Test Systems And Benchmarks
Test Systems And Benchmarks
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| Test Hardware Configurations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Current $2500 PC | Q1 2013 $1000 PC |
| Processor (Overclock) | Intel Core i7-3770K, 3.50 GHz, Four Physical CoresO/C to 4.60 GHz, 1.30 V | Intel Core i5-3570K, 3.40 GHz, Four Physical CoresO/C to 4.40 GHz, 1.28 V |
| Graphics (Overclock) | Asus GTX690-4GD5: 915-1019 MHz GPU, GDDR5-6008O/C to 1200 MHz GDDR5-6400 | PowerColor "Tahiti-LE" 7870: 975 MHz GPU, GDDR5-6000O/C to 1200 MHz GDDR5-6400 |
| Memory (Overclock) | 16 GB Crucial DDR3-1600 CAS 8-8-8-24O/C at 1.50 V to DDR3-2133 CL 9-9-9-24 | 8 GB Crucial DDR3-1600 CAS 8-8-8-24O/C at 1.50 V to DDR3-2133 CL 9-9-9-24 |
| Motherboard (Overclock) | Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe: LGA 1155, Intel Z77 ExpressStock 100 MHz BCLK | ASRock Z77 Extreme4: LGA 1155, Intel Z77 ExpressStock 100 MHz BCLK |
| Optical | Asus BW-14D1XT: 14x BD-R | Lite-On iHAS124 24x DVD±R |
| Case | BitFenix Prodigy w/Mesh Front | Rosewill Redbone U3 |
| CPU Cooler | NZXT Kraken X40 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus |
| Hard Drive | Mushkin Chronos Deluxe DX 240 GB, SATA 6Gb/s SSD | Mushkin Chronos Deluxe DX 240 GB, SATA 6Gb/s SSD |
| Power | Seasonic SS-660XP2: 660 W Modular, ATX12V v2.3, 80 PLUS Platinum | Antec Neo Eco 520C: ATX12V v2.3, 80 PLUS |
| Software | ||
| OS | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce 314.22 | AMD Catalyst 13.1 |
| Chipset | Intel INF 9.3.0.1026 | Intel INF 9.3.0.1026 |
The new PC costs 2.5 times as much as the old, and the best I can hope to accomplish against the Tahiti-powered Radeon HD 7870 is twice the performance in games. Games count toward only 30% of the performance profile in our final evaluation, so I’m also going to lean fairly hard on the new build’s better overclock to approach the previous build’s high value.
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| Benchmark Configuration | |
|---|---|
| 3D Games | |
| Battlefield 3 | Campaign Mode, "Going Hunting" 90-Second Fraps Test Set 1: Medium Quality Defaults (No AA, 4x AF) Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Defaults (4x AA, 16x AF) |
| F1 2012 | Steam Version, In-Game Test Test Set 1: High Quality Preset, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Preset, 8x AA |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Update 1.5.26, Celedon Aethirborn Level 6, 25-Second Fraps Test Set 1: DX11, High Details No AA, 8x AF, FXAA enabled Test Set 2: DX11, Ultra Details, 8x AA, 16x AF, FXAA enabled |
| Far Cry 3 | V. 1.04, DirectX 11, 50-second Fraps "Amanaki Outpost" Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA, Standard ATC, SSAO Test Set 2: Ultra Quality, 4x MSAA, Enhanced ATC, HDAO |
| Adobe Creative Suite | |
| Adobe After Effects CS6 | Version 11.0.0.378 x64: Create Video which includes 3 Streams, 210 Frames, Render Multiple Frames Simultaneosly |
| Adobe Photoshop CS6 | Version 13 x64: Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates |
| Adobe Premeire Pro CS6 | Version 6.0.0.0, 6.61 GB MXF Project to H.264 to H.264 Blu-ray, Output 1920x1080, Maximum Quality |
| Audio/Video Encoding | |
| iTunes | Version 10.4.1.10 x64: Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 minutes, default AAC format |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.98.3: Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min, convert WAV to MP3 audio format, Command: -b 160 --nores (160 Kb/s) |
| HandBrake CLI | Version: 0.98: Video from Canon Eos 7D (1920x1080, 25 FPS) 1 Minutes 22 Seconds Audio: PCM-S16, 48,000 Hz, Two-Channel, to Video: AVC1 Audio: AAC (High Profile) |
| TotalCode Studio 2.5 | Version: 2.5.0.10677: MPEG-2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2), Audio: MPEG-2 (44.1 kHz, Two-Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV |
| Productivity | |
| ABBYY FineReader | Version 10.0.102.95: Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages |
| Adobe Acrobat X | Version 10.0.0.396: Print PDF from 115 Page PowerPoint, 128-bit RC4 Encryption |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 | Version 14.0 x64: Space Flyby Mentalray, 248 Frames, 1440x1080 |
| Blender | Version: 2.64a, Cycles Engine, Syntax blender -b thg.blend -f 1, 1920x1080, 8x Anti-Aliasing, Render THG.blend frame 1 |
| Visual Studio 2010 | Version 10.0, Compile Google Chrome, Scripted |
| File Compression | |
| WinZip | Version 17.0 Pro: THG-Workload (1.3 GB) to ZIP, command line switches "-a -ez -p -r" |
| WinRAR | Version 4.2: THG-Workload (1.3 GB) to RAR, command line switches "winrar a -r -m3" |
| 7-Zip | Version 9.28: THG-Workload (1.3 GB) to .7z, command line switches "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5" |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| 3DMark 11 | Version: 1.0.3, Benchmark Only |
| PCMark 7 | Version: 1.0.4 x64, System, Productivity, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2013 | Version Version 2013.01.19.11, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / Cryptography, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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