from 5 Pictures (66 MB, 7 Filters) |
| Adobe Photoshop CS 2Image Processor | Version : 9.0.1convert 150 Photos from 9 Mpixel to 0.8 Mpixel100 Images (3488 x 2616) 9 Mpixel to(1024x786) 0.8 MpixelScripts\Image ProcessorQuality : 5Resize to Fit (W:1024 H:768) |
| Adobe Acrobat 7 Professionell | Version : 7.0.8 |
| Microsoft Office Word 2003 | Version : 11.6568.6568 SP2Adobe PDF-Maker950 pages Word file to PDFEnrcyption Level : High (128-bit RC4)Conversion Settings : High Quality Print |
| Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2003 | Version : 11.6564.6568 SP2Adobe PDF-Maker200 pages Powerpoint file to PDFEnrcyption Level : High (128-bit RC4)Conversion Settings : High Quality Print |
| Multitasking | |
| Multitasking I | Adobe Photoshop CS 2 - Image ProcessorWinrar |
| Multitasking II | Adobe Acrobat 7 Professionell - PDF-MakerAVG Anti-Virus (3.85 GB, 14.007 Files, 1.177 Folders) |
| Synthetics | |
| 3DMark06 | Version : 1.021280x1024 - 32 bitGraphics and CPU Default Benchmark |
| PCMark05 Pro | Version : 1.1.0CPU and Memory TestsWindows Media Player 10.00.00.3646Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980 |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2007 | Version 2007.5.10.98CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMediaMemory Test = Bandwidth BenchmarkMemory Lateny Test = ns |
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