Test Settings
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| Base And Overclocked Performance Settings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Component | $600 PC | $1,300 PC | $2,500 PC |
| CPU | Intel Pentium E5200 | Intel Core i7 920 | Intel Core i7 920 |
| 2.50 GHz, FSB-800 | 2.66 GHz, BCLK 133 MHz | 2.66 GHz, BCLK 133 MHz | |
| CPU Overclock | 3.5 GHz (10.5x 333.3 MHz) | 3.44 GHz (20 x 172 MHz) | 3.25 GHz ( 21 x 155 MHz) |
| FSB-1333, 1.224 V Core | 1.296 V Core | 1.0375 V Core | |
| RAM | G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-4GBHK | G.Skill 10666CL7T-6GBPK | Mushkin 998679 (6.0 GB Kit) |
| DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12, 1.80 V | DDR3-1333, 8-8-8-19, 1.56 V | DDR3-1600, 7-8-7-20, 1.65 V | |
| RAM Overclock | DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12, 1.80 V | DDR3-1378, 8-8-8-19, 1.56 V | DDR3-1550, 7-7-6-14, 1.65 V |
| Motherboard | ASRock G41M-LE | DFI LANParty Jr X58-T3H6 | DFI LANParty Jr X58-T3H6 |
| Graphics | XFX GeForce GTX 260-216 | 2 x BFG GeForce GTX 260 | 2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 295 |
| 576 Mhz GPU, GDDR3-2000 | 590 MHz GPU, GDDR3-2000 | 576 MHz GPU, GDDR3-2000 | |
| Graphics Overclock | 633 MHz GPU, GDDR3-2000 | 600 MHz GPU, GDDR3-2060 | 652 MHz GPU, GDDR3-2444 |
| Power | OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY | PC Power & Cooling S75QB | Corsair CMPSU-1000HX |
| Hard Drives | Seagate 7200.12 500 GB | WD Caviar Black 640 GB | 2 x Western Digital RE3 500 GB |
| Sound | Integrated HD Audio | Integrated HD Audio | Integrated HD Audio |
| Networking | Integrated Gigabit LAN | Integrated Gigabit LAN | Integrated Gigabit LAN |
Further overclocking details can be found in the build article of each system.
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| Benchmark Configuration | |
|---|---|
| 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, No AA | |
| Far Cry 2 | DirectX 10, in-game benchmark |
| Test Set 1: Very High Quality, No AA | |
| Test Set 2: Ultra High Quality, 4x AA | |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | Average of 4 segments "A-Tested Object" |
| Test Set 1: High Preset, DirectX 10, EFDL, no MSAA | |
| Test Set 2: High Preset, DirectX 10, EFDL, 4x MSAA | |
| World In Conflict | Patch 1009, DirectX 10, timedemo |
| Test 1: Very High Details, No AA / No AF | |
| Test 2: Very High Details 4x AA / 16x AF | |
| Audio/Video Encoding | |
| iTunes 8 | Version: 8.1.0.52 (x64) |
| Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 min. | |
| Default format AAC | |
| Lame MP3 | Version: 3.98 64-bit (07-04-2008) |
| Audio CD "Terminator II" SE, 53 min. | |
| .wav to MP3 | |
| TMPGEnc 4.6 | Version: 4.6.3.268 |
| Import File: "Terminator 2" SE DVD (5 Minutes) | |
| Resolution: 720x576 (PAL) 16:9 | |
| DivX 6.8.5 | Encoding mode: Insane Quality |
| Enhanced multithreading enabled using SSE4 | |
| Quarter-pixel search | |
| Xvid 1.2.1 | Display encoding status = off |
| Mainconcept Reference 1.6.1 | MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264), Mainconcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2), Audio: MPEG2 (44.1 kHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Mode: PAL (25 FPS) |
| Productivity | |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 | Version: 11.0, Rendering Dragon Image at 1920x1080 (HDTV) |
| Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus 8.5 | Version: 8.5.287, Virus database 2094, Benchmark: Scan 334 MB Folder of ZIP/RAR compressed files |
| WinRAR 3.80 | Version 3.80, WinZip Command line Version 3.0, Compression = Best, Dictionary = 4,096 KB, Benchmark: THG-Workload (334 MB) |
| WinZip 12 | Version 12.0, Compression = Best, Benchmark: THG-Workload (139 MB) |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| 3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.02, GPU and CPU scores |
| PCMark Vantage | Version: 1.00, System, Memory, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks, Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646 |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 | Version 2009.4.15.92, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / Multimedia, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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