System Builder Marathon, March 2011: $1000 Enthusiast PC

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Benchmark Results: Desktop Graphics And Productivity

I can recall when the 3ds Max test took a minute to complete on modern processors only a year or two ago. Today's 19 second result definitely puts things into perspective for the overclocked Core i5-2500K.

The die is cast: WinRAR and 7-Zip hold no surprises compared to the rest of the tests we have already run.

Don Woligroski
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Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.