Test Setup

07:00 - Saturday 19 June 2004 by Patrick Schmid
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: intel, stakes, its, vision, of, the, pc, future, with, 775, launch

Table of content:
38 – Test Setup
  1. 1 – Intel's 775 Launch Mixes Ambition With A Strong Aftertaste
  2. 2 – First Contact
  3. 3 – Obstacles And Hurdles
  4. 4 – More Findings
  5. 5 – New Socket: LGA 775
  6. 6 – LGA 775 Processor Installation
  7. 7 – LGA 775 Processor Installation, Continued
  8. 8 – LGA 775 Processor Installation, Continued
  9. 9 – MSI's CPU Installation Tool
  10. 10 – Transitional Products
  11. 11 – Poor Thing: Intel Reference Cooler
  12. 12 – New Processors: P4 Prescott Up To 3.6 GHz
  13. 13 – Specification Overview
  14. 14 – Model And Pricing Information
  15. 15 – Processor Overview:
  16. 16 – New Chipsets: 925X, 915G, 915P, 915GV
  17. 17 – New Chipsets: 925X, 915G, 915P, 915GV, Continued
  18. 18 – 925X Express Chipset
  19. 19 – 915G Express Chipset
  20. 20 – 915G Express Chipset, Continued
  21. 21 – 915G Express Chipset, Continued
  22. 22 – 915P Express Chipset
  23. 23 – Chipset Devices
  24. 24 – Intel Puts The Lock On Overclocking
  25. 25 – How To Unlock The Overclocking Lock
  26. 26 – New Memory: DDR2-533, Continued
  27. 27 – DDR2 Memory Vendors
  28. 28 – Intel Flex Memory Technology
  29. 29 – New Interlink: PCI Express
  30. 30 – More SATA, More RAID, More Ports
  31. 31 – Matrix RAID
  32. 32 – Creating A RAID Array
  33. 33 – More HD Performance For Free: Command Queuing
  34. 34 – More Networking: Intel Wireless Connect Technology
  35. 35 – New Audio: High Definition Audio
  36. 36 – Asus P5AD2 Premium
  37. 37 – Foxconn 925A01
  38. 38 – Test Setup
  39. 39 – Benchmarks And Settings
  40. 40 – Platform Benchmarks
  41. 41 – DirectX 8 Benchmarks
  42. 42 – DirectX 8 Benchmarks, Continued
  43. 43 – DirectX 9 Benchmarks, Continued
  44. 44 – Video Benchmarks
  45. 45 – Video Benchmarks, Continued
  46. 46 – Application Benchmarks
  47. 47 – Application Benchmarks, Continued
  48. 48 – Synthetic Benchmarks
  49. 49 – Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
  50. 50 – Processor Power Consumption
  51. 51 – Integrated Graphics Benchmarks
  52. 52 – Game Benchmarks
  53. 53 – Halo
  54. 54 – Far Cry
  55. 55 – Video Performance
  56. 56 – Networking Benchmarks
  57. 57 – Storage Subsystem Benchmarks
  58. 58 – Conclusion
  59. 59 – A Final Note

Test Setup

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Intel Processors (Socket 775)
200 MHz FSB (Dual DDR400) Pentium 4 EE 3.40 GHz (3400 MHz 12-8/512/2048 kB)
560 Pentium 4 3.60E GHz (3200 MHz 12-16/1024 kB)
550 Pentium 4 3.40E GHz (3200 MHz 12-16/1024 kB)
540 Pentium 4 3.20E GHz (3200 MHz 12-16/1024 kB)
- used for on board graphics benchmarks
530 Pentium 4 3.00E GHz (3200 MHz 12-16/1024 kB)
Intel Processors (Socket 478)
200 MHz FSB (Dual DDR400) Pentium 4 EE 3.40 GHz (3400 MHz 12-8/512/2048 kB)
200 MHz FSB (Dual DDR400) Pentium 4 3.40E GHz (3200 MHz 12-16/1024 kB)
Pentium 4 3.20E GHz (3200 MHz 12-16/1024 kB)
- used for on board graphics benchmarks
Pentium 4 3.00E GHz (3000 MHz 12-16/1024 kB)
200 MHz FSB (Dual DDR400) Pentium 4 3.40 GHz (3400 MHz 12-8/512 kB)
Pentium 4 3.20 GHz (3200 MHz 12-8/512 kB)
Pentium 4 3.00 GHz (3000 MHz 12-8/512 kB)
AMD Processors (Socket A)
200 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR400) Athlon XP 3200+ (2200 MHz 128/512 kB)
Athlon XP 3000+ (2100 MHz 128/512 kB)
AMD Processors (Socket 939)
200 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR400) Athlon FX-53 (2400 MHz 128/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3800+ (2400 MHz 128/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3500+ (2200 MHz 128/1024 kB)
AMD Processors (Socket 754)
200 MHz FSB (SINGLE DDR400) Athlon 64 3700+ (2400 MHz 128/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3400+ (2200 MHz 128/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3200+ (2000 MHz 128/1024 kB)
Athlon 64 3000+ (2000 MHz 128/512 kB)
Athlon 64 2800+ (1800 MHz 128/512 kB)
Memory
Intel Pentium 4
(Socket 478)		 4 x 256 MB - DDR400 (200 MHz)
Corsiar TwinX CMX256A-3200LL XMS32005 V1.1
Timings: CL 2.0-2-2-5
Voltage: 2.5 V
AMD Athlon XP
(Socket A)		 2 x 512 MB - DDR400
Corsiar CMX512-3500C2 XMS3502 V1.1
Timings: CL 2.0-2-2-5
Voltage: 2.7 V
AMD Athlon 64
AMD Athlon 64 FX
(Socket 939)		 2 x 512 MB - DDR400
Corsiar CMX512-3500C2 XMS3502 V1.1
Timings: CL 2.0-2-2-5
Voltage: 2.7 V
AMD Athlon 64
(Socket 754)		 2 x 512 MB - DDR400
Corsiar CMX512-3500C2 XMS3502 V1.1
Timings: CL 2.0-2-2-6
Voltage: 2.6 V
Motherboard
Intel Plattform
(Sockel 775)		 Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D, Rev. 1.0
Intel 925X Chipset
BIOS: M03 (06/16/2004) and M04 (BETA Tester)
Marvell Yukon 88E8053 Gigabit (PCI-E)
Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP Duo, Rev. 1.0
Intel 915P Chipset
BIOS: M2 (????)
Marvell Yukon 88E8053 Gigabit (PCI-E)
Intel Plattform
(Sockel 478)		 Asus P4C800-E Deluxe, Rev. 1.02
Intel 875P Chipset
BIOS: 1016.001 (23/02/2004)
Intel 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (CSA)
AMD Athlon 64 Platform
(Socket 754)		 Asus SK8V Deluxe, Rev. 1.12
VIA K8T800 Chipset
BIOS: 1006
3COM/Marvell 940 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
AMD Athlon 64 FX Platform
(Socket 940)		 Asus SK8N Rev. 1.03
VIA K8T800 Chipset
BIOS: 1002 (12/10/2003)
Broadcom BCM5705 (3C940) Gigabit Ethernet
Controller
AMD Athlon XP Platform
(Socket A)		 Asus A7N8X-E Rev. 2.0
NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset
BIOS: 1008 (12/05/2003)
3COM 3C905C-TX-M PCI 100 Mbit Network Controller
AMD Athlon 64 FX Platform
(Socket 939)		 Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939, Rev. 1.0
NVIDIA nForce3 250
BIOS: M02 (06/15/2004)
NVIDIA nForce Networking Gigabit Ethernet
Intel Integrated Graphics
(Socket 478)		 Gigabyte GA-8IG1000 Pro
Intel 865G Chipset
BIOS: F8 (08/03/2004)
Intel Pro/100 Desktop Onboard Ethernet
Common Hardware
Sound Card Terratec Aureon 7.1 Space
96.00 kHz sample rate
Graphics Card ASUS V9999 Ultra Deluxe
AGP GPU: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra, 400 MHz Chip Clock
Memory: 256 MB DDR-SDRAM, 550 MHz Chip Clock
Graphics Card
PCIe		 NVIDIA Reference Card
GPU: GeForce 6800 Ultra, 400 MHz Chip Clock
Memory: 256 MB DDR-SDRAM, 550 MHz Chip Clock
Graphics Cards
For Comparison to 915G		 ATI Radeon 9200, 64MB, 128 bit Memory Interface
ATI Radeon X800 XT PCIe
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, 64MB, 64 bit Memory Interface
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, 128MB, 128 bit Memory Interface
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT PCIe
Hard Drive (AMD System) Promise FastTrak S150 TX2plus (Bios: 1.00.0.37)
2 x SATA Maxtor 7B250S00 (Raid 0)
250 GB / 16 MB Cache / 7200 rpm
Hard Drive (Intel System) Intel FW82801ER, ICH6R
2 x SATA Maxtor MaXLine III 7B250S00 (RAID 0)
250 GB / 16 MB Cache / 7,200 rpm
DVD/CD-ROM MSI MS-8216D 16x DVD
Power Supply Antec True Control 550 W
Software
Intel Chipset V 6.0.1.1002
IAA 4.1.0.6325
NVIDIA Platform Drivers NVIDIA ForceWare Ver. 4.24 (05/10/2004)
NVIDIA Graphics NVIDIA Detonator 61.45
ATI Graphics ATI Catalyst 4.6, PCIe Beta Driver
VIA Chipset VIA Hyperion 4in1 V4.51
DirectX 9.0b
OS Windows XP Professional, Build 2600
Service Pack 1

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