We recently slightly modified our Intel test platform to match the AMD AM2 test platform in terms of benchmarks. Once the new CPUs come out, it’s likely we’ll change our test platform once again. It’s going to be an interesting 2nd half of 2006 in the CPU and chipset market.

Test System
Intel Pentium 4 670 3.8GHz
1GB Crucial DDR2 667MHz memory
2 74GB WD Raptor SATA 10,000 RPM HDDs
XFX 7900GT video card running 91.31 Forceware
ASUS 16x DVD-ROM
Microsoft Windows XP with SP2
DirectX 9.0c

FEAR 1024x768 32-bit max settings no AA no AF, Timedemo 1
Doom 3 1024x768 32-bit HQ settings no AA no AF Timedemo 1
Aquamark 3 1024x768 no AA 4x AF
3dMark05 Default run 1024x768
3Dmark06 Default run 1280x1024
Sysmark 2004 Patch 2
PCMark05
PCMark04 Memory Integer and Float benchmark
Sisoft Sandra 2005 memory refresh
SuperPi 1 million digits calculated lowest time better