Test Setup
Hardware Comparison
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| MODEL | Alienware Area-51 X-58 | AVADirect Custom Gaming PC | CyberPower Xtreme Gamer |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 920, 2.67 GHz | Intel Core i7 920, 2.67 GHz (OC'd to 3.33 GHz) | Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz (OC'd to 3.61 GHz) |
| Motherboard | Asus Custom Socket 1366 | Asus P6T Deluxe | Asus P6T Deluxe |
| RAM | 6 GB DDR3 at 1,066 MT/s (Elipida) | 6 GB DDR3 at 1,333 MT/s (Corsair XMS3) | 6GB DDR3 at 1,600 MT/s (Kingston HyperX) |
| Chipset | Intel X58 | Intel X58 | Intel X58 |
| Video Card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 | EVGA GeForce GTX 260 (two cards in SLI) | Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
| Audio | Analog Devices SoundMAX | Analog Devices SoundMAX | Analog Devices SoundMAX |
| Hard Drive | Two Seagate Barracuda ST3500620AS (500 GB) in RAID 0 | Fujitsu MBA3147RC SAS (147 GB) and Seagate Barracuda ST315003141AS (1.5 TB) | Two Hitachi Deskstar (500 GB) in RAID 0 and Western Digital WD10EACS (1 TB) |
| Optical | LG Electronics Super-Multi GH22NP20 | Two TSST CDDVDW SH-S223Q | Sony BR-5100S 20X Blu-ray, plus Sony 20x DVD-RW |
| CPU Cooling | Alienware custom heatsink/fan | CoolIT Domino ALC | Asetek LCLC |
| GPU Cooling | Stock heatsink/fan | Stock heatsink/fan | Stock heatsink/fan |
| LAN | Marvell Yukon 88E8056 (dual Gigabit) | Marvell Yukon 88E8056 (dual Gigabit) | Marvell Yukon 88E8056 (dual Gigabit) |
| Media Reader | None | 68-in-1 | 12-in-1 |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit) | Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit) | Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit) |
| Enclosure | Alienware Custom | Thermaltake V9 | Cooler Master Storm Sniper |
| Power Supply | Alienware Custom (750 watts) | Corsair TX750W (750 watts) | Thermaltake Toughpower (600 watts) |
Benchmarks and Settings
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| 3D Games Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| Benchmarks | Details |
| Far Cry | Version: 1.02, Video Mode: 1280x960, no AA, Overall Quality Very High and 1920x1200, 4x AA, Overall Quality Very High, Demo: Far Cry 2 benchmark tool, Ranch Mediu |
| Supreme Commander | Version: 1.5.359, Video Mode: 1920x1200 Fidelity Preset: Low and 1920x1200 Fidelity Preset: High, Demo: WallaceTX_006_00, Benchmark: Fraps 2.9.4 – Built 7037 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 | Version: 1.2, Video Mode: 1920x1200, Texture and Level Details 1; and 1920x1200, Texture and Level Details 5, Sound and DirectX 10; Window off, Demo: CTF-Reflection_fly, Time: 12/60 |
| World In Conflict | Version 1.0.0.9, Video mode: 1920x1200, Very Low Details and 1920x1200, Very High Detail, Demo: Game Benchmark |
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| Media Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| Benchmarks | Details |
| DivX | Version: 6.8.3,- Main Menu -, Default, - Codec Menu -, Encoding Mode: Insane Quality, Enhanced multi-threading, Enabled using SSE4, Quarter-pixel search, - Video Menu -, Quantization: MPEG-2 |
| iTunes | Version: 8.0.2Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 minDefault format to AAC |
| LAME MP3 | Version 3.98Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 minWAV to MP3, 160Kbps |
| MainConcept Reference Reference H.264 Plugin Pro | Version 1.5.1 MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264) MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2)Audio: MPEG2 (44.1KHz, 2 channel, 16-bit, 224Kbs)Codec: H.264Mode: PAL (25 FPS)Profile: Tom’s Hardware Settings for Qct-Core |
| Nero 8 Recode | Version: Nero Recode 3.1.4.0 Record entire DVD to DVDDefault settings |
| Pinnacle Studio Ultimate | Version: 12.0.0.6163Encoding and Transition RenderingDV camcorder movieVideo:720 x 576 Pixel, PAL, 25 fps, 6000 Kbits/secAudio:MPEG Layer 2, 224 Kbits/sec 16 Bit, Stereo 44.1 KHzFile Type: MPEG-2 (DVD Compatible) |
| TMPEGnc Xpress | Version: 4.5.1.254Video: Terminator 2 SE DVD (720x576, 16:9) 5 Minutes Audio: Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 6-channel EnglishAdvanced Acoustic Engine MP3 Encoder (160Kbs, 44.1KHz) |
| Xvid | Version: 1.1.3 - Other Options / Encoder Menu - Display encoding status = off |
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| Applications Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Details |
| 3ds Max 9 | Version: 9.0, Benchmark: Render Dragon image at 1920x1080 (HDTV) |
| Grisoft AVG Anti-virus | Version: 8.0.134, Virus base: 270.4.5/1533, Benchmark: Scan some compressed ZIP and RAR archives |
| WinRAR | Version 3.70 Beta 8, WinZIP Commandline Version 2.3, Compression = Best, Dictionary: 4096KB, Benchmark: THG-Workload |
| WinZIP | Version: 11.2, Compression = Best, Benchmark: THG-Workload |
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| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.02, GPU and CPU Scores obtained with Performance Preset |
| PCMark Vantage | Version 1.00, System, Memories, Productivity and Hard Drive Benchmarks |
| SiSoftware Sandra XII | Version: 2008.5.14.24, CPU Test=CPU Arithmetic/MultiMedia, Memory Test=Bandwidth Benchmark |
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| A/C Power Consumption | |
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| Kill-A-Watt P4400 | Each system’s A/C power draw measured at the wall in watts at idle and then while running the Far Cry 2 benchmark using a P3 Kill-A-Watt P4400 power meter |
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