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...Evaluation Guide Revision History 8 About This Document 12 Audience 12 Life of Document 12 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 13 AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Benchmarking Methodology 18 Benchmark Description 18 Benchmarking System...174; XP Professional Installation 27 BIOS Configuration 27 RAID Configuration 28 Operating System Configuration 29 Driver Installation 31 Video Card Setup 32 Benchmark Installation and Testing 33 Windows Vista, 64-Bit Applications 34 CINEBENCH 34 Crafty 34 Panorama Factory 34 POV-Ray 34 Contents 4
...Evaluation Guide Revision History 8 About This Document 12 Audience 12 Life of Document 12 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 13 AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Benchmarking Methodology 18 Benchmark Description 18 Benchmarking System...174; XP Professional Installation 27 BIOS Configuration 27 RAID Configuration 28 Operating System Configuration 29 Driver Installation 31 Video Card Setup 32 Benchmark Installation and Testing 33 Windows Vista, 64-Bit Applications 34 CINEBENCH 34 Crafty 34 Panorama Factory 34 POV-Ray 34 Contents 4
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... instructions to use for Table 7 on page 49 and Table 8 on page 39.* Moved 64-Bit performance results from this document. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Date January 2004 January 2004 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 November...step 14. Now refer to "Mini-GZIP" on page 24 to include NVIDIA® video driver and ASUS chipset installation. 3.0 Initial Public Release Revision History 11 Updated benefits for 64-bit processing in "WinZip Computing WinZip 8.1" on page 45. 3.1 Revision to correct memory manufacturer...
... instructions to use for Table 7 on page 49 and Table 8 on page 39.* Moved 64-Bit performance results from this document. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Date January 2004 January 2004 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 November...step 14. Now refer to "Mini-GZIP" on page 24 to include NVIDIA® video driver and ASUS chipset installation. 3.0 Initial Public Release Revision History 11 Updated benefits for 64-bit processing in "WinZip Computing WinZip 8.1" on page 45. 3.1 Revision to correct memory manufacturer...
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...different types of AMD processors. Memory Bandwidth Sciencemark 2.0 Bandwidth (MB/s) Sciencemark 2.0 Latency (ns) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor, DDR2-800 AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Processor, DDR1-400 6779.3 4472.6 46.5 52.5 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 13 ...XMM registers for applications and device drivers as traditional x86 architectures. - 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture Detailed knowledge of AMD 64-bit processor architecture is utilized, 64-bit mode offers: - However,...
...different types of AMD processors. Memory Bandwidth Sciencemark 2.0 Bandwidth (MB/s) Sciencemark 2.0 Latency (ns) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor, DDR2-800 AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Processor, DDR1-400 6779.3 4472.6 46.5 52.5 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 13 ...XMM registers for applications and device drivers as traditional x86 architectures. - 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture Detailed knowledge of AMD 64-bit processor architecture is utilized, 64-bit mode offers: - However,...
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AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System Component Manufacturer Processor AMD Operating System Microsoft® Motherboard ASUS BIOS ASUS Model AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor Windows® XP Professional Windows Vista™ M2N32-SLI Deluxe Crashfree BIOS 3 Description 2.8 GHz clock frequency Version 2002 (Service Pack 2) RC2 NVIDIA® nForce 590 SLI MCP SATA Driver 5.10...
AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System Component Manufacturer Processor AMD Operating System Microsoft® Motherboard ASUS BIOS ASUS Model AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor Windows® XP Professional Windows Vista™ M2N32-SLI Deluxe Crashfree BIOS 3 Description 2.8 GHz clock frequency Version 2002 (Service Pack 2) RC2 NVIDIA® nForce 590 SLI MCP SATA Driver 5.10...
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... ASUS Model AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor Windows® XP Professional Windows Vista™ LIN64-SLI WS Crashfree BIOS 3 Description 2.4 GHz clock frequency 2.6 GHz clock frequency 2.8 GHz clock frequency Version 2002 (Service Pack 2) RC2 NVIDIA® nForce 590 SLI MCP SATA Driver 5.1.2600...
... ASUS Model AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor Windows® XP Professional Windows Vista™ LIN64-SLI WS Crashfree BIOS 3 Description 2.4 GHz clock frequency 2.6 GHz clock frequency 2.8 GHz clock frequency Version 2002 (Service Pack 2) RC2 NVIDIA® nForce 590 SLI MCP SATA Driver 5.1.2600...
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...174; XP Professional with Regional and Language Options. 18. Press F8 to specify an additional device. 10. Select WinXP NVIDIA Class Raid Driver and press Enter. 9. Select WinXP NVIDIA Nforce Storage Controller and press Enter. 11. Delete all the boxes on the Desktop. 33. ... click Ok. 29. Click Yes to verify installation of equal size (logical drives C: and D:). 15. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and configure the operating system as follows. Type in the administrator password twice and click Next. 21....
...174; XP Professional with Regional and Language Options. 18. Press F8 to specify an additional device. 10. Select WinXP NVIDIA Class Raid Driver and press Enter. 9. Select WinXP NVIDIA Nforce Storage Controller and press Enter. 11. Delete all the boxes on the Desktop. 33. ... click Ok. 29. Click Yes to verify installation of equal size (logical drives C: and D:). 15. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and configure the operating system as follows. Type in the administrator password twice and click Next. 21....
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link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to download the installer file (amdcpusetup.exe). link next to AMD Dual-Core Optimizer for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to download the installer file (tscsetup.exe). Double-click the ...Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime as follows. Double-click the installer file. Click Yes (the system restarts). Click the Utilities and Drivers link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. Click the appropriate link under Support. Click the Download Now! e. Click Yes to download and install the complete DirectX package...
link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to download the installer file (amdcpusetup.exe). link next to AMD Dual-Core Optimizer for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to download the installer file (tscsetup.exe). Double-click the ...Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime as follows. Double-click the installer file. Click Yes (the system restarts). Click the Utilities and Drivers link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. Click the appropriate link under Support. Click the Download Now! e. Click Yes to download and install the complete DirectX package...
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...). Click Next on the next three screens. Click Yes to the chipset driver (setup.exe). f. Install the audio drivers as follows. c. e. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 4. Install the chipset drivers as follows. Navigate to acknowledge the NVIDIA ISE SW drivers window. e. Click Finish (the system restarts). 5. Place the installation disk supplied...
...). Click Next on the next three screens. Click Yes to the chipset driver (setup.exe). f. Install the audio drivers as follows. c. e. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 4. Install the chipset drivers as follows. Navigate to acknowledge the NVIDIA ISE SW drivers window. e. Click Finish (the system restarts). 5. Place the installation disk supplied...