Test Setup And Benchmarks
Socket AM3 Platform | |
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Socket AM3+ Platform | Asus Crosshair Formula V (Rev. 1.0), Chipset: AMD 990FX, BIOS: 9905 (2011-10-03) |
Socket AM3 Processors | AMD Phenom II X4 980 (45 nm, Deneb, C3), 4C/4T, 3.7 GHz, 4 x 512 KB L2 Cache, 6 MB L3 Cache, 125 W TDPAMD Phenom II X6 1100T (45 nm, Thuban, E0), 6C/6T, 3.3 GHz, 6 x 512 KB L2 Cache, 6 MB L3 Cache, 125 W TDP, max. Turbo Core freq.: 3.7 GHz |
AM3+ Processors | AMD FX-8150 (32 nm, Bulldozer) 8C/8T, 3.6 GHz, 8 MB L2 Cache, 8 MB L3 Cache, 125 W TDP, max. Turbo Core freq.: 4.2 GHz |
LGA 1156 Platform | |
LGA 1156 Platform | Gigabyte P55A-UD7, Chipset: Intel P55, BIOS: F8b |
LGA 1156 Processors | Intel Core i7-870 (45 nm, Lynnfield, B1), 4C/8T, 2.93 GHz, 4 x 256 KB L2 Cache, 8 MB L3 Cache, 95 W TDP, 3.6 GHz max. Turbo Boost freq.Intel Core i5-750 (45 nm, Lynnfield, B1), 4C/4T, 2.66 GHz, 4 x 256 KB L2 Cache, 8 MB L3 Cache, 95 W TDP, 3.2 GHz max. Turbo Boost freq. |
LGA 1155 Platform | |
LGA 1155 Platform | Intel DP67BG, Chipset: Intel P67, BIOS: 2040 |
LGA1155 Processors | Intel Core i7-2600K (32 nm, Sandy Bridge, D2), 4C/8T, 3.4 GHz, 4 x 256 KB L2 Cache, 8 MB L3 Cache, w/ HD Graphics 3000, 95 W TDP, 3.8 GHz max. Turbo Boost freq.Intel Core i5-2500K (32 nm, Sandy Bridge, D2), 4C/4T, 3.3 GHz, 4 x 256 KB L2 Cache, 6 MB L3 Cache, w/ HD Graphics 3000, 95 W TDP, 3.7 GHz max. Turbo Boost freq. |
LGA 1366 Platform | |
LGA 1366 Platform | MSI BigBang-XPower, Chipset: Intel X58, BIOS: 1.2 |
LGA 1366 Processors | Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition (45 nm, Bloomfield, D0), 4C/8T, 3.33 GHz, 4 x 256 KB L2 Cache, 8 MB L3 Cache, 130 W TDP, 3.6 GHz max. Turbo Boost freq.Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (32 nm, Gulftown, B1), 6C/12T, 3.33 GHz, 4 x 256 KB L2 Cache, 8 MB L3 Cache, 130 W TDP, 3.6 GHz max. Turbo Boost freq. |
Common Platform Components | |
DDR3 Memory | 2/3 x 4 GB DDR3-1333, Kingston KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX |
Discrete Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 6850, GPU: Cypress (775 MHz), Graphics RAM: 1024 MB GDDR5 (2000 MT/s), Stream Processors: 960 |
System Drive | Samsung PM810 256 GB, SATA 3Gb/s |
Power Supply | Seasonic X-760, SS-760KM |
System Software & Drivers | |
Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Drivers and Settings | |
AMD Radeon Drivers | ATI Catalyst 11.8 Suite for Windows 7 |
Intel Chipset Drivers | Chipset Installation Utility Ver. 9.2.0.1030 |
Intel Rapid Storage | Ver: 10.6.0.1002 |
Audio Benchmarks and Settings | |
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Benchmark | Details |
iTunes | Version: 10.4.1.10, Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 min., Convert to AAC audio 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) |
Video Benchmarks and Settings | |
Benchmark | Details |
HandBrake CLI | Version: 0.95, Video: Big Buck Bunny (720x480, 23.972 frames) 5 Minutes, Audio: Dolby Digital, 48 000 Hz, Six-Channel, English to Video: AVC, Audio1: AC3 Audio2: AAC (High Profile) |
MainConcept Reference v2.2 | Version: 2.2.0.5440, MPEG-2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2), Audio: MPEG-2 (44.1 kHz, Two-Channel, 16 Bit, 224 kb/s), Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV |
Application Benchmarks and Settings | |
Benchmark | Details |
7-Zip | Version 9.22 beta, LZMA2, Syntax "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5", Benchmark: 2010-THG-Workload |
WinRAR | Version 4.01, RAR, Syntax "winrar a -r -m3", Benchmark: 2010-THG-Workload |
WinZip 15.5 Pro | Version 14.0 Pro (8652), WinZIP Commandline Version 3, ZIPX, Syntax "-a -ez -p -r", Benchmark: 2010-THG-Workload |
Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 | Version: 10 x64, Rendering Space Flyby Mentalray (SPECapc_3dsmax9), Frame: 248, Resolution: 1440x1080 |
Adobe After Effects CS5.5 | Create Video, which includes 3 Streams, Frames: 210, Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously: on |
Adobe Photoshop CS 5.1 (64-Bit) | Version: 11, Filtering a 16 MB TIF (15 000x7266), Filters: Radial Blur (Amount: 10; Method: zoom; Quality: good), Shape Blur (Radius: 46 px; custom shape: Trademark symbol), Median (Radius: 1px), Polar Coordinates (Rectangular to Polar) |
Adobe Acrobat X Professional | Version: 10.0.0, == Printing Preferenced Menu ==, Default Settings: Standard, == Adobe PDF Security - Edit Menu ==, Encrypt all documents (128-bit RC4), Open Password: 123, Permissions Password: 321 |
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 | Version: 2007 SP2, PPT to PDF, PowerPoint Document (115 Pages), Adobe PDF-Printer |
Blender | Version: 2.59 beta, Syntax blender -b thg.blend -f 1, Resolution: 1920x1080, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, Render: THG.blend frame 1 |
Matlab | R2011a, Internal Benchmark: 10 runs |
We ran the applications for the efficiency test in the following order:
Single-Threaded:
Adobe Acrobat
Winzip
iTunes
Lame
3ds Max
Multi-Threaded:
Blender
HandBrake
MainConcept
After Effects
Photoshop
Premiere
Matlab
7-Zip