System Builder Marathon, June 2010: $550 Gaming PC
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Paul Henningsen
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Test System Configuration And Benchmarks
$550 Gaming PC System Test Configuration
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| Component | Base Settings | Overclock Settings |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon II X3 435 (Rana), 2.90 GHz2,000 MHz HyperTransport Link, 2,000 MHz Northbridge, No L3 Cache | 3.556 GHz (14x 254 MHz), 1.488V2,032 MHz HyperTransport Link, 2,540 MHz Northbridge |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper TX3 | Unchanged |
| Motherboard | Asus M4A77TDAMD 770/SB710, BIOS V2007 (04/14/10) | Unchanged |
| RAM | 2GB Crucial PC3-10600 CTKIT12864BA13392 x 2,048MB, DDR3-1333, CL 9-9-9-24 at 1.5V | DDR3-1355, CL 8-8-8-24 at 1.6V |
| Graphics | PowerColor AX5770 1GBD5-H Radeon HD 5770 1GB850 MHz GPU, 1,200 MHz GDDR5 | 910 MHz GPU, 1,410 MHz GDDR5 |
| Hard Drive | Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ500GB, 7,200 RPM, 16MB Cache | Unchanged |
| Sound | Integrated 7.1-Channel HD Audio | Unchanged |
| Network | Integrated Gigabit Networking | Unchanged |
| Power | Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus RS-500-PCAR-A3 500W | Unchanged |
| Optical | Samsung Black 22x DVD Burner SATA Model SH-S223C | Unchanged |
| Software And Drivers | ||
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate Edition x64 | Unchanged |
| Graphic Driver | AMD Catalyst 10.4 | Unchanged |
| Platform Driver | AMD 770/SB710 Chipset Rev. 636.02 | Unchanged |
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| Benchmark Configuration | |
|---|---|
| 3D Games | |
| Crysis | Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64-bit executable, benchmark toolTest Set 1: High Quality, No AATest Set 2: Very High Quality, No AA |
| DiRT 2 | In-game benchmark, DX11Test Set 1: High Quality, No AATest Set 2: Ultra Quality, 8x AA |
| Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Campaign, Act III, Second Sun (45 sec. FRAPS)Test Set 1: Highest Settings, No AATest Set 2: Highest Settings, 4x AA |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call Of Pripyat | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat Benchmark versionTest Set 1: High Preset, DX11 EFDL, No AATest Set 2: Ultra Preset, DX11 EFDL, 4x MSAA |
| Audio/Video Encoding | |
| iTunes | Version:9.0.2.25 x64Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 minDefault format AAC |
| HandBrake 0.9.4 | Version 0.9.4Convert first .vob file from "The Last Samurai" (1GB) to .MP4, High Profile |
| TMPEGEnc 4.0 Xpress | Version: 4.7.3.292Import File: "Terminator 2" SE DVD (5 Minutes)Resolution: 720x576 (PAL) 16:9 |
| DivX 9.6.1 | Encoding mode: Insane QualityEnhanced multithreading enabled using SSE4Quarter-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 | |
| 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 334MB Folder of ZIP/RAR compressed files |
| WinRAR 3.90 | Version x64 3.90, Dictionary = 4,096KB, Benchmark: THG-Workload (334MB) |
| 7-Zip | Version 4.65: Format=Zip, Compression=Ultra, Method=Deflate, Dictionary Size=32KB, Word Size=128, Threads=8, Benchmark: THG-Workload (334 MB) |
| Adobe Photoshop CS4 | Version 11.0 Extended (64-bit)Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates filters |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| 3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.0.2, 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 |
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