Motherboard: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R

Nonostante il marketing faccia di tutto per spingere le nuove DDR3, le "vecchie" DDR2 continuano ad essere una scelta valida. Abbiamo deciso di fare un nuovo test, per vedere quali vantaggi portino le RAM d’ultima generazione, e se ne valga la pena. Le conclusioni sono a tutto vantaggio del consumatore.

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Motherboard: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R

Abbiamo usato la scheda EP35C-DS3R di Gigabyte con chipset P35, un modello di fascia medio-alta con un buon supporto processori. I processori P4 più vecchi non dovrebbero funzionare su questa scheda madre, quindi abbiamo scelto il modello P4 Extreme Edition 3.73 GHz.

Giochi
Warhammer Mark of Chaos Version: 1.006.000

Video Mode: 1280x1024

Video Quality: game default

Multiple CPU/Core

Demo: THG Timedemo (1 minutes)

Quake 4 Version: 1.3 Final

Video Mode: 1280x1024

Video Quality: game default

Benchmark I: THG Timedemo

Benchmark II: playnettimedemo id_demo001

(official ID-Soft NetTimeDemo)

Unreal Tournament 2004 Version: 3369

UMark: 2.0.0

Video Mode: 1280x1024

High Image Quality

Bots: 16

Benchmark: AS-Junkyard

Prey Version: 1.3

Video Mode: 1280x1024

Video Quality: game default

Vsync = off

Benchmark: THG-Demo

Audio
iTunes 7.2 Version: 7.1.1.5

Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min

High Quality (160 kbps)

Lame MP3 Version 3.98 Beta 3 (05-22-2007)

Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min

wave to mp3

160 kbps

Video
Pinnacle Studio 11 Plus Version: 11.0.0.5082

Encoding and Transition Rendering

Private MPEG2-Cam-Movie

Video: 720 x 480 Pixel, NTSC, 6000 kbits/sec

Audio: MPEG Layer 2, 224 kbits/sec 16 Bit, Stereo 48 kHz

File Type: MPEG-2 (DVD Compatible)

TMPEG 4.2 Version: 4.2.10.211

import file:

Terminator 2 SE DVD (720x576, 16:9) 2 Minutes

Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 6-Kanal, English

Advanced Acoustic Engine MP3 Encoder (160 kbps)

DivX 6.6.1 Version: 6.6.1

- Main Menu -

Profile: Home Theater Profile (720 x 576)

1-pass, 780 kbit/s

- Codec Menu -

Encoding mode: Insane Quality

Enhanced multithreading

XviD 1.1.2 Version: 1.1.2 (01/11/2006)

Target quantizer: 1.00 (maximum quality)

Mainconcept H.264 Encoder Version: 2.0

MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264)

MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec

24 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2)

Audio: MPEG Layer 2 (48 kHz, 2 Channel, 16 Bit)

Stream: Transport

Codec: H.264

Mode: NTSC (29.97 FPS)

Profile: High

Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 HDTV

Windows Media Encoder 9.1 AP HDTV

Version: 2.0

NTSC MPEG2-HDTV 1920x1080 (24 sec)

Import: Mainconcept NTSC HDTV 1080i

Export: Adobe Media Encoder

- Video -

Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile

Encoding Passes: one

Bitrate Mode: Constant

Frame: 1920x1080

Frame Rate: 29.97

Maximum Bitrate [kbps]: 2000

Image Quality: 50.00

- Audio -

Windows Media Audio 10 Professional

Encoding Passes: one

Bitrate Mode: Constant

Audio Format: 160 kbps, 44.1 kHz, 2 channel 16 bit (A/V) CBR

Applicazioni
Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus Version: 7.5.467

Virus base: 269.6.1./776

Benchmark

Scan: Vista Enterprise (Windows folder) 8 GB

WinRAR Version 3.70 BETA 8

Compression = Best

Dictionary = 4096 kB

Benchmark: THG-Workload

Cinebench R10 Version: R10

Rendering x CPU

Maxon Cinema 4D Release 10 Version: 10.008

Rendering of scene "Water drop on a Rose"

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - 8Bit (50 frames)

Adobe Photoshop CS 3 Version: 10.0x20070321

Filtering a 69 MB TIF photo

Benchmark: Tomshardware-Benchmark V1.0.0.4

Programmed by Tomshardware using Delphi 2006

Filers: Crosshatch, Glass, Sumi-e, Accented Edges, Angled Strokes, Sprayed Strokes

Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional Version: 7.0.9

Settings: High Quality Print

Compatibility: Acrobat 8 (PDF 1.7)

Security: High (128 bit RC4)

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Version: 2007

PPT presentation to PDF

Powerpoint Document (115 pages)

Adobe PDF-Printer

Deep Fritz 10 Version: Nov 16 2006
Sintetici
3DMark06 Version: 1.10

1280x1024 - 32 bit

Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark

PCMark05 Pro Version: 1.2.0

CPU and Memory Tests

Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646

Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980

SiSoftware Sandra XI SP1c Version 2007.5.11.40

CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultiMedia

Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark