Test Setup
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| Platform | |
|---|---|
| CPU AMD I | AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 (65 nm ; 2100 MHz, 1 MB L2 Cache) with retail boxed cooler |
| CPU AMD II | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (90 nm ; 3000 MHz, 2 MB L2 Cache) with retail boxed cooler |
| CPU Intel I | Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 (65 nm ; 1800 MHz, 1 MB L2 Cache) with retail boxed cooler |
| CPU Intel II | Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (65 nm ; 3000 MHz, 4 MB L2 Cache) with retail boxed cooler |
| Motherboard AMD | Asus Crosshair, Socket AM2 (Rev. 1.02)Nvidia nForce 590 SLI Chipset, BIOS 0702 |
| Motherboard Intel | MSI P35 Neo, Socket 775 (Rev. 1.04)Intel P35 Chipset, BIOS 1.3 |
| RAM | Corsair CM2X-8888C4D2x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 4-4-4-12 2T) |
| Hard Disk Drive I | Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD150 GB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150 |
| DVD-ROM | Samsung SH-S183 |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte Geforce 8600 GTS GV-NX86S256HGPU : Geforce 8600 GTS (675 MHz)RAM : 512 MB GDDR3 (2000 MHz) |
| Sound Card | Integrated |
| Power Supply | Enermax EG565P-VEATX 2.01, 510 Watt |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Drivers Intel | Version 8.3.1013 |
| Platform Drivers Nvidia | Version 9.35 |
| Graphics Drivers Nvidia | Forceware 162.18 |
The platform based on the Asus Crosshair motherboard provides plenty of features for the enthusiast and the overclocker, but the board is one of the most expensive choices.
Our Intel solution is based on MSI’s P35 Neo motherboard.Benchmarks And Settings
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| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| Bapco Sysmark | Version : 2007 PreviewOfficial Run |
| Synthetics | |
| PCMark05 Pro | Version : 1.2.0CPU and Memory TestsWindows Media Player 10.00.00.3646Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980 |
| 3DMark06 | Version : 1.10Graphic and CPU Tests1280x1024 |
