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...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™ Installation 22 ... 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
...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™ Installation 22 ... 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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AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications 35 3DMark™06 35 Cakewalk Sonar 35 CINEBENCH 36 Crafty ... 38 Crafty 38 Dr. DivX 38 High Performance Gaming and Multimedia Experience (City of Villains and Windows Media Encoder 9 38 POV-Ray 39 Vegas 39 Benchmarking Results 40 Overall Performance 40 Windows Vista, 64-Bit Applications 41 Windows Vista, 32-Bit Applications 44 Windows XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications 49 5 Contents
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications 35 3DMark™06 35 Cakewalk Sonar 35 CINEBENCH 36 Crafty ... 38 Crafty 38 Dr. DivX 38 High Performance Gaming and Multimedia Experience (City of Villains and Windows Media Encoder 9 38 POV-Ray 39 Vegas 39 Benchmarking Results 40 Overall Performance 40 Windows Vista, 64-Bit Applications 41 Windows Vista, 32-Bit Applications 44 Windows XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications 49 5 Contents
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30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 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 4. Table 6. Table 2. Table 5. Table 3. Table 7.
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Tables 7 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 4. Table 6. Table 2. Table 5. Table 3. Table 7.
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... and grammatic edits. Replaced Office Productivity, Digital Media, and Gaming categories with categories for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62, AMD Athlon 64 FX-70, AMD Athlon 64 FX-72, and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processors. Updated Chapter 5 to four-thread version) Added the following benchmarks: • CINEBENCH 9.5 • POV-Ray, version 3.7beta-14 • High Performance Gaming and Multimedia...
... and grammatic edits. Replaced Office Productivity, Digital Media, and Gaming categories with categories for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62, AMD Athlon 64 FX-70, AMD Athlon 64 FX-72, and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processors. Updated Chapter 5 to four-thread version) Added the following benchmarks: • CINEBENCH 9.5 • POV-Ray, version 3.7beta-14 • High Performance Gaming and Multimedia...
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... the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 processor, the AMD Athlon 64 processor 5000+, and the AMD Athlon 64 processor X2 3800+, relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor, which operates at 3.8 GHz. Updated for Travel Ready Scenario. Removed the Performance Analysis (64-bit) section, as these tests will be shown in Chapter 4. Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, version 1.04 Updated the following benchmarks: •...
... the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 processor, the AMD Athlon 64 processor 5000+, and the AMD Athlon 64 processor X2 3800+, relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor, which operates at 3.8 GHz. Updated for Travel Ready Scenario. Removed the Performance Analysis (64-bit) section, as these tests will be shown in Chapter 4. Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, version 1.04 Updated the following benchmarks: •...
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... to reflect the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 (939) processor and the 3700+ and 3800+ processors relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor, which operates at 3.4 GHz. Updated legal attribution for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55 processor and the AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition 3.4 GHz and the Pentium 4 3.4 GHz processors. Replaced the benchmark result tables...
... to reflect the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 (939) processor and the 3700+ and 3800+ processors relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor, which operates at 3.4 GHz. Updated legal attribution for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55 processor and the AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition 3.4 GHz and the Pentium 4 3.4 GHz processors. Replaced the benchmark result tables...
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... the 4 GB RAM barrier on bandwidth. 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 However, the benchmarks demonstrate the advantages of current SSE/SSE2/SSE3 implementations. • An integrated DDR2 memory...
... the 4 GB RAM barrier on bandwidth. 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 However, the benchmarks demonstrate the advantages of current SSE/SSE2/SSE3 implementations. • An integrated DDR2 memory...
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... buffers (TLB) with four times the number 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% Digital Media...benchmarks illustrate higher processor performance due to a reduced I /O bandwidth, enabling faster access to 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...
... buffers (TLB) with four times the number 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% Digital Media...benchmarks illustrate higher processor performance due to a reduced I /O bandwidth, enabling faster access to 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...
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...; Systems based on AMD Athlon 64 processors can take advantage of unique architectural features to generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run three sets of applications. • MAXON Computer GmbH, CINEBENCH 9.5 - Table 4 summarizes the sets of benchmark applications. • 64-bit Windows Vista™ running 64-bit applications • 64-bit Windows Vista running...
...; Systems based on AMD Athlon 64 processors can take advantage of unique architectural features to generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run three sets of applications. • MAXON Computer GmbH, CINEBENCH 9.5 - Table 4 summarizes the sets of benchmark applications. • 64-bit Windows Vista™ running 64-bit applications • 64-bit Windows Vista running...
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.... 2. Tested as a 64-bit application running under Windows Vista, a 32-bit application running under Windows Vista, and a 32-bit application running under 32-bit Windows XP Professional • Futuremark Inc., 3DMark™06, Build 1.0.2 - 3D game performance benchmarking - 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide • Persistence of America, Vegas, Version...
.... 2. Tested as a 64-bit application running under Windows Vista, a 32-bit application running under Windows Vista, and a 32-bit application running under 32-bit Windows XP Professional • Futuremark Inc., 3DMark™06, Build 1.0.2 - 3D game performance benchmarking - 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide • Persistence of America, Vegas, Version...
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AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Table 4. Benchmark Application Sets Windows Vista™, 64-bit Applications CINEBENCH 9.5 Crafty 19.19 (four-thread version) Panorama Factory 4.4 POV-Ray 3.7beta-14 Windows Vista™, 32-bit Applications 3DMark™06 1.02 (... Sonar 5 CINEBENCH 9.5 Crafty 19.19 (4-thread version) Dr.DivX 2.0) (DivX Codec 6.4) High Performance Gaming and Multimedia Experience Panorama Factory 4.4 POV-Ray 3.7beta-14 Vegas 7.0 20 Benchmarking Methodology
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Table 4. Benchmark Application Sets Windows Vista™, 64-bit Applications CINEBENCH 9.5 Crafty 19.19 (four-thread version) Panorama Factory 4.4 POV-Ray 3.7beta-14 Windows Vista™, 32-bit Applications 3DMark™06 1.02 (... Sonar 5 CINEBENCH 9.5 Crafty 19.19 (4-thread version) Dr.DivX 2.0) (DivX Codec 6.4) High Performance Gaming and Multimedia Experience Panorama Factory 4.4 POV-Ray 3.7beta-14 Vegas 7.0 20 Benchmarking Methodology
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... mode) 1600x1200 1 GB GDDR3 Onboard RAM, Video Driver 6.14.10.9371 Benchmarking System Configuration 21 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Benchmarking System Configuration This chapter describes the system configurations used for benchmarking and provides setup procedures for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in the following tables are configured as described in this document.
... mode) 1600x1200 1 GB GDDR3 Onboard RAM, Video Driver 6.14.10.9371 Benchmarking System Configuration 21 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Benchmarking System Configuration This chapter describes the system configurations used for benchmarking and provides setup procedures for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in the following tables are configured as described in this document.
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...Benchmarking System Configuration Select the Exit menu. a. b. Press ESC to return to enter the BIOS configuration utility. 3. BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to achieve optimal system performance. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Component Processor... Press OK. AMD Quad FX 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...
...Benchmarking System Configuration Select the Exit menu. a. b. Press ESC to return to enter the BIOS configuration utility. 3. BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to achieve optimal system performance. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Component Processor... Press OK. AMD Quad FX 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...
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...Disable Secure Virtual Machine. Select the Chipset menu. i. iii. v. viii. Set Node Interleaving to Yes. i. ii. g. Set Plug and Play O/S to Disabled. Benchmarking System Configuration 23 Select the Main menu. Enable SATA 1 through SATA 6. ii. Set TRCD to 4 CLK. Set TRP to 4 CLK. Select the SouthBridge Configuration menu...Set Memclock Value to 4.0. Select the Onboard Device Configuration menu. Set CAS Latency (CL) to 800 MHz. d. f. c. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 4. Set Memclock Mode to Manual.
...Disable Secure Virtual Machine. Select the Chipset menu. i. iii. v. viii. Set Node Interleaving to Yes. i. ii. g. Set Plug and Play O/S to Disabled. Benchmarking System Configuration 23 Select the Main menu. Enable SATA 1 through SATA 6. ii. Set TRCD to 4 CLK. Set TRP to 4 CLK. Select the SouthBridge Configuration menu...Set Memclock Value to 4.0. Select the Onboard Device Configuration menu. Set CAS Latency (CL) to 800 MHz. d. f. c. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 4. Set Memclock Mode to Manual.
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... two new NTFS partitions of the Welcome Center window, and close the window. 24 Benchmarking System Configuration ii. RAID Configuration 1. Click Restart now. iv. Unselect the option, then confirm the corresponding pop-up opens. Select the Power menu. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 h. Press ESC to return to...
... two new NTFS partitions of the Welcome Center window, and close the window. 24 Benchmarking System Configuration ii. RAID Configuration 1. Click Restart now. iv. Unselect the option, then confirm the corresponding pop-up opens. Select the Power menu. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 h. Press ESC to return to...
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.... b. i. Click Display settings. a. Select Adjust for Best Performance. d. e. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 10. Select Screensaver. Under Turn off the display, select Never. i. Click Performance Settings. Select the System Protection tab. Click OK. Benchmarking System Configuration 25 d. Select (None). iii. the Display Settings window opens. Click Security Center...
.... b. i. Click Display settings. a. Select Adjust for Best Performance. d. e. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 10. Select Screensaver. Under Turn off the display, select Never. i. Click Performance Settings. Select the System Protection tab. Click OK. Benchmarking System Configuration 25 d. Select (None). iii. the Display Settings window opens. Click Security Center...
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ii. i. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. ii. g. A window opens. i. A window opens. i. h. Click OK. Select Off. Click Turn automatic updating on or off . e. ii. Click Change the way Security Center alerts me on or off . Click Turn firewall on the left panel, then select Don't notify and don't display... Close the Security Center window. Click OK. Close the control panel window. 26 Benchmarking System Configuration i. f. The Security Center window opens. Select Never check for updates.
ii. i. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. ii. g. A window opens. i. A window opens. i. h. Click OK. Select Off. Click Turn automatic updating on or off . e. ii. Click Change the way Security Center alerts me on or off . Click Turn firewall on the left panel, then select Don't notify and don't display... Close the Security Center window. Click OK. Close the control panel window. 26 Benchmarking System Configuration i. f. The Security Center window opens. Select Never check for updates.
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...Time. Enable OnChip RAID1 Function. Select the CPU Configuration menu. Disable Secure Virtual Machine. Select the Chipset menu. vi. viii. Benchmarking System Configuration 27 Refer to the BIOS configuration utility help for additional information about configuration menus and key combinations used to the Main menu... Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. Select the Main menu. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional Installation BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to the Advanced menu.
...Time. Enable OnChip RAID1 Function. Select the CPU Configuration menu. Disable Secure Virtual Machine. Select the Chipset menu. vi. viii. Benchmarking System Configuration 27 Refer to the BIOS configuration utility help for additional information about configuration menus and key combinations used to the Main menu... Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. Select the Main menu. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional Installation BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to the Advanced menu.
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...until Striping block is selected. 6. At the prompt, type "Y" to the Advanced menu. i. Disable OnChip LAN2. Press ESC to return to clear disk data. 28 Benchmarking System Configuration Select the Onboard Device Configuration menu. Disable OnBoard Sil3531 eSATA. Press ESC to return to v2.0. h. Set ACPI Version Features to the Advanced...64K. 7. Change the block size value to Striping. 5. ii. v. Select the Boot menu. i. Select the PCIPnP menu. Press ESC to return to the Advanced menu. g. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. b.
...until Striping block is selected. 6. At the prompt, type "Y" to the Advanced menu. i. Disable OnChip LAN2. Press ESC to return to clear disk data. 28 Benchmarking System Configuration Select the Onboard Device Configuration menu. Disable OnBoard Sil3531 eSATA. Press ESC to return to v2.0. h. Set ACPI Version Features to the Advanced...64K. 7. Change the block size value to Striping. 5. ii. v. Select the Boot menu. i. Select the PCIPnP menu. Press ESC to return to the Advanced menu. g. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. b.
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... Change the way security center alerts me, under manage security settings. 28. Select Properties and click the Advanced tab. 34. Benchmarking System Configuration 29 Press F8 to install third-party SATA RAID drivers. 8. Select WinXP NVIDIA Nforce Storage Controller and press Enter....; Windows® XP Professional with Regional and Language Options. 18. Start the computer. 5. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and configure the operating system as follows. When driver installation is complete, press Enter to continue....
... Change the way security center alerts me, under manage security settings. 28. Select Properties and click the Advanced tab. 34. Benchmarking System Configuration 29 Press F8 to install third-party SATA RAID drivers. 8. Select WinXP NVIDIA Nforce Storage Controller and press Enter....; Windows® XP Professional with Regional and Language Options. 18. Start the computer. 5. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and configure the operating system as follows. When driver installation is complete, press Enter to continue....