Test System And Benchmarks
Swipe to scroll horizontally
| Current $400 Mini-ITX PC System Test Configuration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Component | Base Settings | Overclock Settings |
| CPU | Intel Pentium G860 (Sandy Bridge), 3 GHz, LGA 1155, 3 MB Shared L3 Cache, Power-saving features enabled | Unchanged |
| CPU Cooler | Intel Boxed Heat Sink And Fan | Unchanged |
| Motherboard | Foxconn H61S, Intel H61, BIOS C31F1P02 (07/18/12) | Unchanged |
| RAM | 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) Crucial DDR3-1600 Kit at DDR3-1333, CL 9-9-9-24 1T, 1.5 V | DDR3-1333, CL 7-7-7-24 1T at 1.5 V |
| Graphics | Sapphire 100357LP, Radeon HD 7750 1 GB GDDR5, 800 MHz GPU, 1125 MHz (4500 MT/s) Memory | 925 MHz GPU, 1225 MHz (4900 MT/s) GDDR5 Memory |
| Hard Drive | Samsung Spinpoint M8 ST320LM001 320 GB Hard Drive, 5400 RPM, 8 MB Cache, SATA 3Gb/s | Unchanged |
| Sound | Integrated Six-Channel HD Audio | Unchanged |
| Network | Integrated Gigabit Networking | Unchanged |
| Power | Antec FP-150-8 Flex Power Supply | Unchanged |
| Optical | none | Unchanged |
| Software and Drivers | ||
| Operating System | Windows 8 Professional x64 | Unchanged |
| Graphics Driver | AMD Catalyst 13.4 | Unchanged |
| Platform Driver | Intel 7-series Inf v. 9.3.1025 | Unchanged |
Swipe to scroll horizontally
| Q2 2013 $650 Mini-ITX Gaming PC System Test Configuration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Component | Base Settings | Overclock Settings |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-3220 (Ivy Bridge), 3.3 GHz, LGA 1155, 3 MB Shared L3, Power-saving features enabled | Unchanged |
| CPU Cooler | Intel Boxed Heat Sink and Fan | Unchanged |
| Motherboard | ASRock B75M-ITX Intel B75, BIOS P1.60 UFI (11-19-2012) | Unchanged |
| RAM | 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) Crucial DDR3-1600 KitCL 8-8-8-24 2N at 1.5 V | DDR3-1600, CL 8-8-8-24 1N at 1.5 V |
| Graphics | PowerColor PCS+ AX7870 Myst Edition 2 GB GDDR5 925 MHz (975 Boost) GPU, 1500 MHz (6000 MT/s) Memory | 1100 MHz GPU 1500 MHz (6000 MT/s) GDDR5 Memory |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache | Unchanged |
| Sound | Integrated Eight-Channel HD Audio | Unchanged |
| Network | Integrated Gigabit Networking | Unchanged |
| Power | Corsair Builder Series CX500 500 W ATX12V v2.3 | Unchanged |
| Optical | none | Unchanged |
| Software and Drivers | ||
| Operating System | Windows 8 Professional x64 | Unchanged |
| Graphics Driver | AMD Catalyst 13.4 | Unchanged |
| Platform Driver | Intel 7-series Inf v. 9.3.1025 | Unchanged |
Swipe to scroll horizontally
| Q4 2012 $500 PC System Test Configuration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Component | Base Settings | Overclock Settings |
| CPU | Intel Pentium G850 (Sandy Bridge), 2.9 GHz, LGA 1155, 3 MB Shared L3, Power-saving features enabled | Unchanged |
| CPU Cooler | Intel Boxed Heat Sink and Fan | Unchanged |
| Motherboard | ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP Intel H77, BIOS P1.40 (09-21-2012) | Unchanged |
| RAM | 8 GB G.Skill DDR3-1333 Kit CL 9-9-9-24 1T at 1.585 V | DDR3-1333, CL 7-8-7-22 1T at 1.6 V |
| Graphics | PowerColor AX7850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 7850 860 MHz GPU, 1200 MHz (4800 MT/s) Memory | 1200 MHz GPU @ 1.205 V, 1310 MHz (5240 MT/s) GDDR5 Memory |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD3200AAKX 320 GB Hard Drive 320 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache | Unchanged |
| Sound | Integrated Eight-Channel HD Audio | Unchanged |
| Network | Integrated Gigabit Networking | Unchanged |
| Power | Antec VP-450 450 W | Unchanged |
| Optical | LG 24x DVD Burner SATA Model GH24NS90-OEM | Unchanged |
| Software and Drivers | ||
| Operating System | Windows 8 Professional x64 | Unchanged |
| Graphics Driver | AMD Catalyst 12.10 | Unchanged |
| Platform Driver | Intel 7-series Inf v. 9.3.1025 | Unchanged |
Swipe to scroll horizontally
| Benchmark Configuration | |
|---|---|
| 3D Games | |
| Battlefield 3 | Version 1.0.0.0, DirectX 11, 90-Second Fraps "Going Hunting" Test Set 1: Medium Quality Preset, No AA, 4X AF, SSAO Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Preset, 4X MSAA, 16X AF, HBAO |
| Elders Scroll V: Skyrim | Version 1.8.151.0.7, 25-Second Fraps Test Set 1: High Preset, No AA, 8x AF, FXAA Enabled Test Set 2: Ultra Preset, 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 |
| F1 2012 | Version 1.2, Direct X 11, Built-in Benchmark Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra Quality, 8x AA |
| Audio/Video Encoding | |
| HandBrake CLI | Version: 0.98, Video: Video from Canon Eos 7D (1920x1080, 25 frames) 1 Minutes 22 Seconds, Audio: PCM-S16, 48,000 Hz, Two-Channel, to Video: AVC1 Audio: AAC (High Profile) |
| 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) |
| TotalCode Studio 2.5 | Version: 2.5.0.10677, MPEG2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2), Audio:MPEG2 (44.1 kHz, Two-Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s) Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV |
| Abobe Creative Suite | |
| Adobe After Effects CS6 | Version 11.0.0.378 x64: Create Video, Three Streams, 210 Frames, Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously |
| Adobe Photoshop CS6 | Version 13 x64: Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates |
| Adobe Premier Pro CS6 | Version 6.0.0.0, 6.61 GB MXF Project to H.264 to H.264 Blu-Ray, Output 1920x1080, Maximum Quality |
| Adobe Acrobat X Pro | Version 10.0.0.396: Print PDF from 115 Page PowerPoint, 128-bit RC4 Encyption |
| Productivity | |
| ABBYY FineReader | Version 10.0.102.95: Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages |
| 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 | Version 10.0, Compile Google Chrome, Scripted |
| Compression | |
| 7-Zip | Version 9.28, LZMA2, Syntax "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5" Benchmark: THG-Workload-2012 (1.3 GB) |
| WinRAR | Version 4.2, RAR, Syntax "winrar a -r -m3" Benchmark: THG-Workload-2012 (1.3 GB) |
| WinZip | Version 17.0 Pro, Syntax "-a -ez -p -r" Benchmark: THG-Workload-2012 (1.3 GB) |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| 3DMark 11 | Version: 1.0.3, Performance Suite |
| PCMark 7 | Version: 1.0.4, System, Productivity, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2013 | Version: 2013.01.19.11, Processor Arithmetic, Cryptography, Memory Bandwidth Benchmarks |
TOPICS