Test Settings
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| Test Hardware Configurations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Current $2000 PC | Previous $2000 PC |
| Motherboard (Overclock) | ASRock Z68 Extreme4 LGA 1155, Intel Z68 Express100.1 MHz BCLK | MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155, Intel P67 ExpressNo BCLK Overclock |
| Processor (Overclock) | Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40 GHz, Four Physical CoresO/C to to 4.70 GHz, 1.38 V | Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40 GHz, Four Physical CoresO/C to to 4.80 GHz, 1.40 V |
| Memory (Overclock) | 8 GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 CAS 8-8-8-24, O/C at 1.60 V to DDR3-1602 CL 8-8-8-24 | 8 GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 CAS 8-8-8-24, O/C at 1.60 V to DDR3-1600 CL 7-8-7-21 |
| Graphics (Overclock) | 2x 2x MSI R6970-2PM2D2GD5: 880 MHz GPU, GDDR5-5500O/C to 950 MHz, GDDR5-5800 | |
| Optical | LG WH10LS30 BD-RE: 10x BD-R, 16x DVD±R | Lite-On iHBS212 BD-RE: 12x BD-R, 16x DVD±R |
| Case | Lian-Li PC-9F | Antec Three Hundred Illusion |
| CPU Cooler | Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 | Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B (SCMG-2100) |
| Hard Drive | 2x A-Data S599 SSD, Striped: 64 GB x2 (128 GB Combined) | |
| Power | Seasonic SS-850HT: 850 W, ATX12V v2.31, 80 PLUS Silver | |
| Software | ||
| OS | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | |
| Graphics | AMD Catalyst 11.5 | AMD Catalyst 11.2 |
| Chipset | Intel INF 9.2.0.1030 | Intel INF 9.2.0.1021 |
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| Benchmark Configuration | |
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| 3D Games | |
| Crysis | Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64-bit executable, benchmark tool Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA Test Set 2: Very High Quality, 8x AA |
| F1 2010 | V1.01, Run with -benchmark example_benchmark.xml Test Set 1: High Quality Preset, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Preset, 8x AA |
| Just Cause 2 | Version 1.0.0.2, Built-In Benchmark "Concrete Jungle" Test Set 1: Medium Details, No AA, 8x AF Test Set 2: Highest Details, 8x AA, 16x AF |
| Metro 2033 | Full Game, Built-In Benchmark, "Frontline" Scene Test Set 1: DX11, High, AAA, 4x AF, No PhysX, No DoF Test Set 2: DX11, Very High, 4x AA, 16x AF, No PhysX, DoF On |
| Audio/Video Encoding | |
| iTunes | Version 9.0.3.15 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 0.94: "Big Buck Bunny" (720x480, 23.972 FPS) 5 Minutes, Audio: Dolby Digital, 48 000 Hz, Six-Channel, English, to Video: AVC Audio: AC3 Audio2: AAC (High Profile) |
| MainConcept Reference | Version: 2.0.0.1555: MPEG-2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2), Audio: MPEG-2 (44.1 kHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV |
| Productivity | |
| Adobe Photoshop CS5 | Version 12.0 x64: Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 | Version 12.0 x64: Space Flyby Mentalray, 248 Frames, 1440x1080 |
| WinZip | Version 14.0 Pro: THG-Workload (464 MB) to ZIP, command line switches "-a -ez -p -r" |
| WinRAR | Version 4.0 Beta 4: THG-Workload (464 MB) to RAR, command line switches "winrar a -r -m3" |
| 7-Zip | Version 9.2: THG-Workload (464 MB) to .7z, command line switches "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5" |
| ABBYY FineReader | Version 10.0.102.82: Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| 3DMark 11 | Version: 1.0.1.0, Benchmark Only |
| PCMark Vantage | Version: 1.0.1.0 x64, System, Productivity, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2011 | Version 2011.1.17.15, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMedia, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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