Test System Specs And Setup
64-bit Desktop Test System
64-bit Desktop Test System Specs | |
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Operating System 1 | Fedora 16 'Verne' |
Operating System 2 | Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' |
Operating System 3 | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate |
Processor | Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.88 GHz (quad-core) |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD7 (F7 BIOS) |
Memory | 8 GB Crucial DDR3 @ 1333 MT/s (2 x 4 GB) |
Graphics 1 | AMD Radeon HD 4870 Reference Board 512 MB GDDR5 (PCIe 2.0) |
Graphics 2 | EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896 MB GDDR5 (PCIe 2.0) |
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500 GB SATA 3Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache |
Optical | Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS |
Power Supply | Corsair TX750W (750 W max) |
Chassis | Zalman MS-1000 HS2 |
CPU Cooler | Scythe Mugen 2 Revision B |
Keyboard | Logitech Wireless Keyboard K320 |
Mouse | Logitech Cordless TrackMan Wheel |
32-bit Mobile System
32-bit Mobile Test System | |
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Operating System | Fedora 16 'Verne' |
Model | Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (1st generation) |
Processor | Intel Atom N270 @ 1.6 GHz |
Memory | 1 GB DDR2-533 |
Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 |
Storage | 120 GB 2.5-inch 5400 RPM SATA HDD |
Setup
All of the Fedora 16 benchmarks were run on a newly installed and freshly updated system as of midnight February 29th. Some of the Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7 scores were retained from Ubuntu 11.10 Review: Benchmarked Against Windows 7. However, due to several benchmarks being updated in the month since the Ubuntu article, the Raw Therapee, HandBrake, LAME, Blender, GeekBench, and Unigine Heaven scores are fresh. The table below lists the 23 benchmarks currently in our Linux/Windows XPlat (cross-platform) suite:
X-Plat Benchmark Suite v1.0
Category | Tests |
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Start & Stop Times | Boot, Shut Down, Hibernate, and Wake |
File Copy Times | HDD to HDD, HDD to USB, and USB to HDD |
Archiving | Zip, Un-zip, Tar.gz, and Un-Tar.gz |
Multimedia | HandBrake, LAME, and RawTherapee |
System | GeekBench, POV-Ray, and Blender |
Unigine | Sanctuary, Tropics, and Heaven |
Games | Doom 3, Prey, and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars |