Configurazione di prova

Abbiamo messo alla prova quattro schede madre con socket AM3 e chipset 790FX, i modelli Asus M4A79T Deluxe, DFI LANParty DK 790FXB-M3H5, Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P e MSI 790FX-GD70.

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Configurazione di prova

Configurazione sistema di prova
CPU

AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition

(2.80 GHz, 6 MB Cache)

RAM

Kingston KHX16000D3ULT1K3/6GX

2.0 GB modules, used in pairs

Underclocked to DDR3-1333 CAS 8-8-8-24

Grafica

Zotac GeForce GTX260 896MB

576/999MHz GPU/Shader, GDDR3-2484

Hard Drive

WD VelociRaptor WD30000HLFS

0.3 TB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB Cache

Audio Integrated HD Audio
Rete Integrated Gigabit Networking
Alimentatore Coolermaster RS850-EMBA

850 W, ATX12V v2.2, EPS12V

Software
Sistema Operativo Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP1
Driver Grafici Nvidia Forceware 182.08 WHQL
Chipset

Catalyst Chipset 03.00.0699

Configurazione Benchmark
Giochi 3D
Call of Duty: World at War

Patch 1.1, FRAPS/saved game

High Textures, No AA / No AF, vsync off

Ultra Textures, 4x AA / Max AF, vsync off

Crysis

Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64-bit executable, benchmark tool

Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA

Test Set 2: Very High Quality, 8x AA

Far Cry 2

DirectX 10, Steam Version, in-game benchmark

Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA

Test Set 2: Ultra High Quality, 8x AA

World in Conflict

Patch 1009, DirectX 10, timedemo

Test 1: High Details, No AA / No AF

Test 2: Very High Details 4x AA / 16x AF

Audio/Video
iTunes 8

Version: 8.1.0.52 (x64)

Audio CD ("Terminator II SE"), 53 min

Default format AAC

Lame MP3

Version: 3.98 64-bits (07-04-2008)

Audio CD "Terminator II SE," 53 min.

wave-to-MP3

TMPGEnc 4.6

Version: 4.6.3.268

Import File: Terminator 2 SE DVD (5 Minutes)

Resolution: 720x576 (PAL) 16:9

DivX 6.8.5

Encoding mode: Insane Quality

Enhanced multithreading enabled using SSE4

Quarter-pixel search

Xvid 1.2.1

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 Kbp/s), Mode: PAL (25 FPS)
Produttività
Autodesk 3ds Max 2009

Version: 11.0, Rendering Dragon Image at 1920x1080 (HDTV)
Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus 8

Version: 8.0.134, Virus base: 270.4.5/1,533, Benchmark: Scan 334 MB Folder of ZIP/RAR compressed files
WinRAR 3.80

Version 3.80, WinZip Commandline Version 3.0, Compression = Best, Dictionary = 4,096 KB, Benchmark: THG-Workload (334 MB)
WinZip 12

Version 12.0, Compression = Best, Benchmark: THG-Workload (139 MB)
Sintetici
3DMark Vantage

Version: 1.02, GPU and CPU scores
PCMark Vantage

Version: 1.00, System, Memory, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks, Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646
SiSoft Sandra

Version 2008.5.14.24, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / Multimedia, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark