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Test Setup

Budget Overclocker - AMD's Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition
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13. Test Setup
  1. Introduction
  2. A Detailed look at the Black edition
  3. 3.10 GHz at Stock Voltage
  4. 3.20 GHz at 1.400 V
  5. 3.30 GHz at 1.450 V
  6. End of the line at 3.40 GHz
  7. Only 75 Watts at 3.10 GHz
  8. Performance Boost of up to 18.5 %
  9. Almost as fast as the E6550 and the 6000+
  10. Faster than the E65500 and the 6000+
  11. Comparing Prices
  12. Compatible Boards Starting at €40
  13. Test Setup
  14. Software Configuration
  15. Benchmarks and Settings
  16. 3D-Games: Quake 4, Warhammer
  17. 3D-Games: Supreme Commander, Serious Sam 2
  18. 3D-Rendering: Cinema 4D, 3D-Studio Max
  19. Applications: AVG, WinRAR
  20. Applications: Vista Experience Index
  21. Applications: Photoshop, PDF
  22. Applications: Deep Fritz
  23. Audio Encoding: iTunes, Lame
  24. Synthetic: Sandra CPU
  25. Synthetic: Sandra Memory
  26. Synthetic: Sandra Multimedia
  27. Synthetic: PC-Mark
  28. Synthetic: 3D-Mark
  29. Video Encoding: Xvid, Pinnacle Studio
  30. Video Encoding: Premiere, Mainconcept
  31. Video Encoding: HDTV, DivX
  32. Video Encoding: CloneDVD
  33. AMD’s Promotional Posters for the Black Edition
  34. Conclusion – An Ideal Upgrade CPU

Operating System: Windows Vista Enterprise

We have recently switched to a different version of Windows for our benchmarks. Now, all benchmarks at THG are run on Windows Vista Enterprise. While this version is not available in stores, its performance results are identical to Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate. However, we were forced to make this switch, since this is the only version that offers an Open License. This License allows us to activate Windows Vista over the Internet repeatedly, without having to make calls to Microsoft’s activation hotline each time.

Hardware Configuration

We have updated our testbed system with new components, such as the graphics card, sound card and hard drive, in order to offer our readers results based on a platform that is both current and practical.

Hardware Setup

System Hardware
AMD Platform AM2
(Nvidia Nforce 5)		Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Rev.1.03G
NVIDIA nForce5, BIOS: 1001 (03/13/2007)
Intel Platform S775
(Intel P35)		Gigabyte P35C-DS3R, Rev. 1.0
Intel P35, BIOS: F2o (05/11/2007)
Intel Platform S775
(Intel 965P)		Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP, Rev. 1.03
Intel 965P, BIOS: 1101 (04/04/2007)
Memory2x 1GB A-Data DDR2-1066+ Vitesta Extreme Edition
DVD-ROMSamsung SH-D163A , SATA150
Graphics CardFoxconn Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX
GPU: 575 MHz
Shader: 1350 MHz
Video Memory: 786 MB DDR4 (900 MHz, 384 Bit)
Sound CardCreative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Power SupplyZalman, ATX 2.01, 510 Watt

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Summary
  1. Introduction
  2. A Detailed look at the Black edition
  3. 3.10 GHz at Stock Voltage
  4. 3.20 GHz at 1.400 V
  5. 3.30 GHz at 1.450 V
  6. End of the line at 3.40 GHz
  7. Only 75 Watts at 3.10 GHz
  8. Performance Boost of up to 18.5 %
  9. Almost as fast as the E6550 and the 6000+
  10. Faster than the E65500 and the 6000+
  11. Comparing Prices
  12. Compatible Boards Starting at €40
  13. Test Setup
  14. Software Configuration
  15. Benchmarks and Settings
  16. 3D-Games: Quake 4, Warhammer
  17. 3D-Games: Supreme Commander, Serious Sam 2
  18. 3D-Rendering: Cinema 4D, 3D-Studio Max
  19. Applications: AVG, WinRAR
  20. Applications: Vista Experience Index
  21. Applications: Photoshop, PDF
  22. Applications: Deep Fritz
  23. Audio Encoding: iTunes, Lame
  24. Synthetic: Sandra CPU
  25. Synthetic: Sandra Memory
  26. Synthetic: Sandra Multimedia
  27. Synthetic: PC-Mark
  28. Synthetic: 3D-Mark
  29. Video Encoding: Xvid, Pinnacle Studio
  30. Video Encoding: Premiere, Mainconcept
  31. Video Encoding: HDTV, DivX
  32. Video Encoding: CloneDVD
  33. AMD’s Promotional Posters for the Black Edition
  34. Conclusion – An Ideal Upgrade CPU

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