Evaluator Guide
Page 3
... 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
Evaluator Guide
Page 5
...16. Cakewalk Sonar Performance 50 Figure 21. Panorama Factory Performance 53 Figure 26. POV-Ray Performance 53 Figure 27. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide List of Figures Panorama Factory Performance 43 Figure 9. CINEBENCH Performance 46 Figure 14. Vegas Performance 48...and Multimedia Performance 52 Figure 25. Crafty Performance 51 Figure 23. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Figure 4. Dr. DivX Performance 52 Figure 24. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. Overall Performance...
...16. Cakewalk Sonar Performance 50 Figure 21. Panorama Factory Performance 53 Figure 26. POV-Ray Performance 53 Figure 27. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide List of Figures Panorama Factory Performance 43 Figure 9. CINEBENCH Performance 46 Figure 14. Vegas Performance 48...and Multimedia Performance 52 Figure 25. Crafty Performance 51 Figure 23. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Figure 4. Dr. DivX Performance 52 Figure 24. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. Overall Performance...
Evaluator Guide
Page 6
Table 6. Table 3. 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. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 Table 5.
Table 6. Table 3. 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. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 Table 5.
Evaluator Guide
Page 12
... up to 35% more complex, application-based benchmarks. 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 The integrated controller reduces memory latency and increases overall system performance. - Memory is not required...
... up to 35% more complex, application-based benchmarks. 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 The integrated controller reduces memory latency and increases overall system performance. - Memory is not required...
Evaluator Guide
Page 14
...performance. AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 15 As Table 3 shows, an AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 dual-core processor with DDR2-800 memory has approximately 4% better performance than an AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 dual-core processor with reduced latencies... HyperTransport™ technology link (see Table 2). Effect of L2 cache allow the AMD Athlon 64 processor to excel at performing matrix calculations on Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+, Processor 3800+, Dual-Channel Memory Single-Channel Memory Office Productivity 101.3% 100.0% Digital Media 101...
...performance. AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture 15 As Table 3 shows, an AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 dual-core processor with DDR2-800 memory has approximately 4% better performance than an AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 dual-core processor with reduced latencies... HyperTransport™ technology link (see Table 2). Effect of L2 cache allow the AMD Athlon 64 processor to excel at performing matrix calculations on Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+, Processor 3800+, Dual-Channel Memory Single-Channel Memory Office Productivity 101.3% 100.0% Digital Media 101...
Evaluator Guide
Page 15
...8226; The first true on-die dual core x86 PC processor - Enhanced) support all industry-standard x86 32-bit instruction set and 3DNow!™ Professional (SSE and 3DNow! Microsoft Windows® XP Professional 64-Bit Edition for a fully immersive experience. - Home ... can preload entire three-dimensional worlds into memory for 64-Bit Extended Systems supports up to 32 GB of virtual memory. - Direct access to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007...
...8226; The first true on-die dual core x86 PC processor - Enhanced) support all industry-standard x86 32-bit instruction set and 3DNow!™ Professional (SSE and 3DNow! Microsoft Windows® XP Professional 64-Bit Edition for a fully immersive experience. - Home ... can preload entire three-dimensional worlds into memory for 64-Bit Extended Systems supports up to 32 GB of virtual memory. - Direct access to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007...
Evaluator Guide
Page 16
... 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. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM 128-Bit Dual-Channel...
... 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. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture 17 Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 DIMM 128-Bit Dual-Channel...
Evaluator Guide
Page 20
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 ...
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 ...
Evaluator Guide
Page 21
... 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 ...menus and key combinations used to the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. 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. Select...
... 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 ...menus and key combinations used to the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. 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. Select...