Overclock And Benchmark Settings
Don and I both faced the same crisis as parts we requested disappeared as our main office finished up some related paperwork. Don paid $25 more to get a troublesome motherboard, and I paid $40 more to get an identical graphics card with extended warranty (upon registration, which doesn't make sense with our giveaway). Though I paid the bigger penalty in dollars, Don paid a far higher price in a system that quit working the instant he attempted to overclock.
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| Test Hardware Configurations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Q4 $600 Performance PC | Q4 $1200 Performance PC | Q4 $1600 Performance PC |
| Processor (Overclock) | Intel Pentium G3258: 3.2GHz, Dual-Core, O/C to 4GHz, 1.19V | Intel Core i5-4690K: 3.5-3.9GHz, Quad-Core, 6MB LLC | Intel Core i7-4790K: 4.0-4.4GHz, Quad-Core, O/C to 4.6GHz, 1.26V |
| Graphics (Overclock) | MSI R9 270X: 1080MHz GPU, GDDR5-5600, O/C to 1140MHz, GDDR5-6000 | Zotac GTX 970: <1216MHz GPU, GDDR5-7010 | PNY GTX 980: <1216MHz GPU, GDDR5-7012, O/C to <1456MHz, GDDR5-7972 |
| Memory (Overclock) | 8GB G.Skill DDR3-2133 CAS 9-11-10-28, O/C to DDR3-2400 CL 10-12-12-28, 1.60V | 8GB G.Skill DDR3-2133 CAS 9-11-10-28 at DDR3-1600 CL 11-11-11-28 SPD Defaults | 8GB G.Skill DDR3-2133 CAS 9-11-10-28, O/C to DDR3-2400 CL 10-12-12-28, 1.60V |
| Motherboard (Overclock) | MSI H81M-P33: LGA 1150, Intel H81 Express, Stock 100MHz BCLK | Asus Z87-A: LGA 1150, Intel Z87 Express, Stock 100MHz BCLK | Biostar Hi-Fi Z97WE: LGA 1150, Intel Z97 Express, Stock 100MHz BCLK |
| Case | DIYPC M89-R microATX | DIYPC Adventurer 9601R | Thermaltake Chaser A31 |
| CPU Cooler | Intel Boxed Cooler | ID Cooling SE-213 | Phanteks PH-TC14PE 140mm |
| Hard Drive | WD Blue WD10EZEX: 1TB, SATA 6Gb/s HDD | Kingston V300 SV300S37A/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA 6Gb/s (SSD) | Plextor M6S PX-256M6S 256GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD |
| Power | EVGA 100-W1-500-KR: 500W, 80 PLUS Standard | EVGA 100-W1-500-KR: 500W, 80 PLUS Standard | Rosewill Capstone-750-M: 750W, 80 PLUS Gold |
| Software | |||
| OS | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 |
| Graphics | AMD Catalyst 14.4 | Nvidia GeForce 344.75 | Nvidia GeForce 344.75 |
| Chipset | Intel INF 9.4.0.1017 | Intel INF 9.4.0.1026 | Intel INF 9.4.0.1026 |
How much will the lack of overclocking cost Don Woligroski in his machine’s overall performance? Can either of these $1000+ systems beat the performance value of Paul’s low-budget dual-core $588 build?
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| Benchmark Settings | |
|---|---|
| 3D Games | |
| Battlefield 4 | Version 1.0.0.1, DirectX 11, 100-sec. Fraps "Tashgar" Test Set 1: Medium Quality Preset, No AA, 4x AF, SSAO Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Preset, 4x MSAA, 16x AF, HBAO |
| Grid 2 | Version 1.0.85.8679, Direct X 11, Built-in Benchmark Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra Quality, 8x MSAA |
| Arma 3 | Version 1.08.113494, 30-sec. Fraps "Infantry Showcase" Test Set 1: Standard Preset, No AA, Standard AF Test Set 2: Ultra Preset, 8x FSAA, Ultra AF |
| Far Cry 3 | Version 1.04, DirectX 11, 50-sec. 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 CC | Version 12.0.0.404: Create Video which includes 3 Streams, 210 Frames, Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously |
| Adobe Photoshop CC | Version 14.0 x64: Filter 15.7MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates |
| Adobe Premiere Pro CC | Version 7.0.0 (342), 6.61GB MXF Project to H.264 to H.264 Blu-ray, Output 1920x1080, Maximum Quality |
| Audio/Video Encoding | |
| iTunes | Version 11.0.4.4 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 (160Kb/s) |
| HandBrake CLI | Version: 0.99: Video from Canon EOS 7D (1920x1080, 25 FPS) 1 Minutes 22 Seconds Audio: PCM-S16, 48,000Hz, 2-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 (44.1kHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224Kb/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 11 | Version 11.0.0.379: Print PDF from 115 Page PowerPoint, 128-bit RC4 Encryption |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 | Version 15.0 x64: Space Flyby Mentalray, 248 Frames, 1440x1080 |
| Blender | Version: 2.68A, Cycles Engine, Syntax blender -b thg.blend -f 1, 1920x1080, 8x Anti-Aliasing, Render THG.blend frame 1 |
| File Compression | |
| WinZip | Version 18.0 Pro: THG-Workload (1.3GB) to ZIP, command line switches "-a -ez -p -r" |
| WinRAR | Version 5.0: THG-Workload (1.3GB) to RAR, command line switches "winrar a -r -m3" |
| 7-Zip | Version 9.30 alpha (64-bit): THG-Workload (1.3GB) to .7z, command line switches "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5" |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| 3DMark 11 | Version: 1.0.5.0, Benchmark Only |
| 3DMark Professional | Version: 1.2.250.0 (64-bit), Fire Strike Benchmark |
| PCMark 8 | Version: 1.0.0 x64, Full Test |
| SiSoftware Sandra | Version 2014.02.20.10, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / Multimedia / Cryptography, Memory Bandwidth Benchmarks |
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