G45 And GeForce 9400: Integrated Chipsets For Core 2

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Header Cell - Column 0 Nvidia Intel
Chipset GeForce 9400 mGPU G45 Express Mainstream, Upper
Segment Mainstream, Performance Mainstream
Platform Socket 775 Socket 775
System Speed FSB800, FSB1066, FSB1333 FSB800, FSB1066, FSB1333
System Memory Dual DDR2, Dual DDR3, DDR2-800, DDR2-1066 Dual DDR2, Dual DDR3, DDR2-800, DDR2-1066
Memory Speeds DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB 16 GB
Graphics
Row 8 - Cell 0 GeForce 9400 mGPU Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD
Type Shader Model 4.0 Shader Model 4.0
Graphic features DirectX 10 DirectX 10
Unified Shaders 16 Shaders at 1,200 MHz 10 Shaders at 800 MHz
Display Outputs HDMI / Dual-Link DVI / DisplayPort / D-Sub HDMI / Dual-Link DVI / DisplayPort / D-Sub
Connectivity
PCI Express Version 2.0 2.0
PCI Express Lanes 16+4 16+4
PCI Support 5x 32-bit PCI 2.3 4x 32-bit PCI 2.3
SATA Ports 6x SATA/300 AHCI with NCQ 6x SATA/300 AHCI with NCQ
RAID Support RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 RAID 0, 1, 0+1 with ICH10 (RAID 5 with ICH10R)
Storage Management MediaShield Storage Matrix Storage Technology
USB Ports 12x USB 2.0 10x USB 2.0
Features
HD Audio Yes Yes
Network Controllers 10/100/1000 Mbit/s 10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Video Acceleration Nvidia PureVideo ClearVideo
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System Hardware
Hardware Details
Intel Low Power CPUs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s (45 nm, 2.83 GHz, 12 MB L2 Cache, TDP 65 W, Rev. E0) Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200s (45 nm, 2.33 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, TDP 65 W, Rev. R0)
Intel Standard CPUs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (45 nm, 3.0 GHz, 12 MB L2 Cache, TDP 65 W, Rev. C0)
Intel Motherboard (Socket LGA775) Intel DG45ID (Rev. 1.0) Chipset: Intel G45 Express, ICH10R BIOS: 0089 (01/09/2009)
Nvidia Motherboard (Socket LGA775) DFI LANParty GF9400-T2RS (Rev. 1.0) Chipset: Nvidia Geforce 9400 mGPU BIOS: (03/06/2009)
RAM 2x 2 GB DDR2-1066 (Crucial CT25664AA1067) operating at DDR2-800 (CL4-4-4-12)
HDD Western Digital Caviar SE 16, 500 GB (WD5000AAKS) 7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 16 MB Cache
Blu-Ray Drive LG GGW-H20L, SATA/150
Power Supply Fortron FSP220-60LE, 220 W
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Drivers and settings
Intel Chipset Drivers 9.0.0.1008
Intel Graphics Drivers 15.11.5.1624
Intel Matrix Storage Drivers 8.7.0.1007
Nvidia nForce Driver V. 20.09
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Benchmarks and Settings
3D-Games Benchmarks and Settings
Benchmark Details
World In Conflict Version: 1.0.0.9 Video Mode: 1280x1024 Video Quality: low details Demo: Game-Benchmark
Unreal Tournament 3 Version: 1.2 Video Mode: 1680x1050 Sound and DirectX10 Video Quality: Texture Details: 1 Level Details: 1 Demo: vCTF-CONTAINMENT_fly Time: 12/60
Audio Benchmarks and Settings
Benchmark Details
iTunes Version: 7.7.1.11 Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 min Default format AAC
Lame MP3 Version 3.98 Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to mp3 160 Kbps
Video Benchmarks and Settings
Benchmark Details
Pinnacle Studio 12 Version: 12.0.0.6163 Encoding and Transition Rendering DV camcorder movie Video: 720 x 576 Pixel, PAL, 25 fps, 6000 Kbits/sec Audio: MPEG Layer 2, 224 Kbits/sec 16 Bit, Stereo 44.1 KHz File Type: MPEG-2 (DVD Compatible)
TMPEG 4.5 Version: 4.5.1.254 Video: Terminator 2 SE DVD (720x576, 16:9) 5 Minutes Audio: Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 6-Kanal, English Advanced Acoustic Engine MP3 Encoder (160 kbps, 44.1 KHz)
DivX 6.8.3 Version: 6.8.3 == Main Menu == default == Codec Menu == Encoding mode: Insane Quality Enhanced multithreading Enabled using SSE4 Quarter-pixel search == Video Menu == Quantization: MPEG-2
XviD 1.1.3 Version: 1.1.3 Other Options / Encoder Menu - Display encoding status = off
Mainconcept Reference 1.5.1 Reference H.264 Plugin Pro 1.5.1 Version: 1.5.1 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 kbps) Codec: H.264 Mode: PAL (25 FPS) Profile: Tom's Hardware Settings for Qct-Core
Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 HDTV Mainconcept H.264 Plugin 3.2 Windows Media Encoder 9.1 AP HDTV Windows Audio Encoder 10 Pro Version: 3.0NTSC MPEG2-HDTV 1920x1080 (24 sec) Import: Mainconcept NTSCHDTV 1080i Export: Adobe Media Encoder == Video == Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile Encoding Passes: one Bitrate Mode: Constant Frame: 1920x1080 Frame Rate: 29.97 Maximum Bitrate [kbps]: 2000 Image Quality: 50.00 == Audio == Windows Media Audio 10 Professional Encoding Passes: one Bitrate Mode: Constant Audio Format: 160 kbps, 44.1 kHz, 2 channel 16 bit (A/V) CBR
HD Playback (Blue Ray) PowerDVD 8 Blue Ray - Disc (John Rambo) Video Mode: 1920x1080p (full screen) Codec: H.264
Application Benchmarks and Settings
Benchmark Details
Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus 8 Version: 8.0.134 Virus base: 270.4.5/1533 Benchmark Scan: some compressed ZIP and RAR archives
WinRAR 3.8 Version 3.80 BETA 4 WinZIP Commandline Version 2.3 Compression = Best Dictionary = 4096 KB Benchmark: THG-Workload
Winzip 11 Version 11.2 (8094) Compression = Best Benchmark: THG-Workload
Maxon Cinema 4D Release 10 Version: 10.008 Rendering from a scene (Water drop at a Rose) Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - 8Bit (50 frames)
Adobe Photoshop CS 3 Version: 10.0x20070321 Filtering from a 69 MB TIF-Photo Benchmark: Tomshardware-Benchmark V1.0.0.4 Programmed by Tomshardware using Delphi 2007 Filters: Crosshatch Glass Sumi-e Accented Edges Angled Strokes Sprayed Strokes
Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional Version: 9.0.0 (Extended) == Printing Preferences Menu == Default Settings: Standard == Adobe PDF Security - Edit Menu == Encrypt all documents (128 bit RC4) Open Password: 123 Permissions Password: 321
Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Version: 2007 PPT to PDF Powerpoint Document (115 Pages) Adobe PDF-Printer
Deep Fritz 11 Version: 11 Fritz Chess Benchmark Version 4.2
Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings
Benchmark Details
3DMark Vantage Version: 1.02 Options: Performance Graphics Test 1 Graphics Test 2 CPU Test 1 CPU Test 2
PCMark Vantage Version: 1.00 PCMark Benchmark Memories Benchmark Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646
SiSoftware Sandra XII SP2 Version 2008.5.14.24 CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMedia Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark
Everest Version: 4.60.1500