Configurazione di prova e software

Recensione - test dell'Intel Core i7-3970X, nuovo top di gamma di Intel basato su architettura Sandy Bridge-E. Prodotto a 32 nanometri, questo processore a sei core ha un prezzo di circa mille euro. Confronto con l'i7 3960X, l'i7 3930K, le soluzioni Ivy Bridge e AMD FX Bulldozer e Piledriver.

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Processori Intel Core i7-3970X (Sandy Bridge-E) 3.5 GHz (35 * 100 MHz), LGA 2011, 15 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Hyper-Threading abilitato, Turbo Boost abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  Intel Core i7-3960X (Sandy Bridge-E) 3.3 GHz (33 * 100 MHz), LGA 2011, 15 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Hyper-Threading abilitato, Turbo Boost abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  Intel Core i7-3930K (Sandy Bridge-E) 3.2 GHz (32 * 100 MHz), LGA 2011, 12 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Hyper-Threading abilitato, Turbo Boost abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  Intel Xeon E5-2687W (Sandy Bridge-EP) 3.1 GHz (31 * 100 MHz), LGA 2011, 20 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Hyper-Threading abilitato, Turbo Boost abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  AMD FX-8350 (Vishera) 4.0 GHz (20 * 200 MHz), Socket AM3+, 8 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Turbo Core abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  AMD FX-8150 (Zambezi) 3.6 GHz (18 * 200 MHz), Socket AM3+, 8 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Turbo Core abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE (Deneb) 3.7 GHz (18.5 * 200 MHz), Socket AM3, 6 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Risparmio energetico attivato
  AMD Phenom II X6 1100T (Thuban) 3.3 GHz (16.5 * 200 MHz), Socket AM3, 6 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Turbo Core abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  Intel Core i7-3770K (Ivy Bridge) 3.5 GHz (35 * 100 MHz), LGA 1155, 8 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Hyper-Threading abilitato, Turbo Boost abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  Intel Core i5-3570K (Ivy Bridge) 3.4 GHz (34 * 100 MHz), LGA 1155, 6 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Turbo Boost abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  Intel Core i5-3470 (Ivy Bridge) 3.2 GHz (32 * 100 MHz), LGA 1155, 6 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Turbo Boost abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
  Intel Core i5-2550K (Sandy Bridge) 3.4 GHz (34 * 100 MHz), LGA 1155, 6 MB di cache L3 condivisa, Turbo Boost abilitato, Risparmio energetico attivato
Motherboard Gigabyte X79S-UP5-WiFi (LGA 2011) Intel C606, BIOS F4m
  ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional (Socket AM3+) AMD 990FX/SB950 Chipset, BIOS 1.9
  Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H (LGA 1155) Intel Z77 Express, BIOS F17
Memoria G.Skill 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600, F3-12800CL9Q2-32GBZL @ DDR3-1600 a 1.5 V
Hard Disk Crucial m4 256 GB, SATA 6 Gb/s
Scheda video Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2 GB
Alimentatore Cooler Master UCP-1000 W
Software e Driver
Sistema operativo Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
DirectX  DirectX 11
Driver grafici Nvidia GeForce Release 306.97
Benchmark giochi 3D e impostazioni
Benchmark Dettagli
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Game Settings: High and Ultra Quality Settings, Anti-Aliasing: FXAA, V-sync: Disabled, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 2560x1600, Custom Demo, 25-second Fraps run
Battlefield 3 Game Settings: Ultra Quality Settings, Anti Aliasing: Disabled and 4xMSAA (Deferred)/High (Post), Anisotropic Filtering: 16x, Vertical Sync: Off, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 2560x1600, Demo: Going Hunting, 90-second Fraps run
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Game Settings: Ultra Quality Settings, Anti Aliasing: 1x AA and 8x AA, Anisotropic Filtering: 16x, Vertical Sync: Disabled, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 2560x1600, Demo: Crushblow to The Krazzworks, DirectX 11
Benchmark audio e impostazioni
Benchmark Dettagli
iTunes Version: 10.4.1.10, 64-bit

Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 min., Convert to AAC audio format

Lame MP3 Version 3.99

Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min, convert WAV to MP3 audio format, Command: -b 160 --nores (160 Kb/s)

Benchmark video e impostazioni
Benchmark Dettagli
HandBrake CLI Version: 0.9.8

Video: Big Buck Bunny (720x480, 23.972 frames) 5 Minutes, Audio: Dolby Digital, 48 000 Hz, Six-Channel, English, to Video: AVC Audio: AC3 Audio2: AAC (High Profile)

MainConcept Reference v2.2 Version: 2.2.0.5440

MPEG-2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2),Audio:

MPEG-2 (44.1 kHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV

Benchmark applicazioni e impostazioni
Benchmark Dettagli
WinRAR Version 4.20

RAR, Syntax "winrar a -r -m3", Benchmark: 2012-THG-Workload, 1.35 GB

WinZip Version 17

WinZip Commandline Version 3, ZIPX, Syntax "-a -ez -p -r", Benchmark: 2012-THG-Workload, 1.35 GB

7-Zip Version 9.20 (x64)

LZMA2, Syntax "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5", Benchmark: 2012-THG-Workload, 1.35 GB

Adobe Premiere Pro CS 6 Hollywood Sequence to H.264 Blu-ray, Output 1920x1080, Maximum Quality
Adobe After Effects CS 6 Create Video which includes three Streams

Frames: 210, Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously: on

Cinebench Version 11.5 Build CB25720DEMO

CPU Test single- and multi-threaded

Blender Version: 2.63, Cycles Engine

Syntax blender -b thg.blend -f 1, Resolution: 1920x1080, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, Render: THG.blend frame 1

Adobe Photoshop CS 6 (64-Bit) Version: 11

Filtering a 16 MB TIF (15 000x7266), Filters:, Radial Blur (Amount: 10, Method: zoom, Quality: good) Shape Blur (Radius: 46 px; custom shape: Trademark sysmbol) Median (Radius: 1px) Polar Coordinates (Rectangular to Polar)

ABBYY FineReader Version: 10 Professional Build (10.0.102.82)

Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages

3ds Max 2012 Render Space Flyby, 1440x1080, from Y: RAM Drive
Adobe Acrobat X Professional PDF Document Creation (Print) from Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
SolidWorks 2010 PhotoView 360, 01-Lighter Explode.SLDASM Benchmark File, 1920x1080 Render, 1.44 Million Polygons, 256 AA Samples
Visual Studio 2010 Google Chrome Compile, Scripted
Benchmark sintetici e impostazioni
Benchmark Dettagli
PCMark 7 Version: 1.0.4
3DMark 11 Version 1.0.3
SiSoftware Sandra Version: 2013 Beta

Processor Arithmetic, Multimedia, Cryptography, Memory Bandwidth, .NET Arithmetic, .NET Multimedia