Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Socket 775 Processor | Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955
3.46 GHz, FSB1066, 2x 2 MB L2 Cache (Presler Double Core) |
| Socket 479 Processor | Intel Core Duo T2600
2.16 GHz, FSB667, 2x Shared L2 Cache (Yonah Dual Core) |
| Socket 775 Motherboard | Intel D975XBX
975X Chipset |
| Socket 479 Motherboard | AOpen i975Xa-YDG
975X Chipset |
| RAM | Corsair CM2X512-8000UL
2x 512 MB DDR2-1000 (running CL4-4-4-12 at DDR2-667 speed) |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi DeskStar 7K500
500 GB, 7200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, Serial ATA/300 |
| DVD-ROM | Gigabyte GO-D1600C (16x) |
| Graphics Card | PowerColor X1900XT
ATI Radeon X1900XT (625 MHz), 256 MB GDDR3 (725 MHz DDR) |
| Power Supply | OCZ Modstream 520 W |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Driver | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.2.2.1006 |
| Graphics Driver | ATI Catalyst Control Center Package 6.2 |
We used Intel's 975X desktop motherboard for comparison.
Benchmarks And Settings
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| Video | |
| DivX 6.1 Video Encoding | Version: 6.1 (4 Logical CPUs)
Profile: High Definition Profile Multipass, 3000 kbit/s Encoding mode: Insane Quality |
| Windows Media Encoder | Version: 9.00.00.2980
Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile 720x480 AVI to WMV 320x240 (29.97 fps) 282 kbps streaming |
| Applications | |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version: 8.0
Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig" HTDV 1920 x 1080 |
| Adobe Photoshop CS 2 | Version: 9.0
VT-Runtime Script Rendering from 5 Pictures (66 MB, 7 Filters) |
| Synthetic Benchmarks | |
| PCMark05 Pro | Version: 1.0.1
CPU and Memory Tests |
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