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Bench Results
Intel (Nehalem) Core i7 870 - 2.93GHz - 1MB L2 - 8MB L3
Intel (Sandy Bridge) Core i5 2500K (95W) - 4C/4T, 3.3GHz, 1MB L2, 6MB L3
Intel (Sandy Bridge) Core i5 2500K (95W) - 4C/4T, 3.3GHz, 1MB L2, 6MB L3
Turbo Mode Enabled
Intel DP55KG
Intel P55 Chipset
BIOS Revision: KGIBX10J.86A.3712
2 x 2GB OCZ DDR3-1333 7-7-7-20
EVGA GeForce GTX 280 @ 1920 x 1200
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit (32-bit for SYSMark 2007 only)
Intel 9.1.1.1015 Chipset Drivers
Intel Matrix Storage Drivers 8.9
NVIDIA ForceWare 178.24 Video Drivers
Intel DP55KG
Intel P55 Chipset
BIOS Revision: KGIBX10J.86A.3712
2 x 2GB OCZ DDR3-1333 7-7-7-20
EVGA GeForce GTX 280 @ 1920 x 1200
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit (32-bit for SYSMark 2007 only)
Intel 9.1.1.1015 Chipset Drivers
Intel Matrix Storage Drivers 8.9
NVIDIA ForceWare 178.24 Video Drivers
Product Ratings & Comparisons
z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Single Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
4676
5860
z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Multi-Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
17244
20381
z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 1st pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
75
100
z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 2nd pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
30
28.7
z(Win7) 7-zip Benchmark (Win7)
32MB Dictionary - Total MIPS - Higher is Better
32MB Dictionary - Total MIPS - Higher is Better
18864
15274
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Overall
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
233
265
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Productivity
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
235
273
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - E-Learning
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
199
244
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Video Creation
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
245
251
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - 3D
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
257
296
z(Retired) Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Retouch Artists Speed Test
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
15
12.6
z(Retired) DivX 6.8.5 Encode (Xmpeg 5.0.3)
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
34
31.3
z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 1st pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
80
100.8
z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 2nd pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
28
27.7
z(Retired) Windows Media Encoder 9 x64
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
28
22
z(Retired) POV-Ray 3.7 beta 23 - SMP Benchmark
CPU Score in PPS - Higher is Better
CPU Score in PPS - Higher is Better
3603
3439
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc 3dsmax 8 CPU Test
CPU Rendering Composite Score - Higher is Better
CPU Rendering Composite Score - Higher is Better
16
17.4
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Radiosity
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
11
10.45
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Throne Shadowmap
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
8
6.677
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - CBALLS2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
4
3.923
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SinglePipe2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
16.013
15.101
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Underwater
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
19
17.455
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SpaceFlyby
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
24
20.995
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - UnderwaterEscape
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
22
17.925
z(Retired) Par2 - Multi-Threaded par2cmdline 0.4
Time to Recover 57.2MB from 707.5MB Archive in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time to Recover 57.2MB from 707.5MB Archive in Seconds - Lower is Better
23
19.8
z(Retired) Blender 2.48a Character Render
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
52
46.1
z(Retired) Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1 - Monte Carlo Simulation
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
14
15.4
z(Retired) Sorenson Squeeze Pro 5 - Flash Video Creation
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
101
90.8
z(Retired) WinRAR 3.8 Compression - 300MB Archive
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
77
70.5
z(Retired) Dragon Age Origins - 1680 x 1050 - Max Settings (no AA/Vsync)
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
156
159.4
z(Retired) Dawn of War II - 1680 x 1050 - Ultra Settings
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
73
82.3
z(Retired) Idle Power Consumption (Win7/Radeon HD 5870)
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
70
73.4
z(Retired) Load Power Consumption x264 HD 3.03 1st pass (Win7/Radeon HD 5870)
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
138
125.6
z(Retired) Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1
Heavy Math Operations - Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Heavy Math Operations - Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
4
4.4
z(Retired) 7-zip Real World Compression
Create 300MB Archive - KB/s - Higher is Better
Create 300MB Archive - KB/s - Higher is Better
3885
4369
z(Retired) Crysis Warhead - 1680 x 1050 - Mainstream Quality (Physics on Enthusiast) - assault bench
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
84
91.6
z(Retired) Far Cry 2 - 1680 x 1050 - Playback (Action Scene) - Medium Quality
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
72
78.9
z(Retired) Left 4 Dead - 1680 x 1050 - Max Settings (No AA/AF/Vsync)
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
132
142.7
z(Retired) Fallout 3 - 1680 x 1050 - Medium Quality
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
91
90.3
z(Retired) Load Power Consumption (x264 1st Pass)
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
181
133
z(Retired) Idle Power Consumption (2010)
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
87
79.9