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Bench Results
Intel (Sandy Bridge) Core i5 2500K (95W) - 4C/4T, 3.3GHz, 1MB L2, 6MB L3
Intel (Nehalem) Core i7 920 - 2.66GHz - 1MB L2 - 8MB L3
Intel (Nehalem) Core i7 920 - 2.66GHz - 1MB L2 - 8MB L3
Turbo Mode Enabled
Intel DX58SO
Intel X58 Chipset
BIOS Revision: SOX5810J.86A
4 x 1GB Qimonda DDR3-1066 7-7-7-20
EVGA GeForce GTX 280 @ 1920 x 1200
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Intel 8.3.1.1010 Chipset Drivers
Intel Matrix Storage Drivers 8.6
NVIDIA ForceWare 178.24 Video Drivers
Intel DX58SO
Intel X58 Chipset
BIOS Revision: SOX5810J.86A
4 x 1GB Qimonda DDR3-1066 7-7-7-20
EVGA GeForce GTX 280 @ 1920 x 1200
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Intel 8.3.1.1010 Chipset Drivers
Intel Matrix Storage Drivers 8.6
NVIDIA ForceWare 178.24 Video Drivers
Product Ratings & Comparisons
z(Win7) 3D Particle Movement: Single Threaded
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
117.5
90.93
z(Win7) 3D Particle Movement: MultiThreaded
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
374.67
484.41
z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Single Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
5860
3846
z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Multi-Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
20381
16211
z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 1st pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
100
65.1
z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 2nd pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
28.7
25.8
z(Win7) 7-zip Benchmark (Win7)
32MB Dictionary - Total MIPS - Higher is Better
32MB Dictionary - Total MIPS - Higher is Better
15274
16283
z(Retired) Windows 8 - x264 HD 5.0.1 - 1st Pass
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
49.1
43.1
z(Retired) Windows 8 - x264 HD 5.0.1 - 2nd Pass
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
10.6
8.9
z(Retired) Windows 8 - POV-Ray 3.7RC6 - Single Threaded
Pixels Per Second - Higher is Better
Pixels Per Second - Higher is Better
274.9
168.5
z(Retired) Windows 8 - POV-Ray 3.7RC6 - Multi Threaded
Pixels Per Second - Higher is Better
Pixels Per Second - Higher is Better
1012.8
773.5
z(Retired) Windows 8 - Visual Studio 2012 - Firefox Compile
Time in Minutes - Lower is Better
Time in Minutes - Lower is Better
31.1
34.7
z(Retired) Windows 8 - Mozilla Kraken Javascript Benchmark
Time in ms - Lower is Better
Time in ms - Lower is Better
4426.8
6627.2
z(Retired) Windows 8 - Skyrim - 1680 x 1050
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
225.9
182.1
z(Retired) Windows 8 - Diablo 3 - 1680 x 1050
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
214.2
186.6
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Overall
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
265
214
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Productivity
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
273
215
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - E-Learning
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
244
188
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Video Creation
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
251
242
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - 3D
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
296
214
z(Retired) Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Retouch Artists Speed Test
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
12.6
17
z(Retired) DivX 6.8.5 Encode (Xmpeg 5.0.3)
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
31.3
39
z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 1st pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
100.8
75
z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 2nd pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
27.7
27
z(Retired) Windows Media Encoder 9 x64
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
22
29
z(Retired) POV-Ray 3.7 beta 23 - SMP Benchmark
CPU Score in PPS - Higher is Better
CPU Score in PPS - Higher is Better
3439
3528
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc 3dsmax 8 CPU Test
CPU Rendering Composite Score - Higher is Better
CPU Rendering Composite Score - Higher is Better
17.4
15
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Radiosity
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
10.45
10
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Throne Shadowmap
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
6.677
8
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - CBALLS2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
3.923
4
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SinglePipe2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
15.101
17
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Underwater
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
17.455
20
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SpaceFlyby
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
20.995
26
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - UnderwaterEscape
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
17.925
22
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
19.8
25
z(Retired) Blender 2.48a Character Render
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
46.1
55
z(Retired) Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1 - Monte Carlo Simulation
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
15.4
15
z(Retired) Sorenson Squeeze Pro 5 - Flash Video Creation
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
90.8
107
z(Retired) WinRAR 3.8 Compression - 300MB Archive
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
70.5
84
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
159.4
133.2
z(Retired) Dawn of War II - 1680 x 1050 - Ultra Settings
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
82.3
64.2
z(Retired) World of Warcraft
FRAPS Runthrough - FPS - Higher is Better
FRAPS Runthrough - FPS - Higher is Better
119.4
85.5
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
73.4
81.7
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
125.6
153.6
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
4.938
z(Retired) 7-zip Real World Compression
Create 300MB Archive - KB/s - Higher is Better
Create 300MB Archive - KB/s - Higher is Better
4369
3564
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
91.6
82
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
78.9
68
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
142.7
120
z(Retired) Fallout 3 - 1680 x 1050 - Medium Quality
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
90.3
84