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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 Configuration 21 Test System Configurations 21 Windows Vista...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 Configuration 21 Test System Configurations 21 Windows Vista...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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...48 Figure 18. Crafty Performance 51 Figure 23. Dr. DivX Performance 52 Figure 24. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide List of Figures Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. Overall Performance, Windows®... XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications 49 Figure 19. 3DMark06 Performance 50 Figure 20. CINEBENCH Performance 51 Figure 22. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Figure 4. Dual-Core Processor...
...48 Figure 18. Crafty Performance 51 Figure 23. Dr. DivX Performance 52 Figure 24. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide List of Figures Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. Overall Performance, Windows®... XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications 49 Figure 19. 3DMark06 Performance 50 Figure 20. CINEBENCH Performance 51 Figure 22. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Figure 4. Dual-Core Processor...
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Table 3. Table 6. Table 7. Table 2. Table 4. Memory Bandwidth 13 Effect of Memory Bandwidth on Performance 15 Effect of Memory Latency on Performance 15 Benchmark Application Sets 20 AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System . . . . .21 AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 22 Performance Summary 55 List of Tables AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Table 1. Table 5. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7
Table 3. Table 6. Table 7. Table 2. Table 4. Memory Bandwidth 13 Effect of Memory Bandwidth on Performance 15 Effect of Memory Latency on Performance 15 Benchmark Application Sets 20 AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System . . . . .21 AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 22 Performance Summary 55 List of Tables AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Table 1. Table 5. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7
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... number of key architectural features. Table 1. 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 Memory is utilized, 64-bit mode offers: - This overview provides information about those features and shows how the...
... number of key architectural features. Table 1. 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 Memory is utilized, 64-bit mode offers: - This overview provides information about those features and shows how the...
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... Memory Latency on arrays. - Effect of Memory Bandwidth on Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+, Processor 3800+, Dual-Channel Memory Single-Channel Memory Office Productivity 101.3% 100.0% ...AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide For discrete graphics configurations, memory bandwidth has a smaller impact on an otherwise identical system reduces performance only 2-3% (see Figure 2) - Table 2. A global history counter with four times the number of L2 cache allow the AMD Athlon 64 processor to improve branch prediction. - AMD64 Single Socket Processor...
... Memory Latency on arrays. - Effect of Memory Bandwidth on Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+, Processor 3800+, Dual-Channel Memory Single-Channel Memory Office Productivity 101.3% 100.0% ...AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide For discrete graphics configurations, memory bandwidth has a smaller impact on an otherwise identical system reduces performance only 2-3% (see Figure 2) - Table 2. A global history counter with four times the number of L2 cache allow the AMD Athlon 64 processor to improve branch prediction. - AMD64 Single Socket Processor...
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... Edition for a fully immersive experience. - Home video enthusiasts can preload entire three-dimensional worlds into memory for 64-Bit Extended Systems supports up to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 HyperTransport™ I /O Hub Device N AC-97 USB LPC...
... Edition for a fully immersive experience. - Home video enthusiasts can preload entire three-dimensional worlds into memory for 64-Bit Extended Systems supports up to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 HyperTransport™ I /O Hub Device N AC-97 USB LPC...
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...; SP/PP/PS2 connections • Optical/Coax SPDIF connections AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture The platform enhances the personal computing experience by exploiting the full potential of AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 dual-core processors. Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered...
...; SP/PP/PS2 connections • Optical/Coax SPDIF connections AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture The platform enhances the personal computing experience by exploiting the full potential of AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 dual-core processors. Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered...
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... document. Test System Configurations Systems that are most likely to demonstrate optimal system performance. Table 5. 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...
... document. Test System Configurations Systems that are most likely to demonstrate optimal system performance. Table 5. 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...
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... Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture Manufacturer AMD Microsoft® ASUS 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 ...additional information about configuration menus and key combinations used to all processors. c. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Component Processor (2) Operating System Motherboard BIOS Hard Drive (2) RAM (4) Video Card (2) Table 6.
... Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture Manufacturer AMD Microsoft® ASUS 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 ...additional information about configuration menus and key combinations used to all processors. c. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Component Processor (2) Operating System Motherboard BIOS Hard Drive (2) RAM (4) Video Card (2) Table 6.