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...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 BIOS ...24 Operating System Configuration 24 Windows® 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 ...
...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 BIOS ...24 Operating System Configuration 24 Windows® 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 ...
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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 36 Dr. DivX 36 POV-Ray 36 Vegas 36 Windows® XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications 37 3DMark06 37 ... 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 36 Dr. DivX 36 POV-Ray 36 Vegas 36 Windows® XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications 37 3DMark06 37 ... 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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...Performance 54 6 List of Figures 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Figure 1. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. Overall Performance, Windows Vista, 32-Bit Applications 44 Figure 11. 3DMark™06 Performance 45 Figure 12. CINEBENCH ...Overall Performance, Windows® XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications 49 Figure 19. 3DMark06 Performance 50 Figure 20. Dual-Core Processor Architecture 14 Figure 2. POV-Ray Performance 43 Figure 10. HyperTransport™ Technology Block Diagram 16 Figure 3. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation ...
...Performance 54 6 List of Figures 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Figure 1. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. Overall Performance, Windows Vista, 32-Bit Applications 44 Figure 11. 3DMark™06 Performance 45 Figure 12. CINEBENCH ...Overall Performance, Windows® XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications 49 Figure 19. 3DMark06 Performance 50 Figure 20. Dual-Core Processor Architecture 14 Figure 2. POV-Ray Performance 43 Figure 10. HyperTransport™ Technology Block Diagram 16 Figure 3. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation ...
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...3. Updated for Windows Vista™ with 64-bit applications, Windows Vista with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional 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. Replaced Office ... benchmarks: • Vegas, Version 6.0 (to 7.0) • Crafty, Version 19.19 (to reflect changes in Chapter 4. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Revision History 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Date March 2007 February 2007 Revision Description 3.74 3.73 Incorporated legal and ...
...3. Updated for Windows Vista™ with 64-bit applications, Windows Vista with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional 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. Replaced Office ... benchmarks: • Vegas, Version 6.0 (to 7.0) • Crafty, Version 19.19 (to reflect changes in Chapter 4. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Revision History 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Date March 2007 February 2007 Revision Description 3.74 3.73 Incorporated legal and ...
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...applicable only to skip steps 12 and 13 because they do not apply if Microsoft® Windows® is not yet installed. Corrected attribution in the U.S. Business Multitasking Winstone® 2004.... Corrected two column format balancing in various locations. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Date January 2004 January 2004 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 December... October 2003 September 2003 September 2003 Revision Description 3.32 Corrected instructions for 64-bit processing in "64-bit processing" on page 16. 3.22 3.21 Note:This change is...
...applicable only to skip steps 12 and 13 because they do not apply if Microsoft® Windows® is not yet installed. Corrected attribution in the U.S. Business Multitasking Winstone® 2004.... Corrected two column format balancing in various locations. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Date January 2004 January 2004 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 December... October 2003 September 2003 September 2003 Revision Description 3.32 Corrected instructions for 64-bit processing in "64-bit processing" on page 16. 3.22 3.21 Note:This change is...
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...64-bit processing - Microsoft Windows® XP Professional 64-Bit Edition for a fully immersive experience. - Inter-core communication at CPU speed - Home video enthusiasts can preload entire three-dimensional worlds into memory for 64-Bit Extended Systems supports up to 32 GB of RAM and up to N devices supported in the terabyte space. - AMD Processor...true on-die dual core x86 PC processor - The 64-bit space is designed to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture HyperTransport™ Technology Block Diagram ...
...64-bit processing - Microsoft Windows® XP Professional 64-Bit Edition for a fully immersive experience. - Inter-core communication at CPU speed - Home video enthusiasts can preload entire three-dimensional worlds into memory for 64-Bit Extended Systems supports up to 32 GB of RAM and up to N devices supported in the terabyte space. - AMD Processor...true on-die dual core x86 PC processor - The 64-bit space is designed to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture HyperTransport™ Technology Block Diagram ...
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AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture (see Figure 3) is a two-socket, four-core processing solution that features highbandwidth processor-to-processor communication between matched pairs of the latest multi-threaded applications running under Windows Vista™. ...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. Currently-shipping motherboards include the following features. • Twelve SATA RAID interfaces •...
AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture (see Figure 3) is a two-socket, four-core processing solution that features highbandwidth processor-to-processor communication between matched pairs of the latest multi-threaded applications running under Windows Vista™. ...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. Currently-shipping motherboards include the following features. • Twelve SATA RAID interfaces •...
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... creation and playback. • The high performance of AMD Athlon 64 processors can significantly enhance the three-dimensional display capabilities of benchmark applications. • 64-bit Windows Vista™ running 64-bit applications • 64-bit Windows Vista running 32-bit applications • 32-bit Windows® XP Professional running under Windows Vista and a 32-bit application running 32-bit applications...
... creation and playback. • The high performance of AMD Athlon 64 processors can significantly enhance the three-dimensional display capabilities of benchmark applications. • 64-bit Windows Vista™ running 64-bit applications • 64-bit Windows Vista running 32-bit applications • 32-bit Windows® XP Professional running under Windows Vista and a 32-bit application running 32-bit applications...
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...2.0 (DivX Codec 6.4) - Only the CPU tests are run2 - 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... an MPEG2 file to devices with a single processing unit. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide • Persistence of Villains, Version 10.2 and Microsoft, Inc., Windows Media Encoder, Version 9.00.00.2980) - Ltd., POV-Ray 3.7beta-14 - 3D ...
...2.0 (DivX Codec 6.4) - Only the CPU tests are run2 - 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... an MPEG2 file to devices with a single processing unit. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide • Persistence of Villains, Version 10.2 and Microsoft, Inc., Windows Media Encoder, Version 9.00.00.2980) - Ltd., POV-Ray 3.7beta-14 - 3D ...
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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 (CPU) Cakewalk Sonar 5 CINEBENCH 9.5 Crafty 19.19 (four-thread version) Dr.DivX 2.0 (DivX...
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 (CPU) Cakewalk Sonar 5 CINEBENCH 9.5 Crafty 19.19 (four-thread version) Dr.DivX 2.0 (DivX...
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... and provides setup procedures for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in the following tables 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...
... and provides setup procedures for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in the following tables 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...
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... menu. 22 Benchmarking System Configuration a. b. Select the Exit menu. Start the computer. 2. 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 Load...performance. 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 Professional Windows Vista...
... menu. 22 Benchmarking System Configuration a. b. Select the Exit menu. Start the computer. 2. 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 Load...performance. 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 Professional Windows Vista...
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...ii. A pop-up . 8. Unselect Use User Account Control. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 h. Press the TAB key until Striping block is complete. 5. Install Windows Vista in C:\. 4. Unselect the option, then confirm the corresponding pop... 8. Operating System Configuration 1. Delete all existing partitions. 2. Create two new NTFS partitions of the Welcome Center window, and close the window. 24 Benchmarking System Configuration Restart the computer when installation is selected. 6. Right-click the corresponding task bar icon,...
...ii. A pop-up . 8. Unselect Use User Account Control. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 h. Press the TAB key until Striping block is complete. 5. Install Windows Vista in C:\. 4. Unselect the option, then confirm the corresponding pop... 8. Operating System Configuration 1. Delete all existing partitions. 2. Create two new NTFS partitions of the Welcome Center window, and close the window. 24 Benchmarking System Configuration Restart the computer when installation is selected. 6. Right-click the corresponding task bar icon,...
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... power settings. iii. Under Turn off the display, select Never. iv. g. Click System. ii. Click Turn System Restore Off. b. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 10. Click OK on the Screen Saver Settings window. Enable best performance and disable system restore as follows. a. Unselect all selected HDD. e. a. The Personalization...
... power settings. iii. Under Turn off the display, select Never. iv. g. Click System. ii. Click Turn System Restore Off. b. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 10. Click OK on the Screen Saver Settings window. Enable best performance and disable system restore as follows. a. Unselect all selected HDD. e. a. The Personalization...
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Click Change the way Security Center alerts me on or off . ii. Click Turn firewall on or off . A window opens. i. i. Select Never check for updates. Close the control panel window. 26 Benchmarking System Configuration Close the Security Center window. Select Off. f. ii. e. i. ii. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. The Security Center window opens. i. Click Turn automatic updating on the left panel, then select Don't notify and don't display... A window opens. Click OK. g. h. Click OK.
Click Change the way Security Center alerts me on or off . ii. Click Turn firewall on or off . A window opens. i. i. Select Never check for updates. Close the control panel window. 26 Benchmarking System Configuration Close the Security Center window. Select Off. f. ii. e. i. ii. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. The Security Center window opens. i. Click Turn automatic updating on the left panel, then select Don't notify and don't display... A window opens. Click OK. g. h. Click OK.
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... return to 12 CLK. vi. Set TRAS to the Main menu. 5. Power up the computer. 2. ii. i. viii. ii. i. v. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional Installation BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to Manual. Press OK. Enable OnChip RAID1 Function. Set Memclock Mode to the...
... return to 12 CLK. vi. Set TRAS to the Main menu. 5. Power up the computer. 2. ii. i. viii. ii. i. v. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional Installation BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to Manual. Press OK. Enable OnChip RAID1 Function. Set Memclock Mode to the...
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... 8. Press S to continue with Regional and Language Options. 18. Deselect all the boxes on the Desktop. 33. Note: Use only Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with the motherboard to a floppy disk. 2. Select CD-ROM and press the space bar. 7. Type in C:\. 16. Select ... continue. 12. Type in the security center window. 27. Close the balloon Your computer might be at risk in a user name and click Next. 22. Type in your name and organization. 19. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and ...
... 8. Press S to continue with Regional and Language Options. 18. Deselect all the boxes on the Desktop. 33. Note: Use only Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with the motherboard to a floppy disk. 2. Select CD-ROM and press the space bar. 7. Type in C:\. 16. Select ... continue. 12. Type in the security center window. 27. Close the balloon Your computer might be at risk in a user name and click Next. 22. Type in your name and organization. 19. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and ...
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... Yes to update my computer manually. 49. Right-click My Computer icon on top of other Windows. 60. Select Properties and click the Advanced tab. 55. Click Apply. 58. Deselect Keep ... from Power Schemes and select Never to Turn off System Restore on all drives. 51. Click Apply. 64. Select drive C:. 38. Select Adjust for Maximum Size. 44. Click Apply. 61. Click Apply. ...65. Click Change for Initial Size. 43. I want to verify Turn Off System Restore. 53. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 35. Type 2046 MB for Virtual Memory. 37...
... Yes to update my computer manually. 49. Right-click My Computer icon on top of other Windows. 60. Select Properties and click the Advanced tab. 55. Click Apply. 58. Deselect Keep ... from Power Schemes and select Never to Turn off System Restore on all drives. 51. Click Apply. 64. Select drive C:. 38. Select Adjust for Maximum Size. 44. Click Apply. 61. Click Apply. ...65. Click Change for Initial Size. 43. I want to verify Turn Off System Restore. 53. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 35. Type 2046 MB for Virtual Memory. 37...
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... installation disk supplied with the motherboard in the system tray after restart. c. d. c. d. 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). j. a. Note: Make sure an SLI-related message...
... installation disk supplied with the motherboard in the system tray after restart. c. d. c. d. 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). j. a. Note: Make sure an SLI-related message...