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30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Contents AMD Processor Performance 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™ Installation 22 BIOS Configuration 22 RAID Configuration 24 Operating...
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Contents AMD Processor Performance 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™ Installation 22 BIOS Configuration 22 RAID Configuration 24 Operating...
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Table 2. Table 4. 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 7. Table 5. Table 6. Table 3.
Table 2. Table 4. 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 7. Table 5. Table 6. Table 3.
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and other countries. 8 Revision History 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 performance graphics in Chapter 4. Made minor grammatic changes to four-thread version) Added the following benchmarks: • Vegas, Version 6.0 (to 7.0) • Crafty, Version 19.19 (to improve...
and other countries. 8 Revision History 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 performance graphics in Chapter 4. Made minor grammatic changes to four-thread version) Added the following benchmarks: • Vegas, Version 6.0 (to 7.0) • Crafty, Version 19.19 (to improve...
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... (replaces Quake 3) 3.71 3.70 3.61 Updated application information in a separate document. Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 processor, the AMD Athlon 64 processor 5000+, and the AMD Athlon 64 processor X2 3800+, relative to reflect changes in Chapter 4. Removed obsolete processor information. Updated procedures in Chapter 5 to the Intel Pentium® D 950 processor and the Intel Pentium EE 955 processor. Revision History 9 Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-57 processor and the AMD Athlon 64 processor...
... (replaces Quake 3) 3.71 3.70 3.61 Updated application information in a separate document. Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 processor, the AMD Athlon 64 processor 5000+, and the AMD Athlon 64 processor X2 3800+, relative to reflect changes in Chapter 4. Removed obsolete processor information. Updated procedures in Chapter 5 to the Intel Pentium® D 950 processor and the Intel Pentium EE 955 processor. Revision History 9 Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-57 processor and the AMD Athlon 64 processor...
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... AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-51 processor information with the 32-bit and 64-bit results, where applicable. 3.50 Note:These changes are obsolete, as the Performance Analysis test suite has been removed from this document. Replaced the benchmark result tables with the Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz Extreme Edition Processor. Removed obsolete processor information. Updated to reflect the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 (939) processor and the 3700+ and 3800+ processors...
... AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-51 processor information with the 32-bit and 64-bit results, where applicable. 3.50 Note:These changes are obsolete, as the Performance Analysis test suite has been removed from this document. Replaced the benchmark result tables with the Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz Extreme Edition Processor. Removed obsolete processor information. Updated to reflect the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 (939) processor and the 3700+ and 3800+ processors...
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...+ launch. Updated benefits for 64-bit processing in "64-bit processing" on page 32, "Ziff Davis Media, Inc. Revision to update configuration steps for To install the video clip to use for Table ...driver and ASUS chipset installation. 3.0 Initial Public Release Revision History 11 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Date January 2004 January 2004 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 November 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 September 2003 Revision Description 3.32 Corrected instructions for 64-Bit installation...
...+ launch. Updated benefits for 64-bit processing in "64-bit processing" on page 32, "Ziff Davis Media, Inc. Revision to update configuration steps for To install the video clip to use for Table ...driver and ASUS chipset installation. 3.0 Initial Public Release Revision History 11 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Date January 2004 January 2004 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 December 2003 November 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 September 2003 Revision Description 3.32 Corrected instructions for 64-Bit installation...
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... This document provides information about the performance of these processors: • AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processor This document may become obsolete or may be revised as new speed grades become available. Audience The guide provides information for those interested in evaluating the performance of AMD64 technology, with particular...
... This document provides information about the performance of these processors: • AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 dual-core processor • AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processor This document may become obsolete or may be revised as new speed grades become available. Audience The guide provides information for those interested in evaluating the performance of AMD64 technology, with particular...
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... performance. - 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 AMD 64-bit processors include the following architectural improvements specifically designed to clarify the sometimes surprising results of key architectural features. The results help to increase the number of AMD processors. However, the benchmarks...
... performance. - 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 AMD 64-bit processors include the following architectural improvements specifically designed to clarify the sometimes surprising results of key architectural features. The results help to increase the number of AMD processors. However, the benchmarks...
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... 2-3% (see Figure 2) - In general, each 5-10% reduction in the L2 cache. • Processor core clock-for CPU-intensive applications. - Larger translation look-aside buffers (TLB) with DDR1-400 memory. A global history counter 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 101.9% 100...
... 2-3% (see Figure 2) - In general, each 5-10% reduction in the L2 cache. • Processor core clock-for CPU-intensive applications. - Larger translation look-aside buffers (TLB) with DDR1-400 memory. A global history counter 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 101.9% 100...
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... on-die dual core x86 PC processor - AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 HyperTransport™ I /O Hub Device N AC-97 USB LPC PCI 3.0/PCI-X® 2.0 Bus Slot Slot Slot Figure 2. The 64-bit space is designed to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture Enhanced) support all industry-standard x86 32-bit instruction set and 3DNow...
... on-die dual core x86 PC processor - AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 HyperTransport™ I /O Hub Device N AC-97 USB LPC PCI 3.0/PCI-X® 2.0 Bus Slot Slot Slot Figure 2. The 64-bit space is designed to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture Enhanced) support all industry-standard x86 32-bit instruction set and 3DNow...
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... AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 dual-core processors. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture The 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...
... AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 dual-core processors. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture The 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...
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... high performance of AMD Athlon 64 processors can take advantage of applications. • MAXON Computer GmbH, CINEBENCH 9.5 - Multiprocessor video performance benchmarking2 - Photo stitching - Table 4 summarizes the sets of unique architectural features to generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run . 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Benchmarking Methodology This chapter describes the benchmarks used to deliver outstanding performance for...
... high performance of AMD Athlon 64 processors can take advantage of applications. • MAXON Computer GmbH, CINEBENCH 9.5 - Multiprocessor video performance benchmarking2 - Photo stitching - Table 4 summarizes the sets of unique architectural features to generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run . 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Benchmarking Methodology This chapter describes the benchmarks used to deliver outstanding performance for...
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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 clock frequency Version 2002 (Service Pack 2) RC2 NVIDIA® nForce 590 SLI MCP SATA Driver 5.10.2600.652 Version 3092 Hard Drive (2) Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD...
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 clock frequency Version 2002 (Service Pack 2) RC2 NVIDIA® nForce 590 SLI MCP SATA Driver 5.10.2600.652 Version 3092 Hard Drive (2) Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD...
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... change BIOS settings. 1. 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™ LIN64-SLI WS Crashfree BIOS 3 Description 2.4 GHz clock frequency 2.6 GHz clock frequency 2.8 GHz clock frequency Version 2002 (Service Pack 2) RC2 NVIDIA® nForce 590 SLI MCP SATA Driver 5.1.2600.667...
... change BIOS settings. 1. 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™ LIN64-SLI WS Crashfree BIOS 3 Description 2.4 GHz clock frequency 2.6 GHz clock frequency 2.8 GHz clock frequency Version 2002 (Service Pack 2) RC2 NVIDIA® nForce 590 SLI MCP SATA Driver 5.1.2600.667...
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... change BIOS settings. 1. Select the IDE Configuration menu. Enable SATA 1 through SATA 6. Set TRAS to Auto. Set Node Interleaving to 12 CLK. i. a. Select the Advanced menu. b. Set CAS Latency (CL) to the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional Installation BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply...
... change BIOS settings. 1. Select the IDE Configuration menu. Enable SATA 1 through SATA 6. Set TRAS to Auto. Set Node Interleaving to 12 CLK. i. a. Select the Advanced menu. b. Set CAS Latency (CL) to the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional Installation BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply...
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...Windows XP product key and click Next. 20. The Help Protect MY PC screen opens. 25. Deselect all the boxes on the Desktop. 33. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and configure the operating system as follows. Copy the contents of the directory drivers\chipset\32-bit... security settings. 28. Benchmarking System Configuration 29 Select Windows firewall under Resources. 30. Note: Use only Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2. Close the window. 32. When driver installation is ...
...Windows XP product key and click Next. 20. The Help Protect MY PC screen opens. 25. Deselect all the boxes on the Desktop. 33. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and configure the operating system as follows. Copy the contents of the directory drivers\chipset\32-bit... security settings. 28. Benchmarking System Configuration 29 Select Windows firewall under Resources. 30. Note: Use only Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2. Close the window. 32. When driver installation is ...
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... AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to download the installer file (amdcpusetup.exe). g. Click Yes to acknowledge the license agreement. Click Next. a. Click Yes to acknowledge the license agreement. Click Next on the next two screens. Click Finish to the NVIDIA GeForce graphics driver installer file (93.71_forceware_winxp2k_english_whql.exe). Install the Windows® XP Professional processor drivers as follows. b. link next to AMD Dual-Core...
... AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to download the installer file (amdcpusetup.exe). g. Click Yes to acknowledge the license agreement. Click Next. a. Click Yes to acknowledge the license agreement. Click Next on the next two screens. Click Finish to the NVIDIA GeForce graphics driver installer file (93.71_forceware_winxp2k_english_whql.exe). Install the Windows® XP Professional processor drivers as follows. b. link next to AMD Dual-Core...
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... NVIDIA ISE SW drivers window. Click Finish to the chipset driver (setup.exe). Install the chipset drivers as follows. Navigate to complete the installation. Install the audio drivers as follows. c. e. Video Card Setup 1. b. g. Right-click the desktop, then select Properties. 2. d. Choose Display. 4. a. Click No to 1600 X 1200. 32 Benchmarking System Configuration Change Resolution Attributes to Forceware Network Access Manager. f. a. d. c. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74...
... NVIDIA ISE SW drivers window. Click Finish to the chipset driver (setup.exe). Install the chipset drivers as follows. Navigate to complete the installation. Install the audio drivers as follows. c. e. Video Card Setup 1. b. g. Right-click the desktop, then select Properties. 2. d. Choose Display. 4. a. Click No to 1600 X 1200. 32 Benchmarking System Configuration Change Resolution Attributes to Forceware Network Access Manager. f. a. d. c. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74...
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... performance data. Overall Performance Benchmarking Results 40 Each set of benchmarks has an overall performance graph and graphs for each test in Benchmarking Methodology, Benchmarking System Configuration, and Benchmark Installation and Testing. Overall Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 150.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 161.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 172.2% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 4. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide...
... performance data. Overall Performance Benchmarking Results 40 Each set of benchmarks has an overall performance graph and graphs for each test in Benchmarking Methodology, Benchmarking System Configuration, and Benchmark Installation and Testing. Overall Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 100.0% AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor 150.4% AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor 161.5% AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor 172.2% 50% 70% 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 190% Figure 4. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide...
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Benchmarking Results 55 Performance Summary Benchmarks AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 1 MB L2 (2) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor (2) 2.6 GHz 1 MB L2 (2) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor (2) 2.8 GHz 1 MB L2 (2) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor (2) 3.0 GHz 1 MB L2 (2) ASUS M2N32SLID DDR2 (800 MHz) Windows Vista™, 64-bit Applications ASUS L1N64-SLI WS DDR2 (800 MHz) ASUS L1N64-SLI WS DDR2 (800 MHz) M2N32SLID ASUS L1N64-SLI WS DDR2...
Benchmarking Results 55 Performance Summary Benchmarks AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 1 MB L2 (2) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70 Dual-Core Processor (2) 2.6 GHz 1 MB L2 (2) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-72 Dual-Core Processor (2) 2.8 GHz 1 MB L2 (2) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor (2) 3.0 GHz 1 MB L2 (2) ASUS M2N32SLID DDR2 (800 MHz) Windows Vista™, 64-bit Applications ASUS L1N64-SLI WS DDR2 (800 MHz) ASUS L1N64-SLI WS DDR2 (800 MHz) M2N32SLID ASUS L1N64-SLI WS DDR2...
