Test Setup And Benchmarks
Test Hardware |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-980X (Gulftown) 3.33 GHz, 6.4 GT/s, 12 MB L3 Cache, power-saving settings enabled. Turbo Boost enabled |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte X58A-UD5 (LGA 1366) X58/ICH10, BIOS F5 |
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Memory | Kingston HyperX DDR3 (3 x 2 GB) KHX2000C8D3T1K3/6GX @ DDR3-1333 7-7-7-24 |
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Hard Drive | OCZ3HSD1IBS1-240G IBIS 240 GB HSDLCustom OCZ Single-Channel HSDL Controller |
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| Intel SSDSA2MH160G2C1 160 GB SATA 3Gb/sIntel ICH10R Storage Controller |
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| 2 x Intel SSDSA2MH160G2C1 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s in RAID 0 (320 GB)Intel ICH10R Storage Controller |
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Graphics Cards | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1 GB |
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Power Supply | Cooler Master UCP 1100 W |
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CPU Cooler | Intel DBX-B Thermal Solution |
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System Software And Drivers |
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Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
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DirectX | DirectX 11 |
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Platform Driver | Intel INF Chipset Update Utility 9.1.1.1019 |
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Graphics Driver | Nvidia GeForce 260.52 |
Benchmarks |
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Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.13PCMark Vantage 1.0.2.0 |
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I/O Performance | IOMeter 2008.08.18File server-BenchmarkWeb server-BenchmarkDatabase-BenchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkStreaming ReadsStreaming Writes4k Random Reads4k Random Writes |
Chris Angelini is an Editor Emeritus at Tom's Hardware US. He edits hardware reviews and covers high-profile CPU and GPU launches.