Configurazione di prova e benchmark

Test Hardware
Processore	Intel Core i7-860 (Lynnfield) 2.8 GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3, Hyper-Threading, Power-savings enabled
	Intel Core i5-750 (Lynnfield) 2.66 GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3, Power-savings enabled
Motherboard	Intel DP55KG (LGA 1156) Intel P55 Express, BIOS 3878
Memoria	Corsair 4GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-2200 8-8-8-24 @ DDR3-1333
Hard Disk	Intel SSDSA2M160G2GC 160GB SATA 3 Gb/s
	Intel SSDSA2MH080G1GN 80GB SATA 3 Gb/s
Grafica	ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
Alimentatore	Cooler Master UCP 1100W
Dissipatore	Thermalright MUX-120
Software e Driver
Sistema operativo	Windows 7 Ultimate Edition x64
DirectX	DirectX 11
Driver piattaforma	Intel INF Chipset Update Utility 9.1.1.1015
Driver grafici	Catalyst 9.12

Benchmark e impostazioni
Codifica audio
iTunes	Version: 9.0.2.25 (64-bit), Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 min., Default format AAC
Codifica video
TMPEG 4.7	Version: 4.7.3.292, Import File: "Terminator II" SE DVD (5 Minutes), Resolution: 720x576 (PAL) 16:9
DivX 6.8.5	Encoding mode: Insane Quality, Enhanced Multi-Threading, Enabled using SSE4, Quarter-pixel search
XviD 1.2.2	Display encoding status=off
MainConcept Reference 1.6.1	MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264), MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2), Audio: MPEG2 (44.1 KHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Mode: PAL (25 FPS), Profile: Tom’s Hardware Settings for Qct-Core
HandBrake 0.9.4	Version 0.9.4, convert first .vob file from The Last Samurai to .mp4, High Profile
Applicazioni
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 (64-bit)	Version: 2009 Service Pack 1, Rendering Dragon Image at 1920x1080 (HDTV)
WinRAR 3.90	Version 3.90 (64-bit), Benchmark: THG-Workload (334 MB)
7zip	Version 4.65, Built-in Benchmark
Adobe Photoshop CS4	Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates filters
AVG Anti-Virus 9	Virus scan of 334MB of compressed files
Benchmark sintetici
3DMark Vantage	Version: 1.02, GPU and CPU scores
PCMark Vantage	Version: 1.00, System, Memories, TV and Movies, and Productivity benchmarks, Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646
SiSoftware Sandra 2010	CPU Test=CPU Arithmetic/MultiMedia, Memory Test=Bandwidth Benchmark
Giochi
Crysis	Very High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, vsync off, 1280x1024 / 1680x1050 / 1900x1200, DirectX 10, Patch 1.2.1, 64-bit executable
Left 4 Dead 2	High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 8xAA / 16xAF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, Tomshardware Demo, Steam Version
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Ultra High Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 2560x1600, The Gulag, 60 second sequence, Fraps