Software Configuration

System Software & Drivers
Operating System	Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 (Build 6000)
DirectX 10	DirectX 10 (Vista default)
DirectX 9	Version: April 2007
Sound Card	Vista Driver 2.13.0012 (15.03.2007)
Graphics Card	Nvidia ForceWare Version 158.18 (32 Bit) WHQL
Intel Chipset	Version 8.1.1.1010 (21/11/2006)
Intel-Storage	Matrix-Storage Manager 7.0.0.1020
Nvidia Chipset	nForce-Treiber: 15.00 (02.02.2007) WHQL
Java	Java Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 1

Our Testbed Systems

• 10 – Software Configuration
  

  1. 1 – Feeling the Squeeze: AMD’s Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition
  2. 2 – 6200+ - The Model that wasn’t
  3. 3 – Lower Energy Consumption
  4. 4 – Only 6% faster than the 6000+
  5. 5 – Trailing the Core 2 Duo
  6. 6 – Overclocking Potential of up to 3.5 GHz
  7. 7 – Memory Frequency of up to DDR2-880
  8. 8 – Overview of Models and Prices
  9. 9 – Test Setup
  10. 10 – Software Configuration
  11. 11 – Benchmarks and Settings
  12. 12 – Benchmarks - 3D Games: UT 2004, Prey
  13. 13 – Benchmarks - 3D Games: Quake 4, Warhammer
  14. 14 – Benchmarks - 3D Games: Supreme Commander, Serious Sam 2
  15. 15 – Benchmarks – 3D-Rendering: Cinema 4D, 3D-Studio Max
  16. 16 – Benchmarks – Applications: AVG Antivirus, WinRAR
  17. 17 – Benchmarks – Applications: Vista Experience Index
  18. 18 – Benchmarks – Applications: Photoshop, PDF
  19. 19 – Benchmarks – Applications: Deep Fritz
  20. 20 – Benchmarks – Audio Encoding: iTunes, Lame
  21. 21 – Benchmarks – Synthetic: Sandra CPU
  22. 22 – Benchmarks – Synthetic: Sandra Memory
  23. 23 – Benchmarks – Synthetic: Sandra Multimedia
  24. 24 – Benchmarks – Synthetic: PC-Mark
  25. 25 – Benchmarks – Synthetic: 3D-Mark
  26. 26 – Benchmarks – Video Encoding: Xvid, Pinnacle Studio
  27. 27 – Benchmarks – Video Encoding: Adobe Premiere, MainConcept
  28. 28 – Benchmarks - Video Encoding: HDTV, DivX
  29. 29 – Benchmarks - Video Encoding: CloneDVD
  30. 30 – Conclusion
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