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PCMark Vantage:
According to PCMark:
PCMark® Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft® Windows Vista®. PCMark Vantage is perfectly suited for benchmarking any type of Microsoft® Windows Vista PC from multimedia home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and hi-end gaming rigs. Regardless of whether the user is an artist or an IT Professional, PCMark Vantage shows the user where their system soars or falls flat, and how to get the most performance possible out of their hardware. PCMark Vantage is easy enough for even the most casual enthusiast to use yet supports in-depth, professional industry grade testing.
The PCMark benchmark, tests just as the name implies your entire PC. Its a great overall benchmarks which tests every aspect of your computer. It then gives a very detailed printout of what it received in the various test suites and a break down for within those sections. The suites used to benchmark the entire computer are: Memories Suite, TV and Movies Suite, Gaming Suite, Music Suite, Communications Suite, Productivity Suite, and HDD Test Suite.
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2.6Ghz Geforce 9800 GTX + |
3.19Ghz Geforce 9800 GTX + |
3.19GHz Palit ATI Radeon 4870 X2 |
The scores above reflect the three setups of the hardware we tested. The first setup was the processor running at its stock 2.6GHz and a Geforce 9800GTX+ graphics card. The second setup is the processor over clocked to 3.19GHz with the same Geforce 9800GTX+ video card. Finally with the processor still over-clocked to 3.19 GHz we installed the ATI 4870 X2 graphics card. The results between the over clocks were close but surprisingly the results favored the Geforce 9800 GTX+. This left us questioning these results as the ATI card has been coming in significantly higher in all other benchmarks. While we were over clocking and testing the processor, we were able to get the processor up to 3.22GHz but we found that the system blue screened (BSOD) about two minutes into the PCMark Vantage benchmark. We then backed the processor back down to 3.19GHz and we were able to complete the PcMark Vantage benchmark successfully.
SiSoft Sandra:
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Processor @ 2.6GHz |
Processor @ 3.19Ghz |
The arithmetic benchmark running at its native 2.6GHz speed shows that it comes out ahead of the Intel Core 2 Quad QX6700 processor but just barely in the "Performance vs. Speed" comparison.
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Processor @ 2.6GHz |
Processor @ 3.19Ghz |
The Cache and Memory benchmark shows that under the "Performance VS. Speed" the AMD Phenom II X4 810 processor running at its native 2.6GHz leaves the AMD Phenom 9700 QC, 2.4GHz, and the Intel Core Duo E6700 way behind. In synthetic tests the results show that the AMD Phenom II X4 810 has some real performance per dollar and makes it a great value for those who don't have a lot of money to spend.
Multi-Core Efficiency
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Processor @ 2.6GHz |
Processor @ 3.19Ghz |
The multi-core efficiency benchmark was a surprising with the Intel processors pulling out ahead where the AMD AM3 X4 810 had been way ahead of the Intel's Quad cores in the benchmarks thus far.
REALTIME PRICING ON THE AMD PHENOM II 940