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...arising by this document are not designed, intended, authorized or warranted for use as to change without notice. Trademarks AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, and combinations thereof, Cool'n'Quiet and 3DNow!, are trademarks of this publication. and other application in which the ... damage may be of Futuremark Corporation. AMD's products are provided in any time without independent verification by PC World, and neither PC World nor International Data Group, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks and Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation...
...arising by this document are not designed, intended, authorized or warranted for use as to change without notice. Trademarks AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, and combinations thereof, Cool'n'Quiet and 3DNow!, are trademarks of this publication. and other application in which the ... damage may be of Futuremark Corporation. AMD's products are provided in any time without independent verification by PC World, and neither PC World nor International Data Group, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks and Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation...
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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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... Figure 14. Vegas Performance 54 6 List of Figures 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Figure 1. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide List of Figures Dual-Core Processor Architecture 14 Figure 2. HyperTransport™ Technology Block Diagram 16 Figure 3. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. POV-Ray Performance 43 Figure 10. Vegas Performance 48 Figure...
... Figure 14. Vegas Performance 54 6 List of Figures 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Figure 1. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide List of Figures Dual-Core Processor Architecture 14 Figure 2. HyperTransport™ Technology Block Diagram 16 Figure 3. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications . . . . . .41 Figure 6. POV-Ray Performance 43 Figure 10. Vegas Performance 48 Figure...
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... for Windows Vista™ with 64-bit applications, Windows Vista with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional with 32-bit applications. Changed the recommended system configurations in the U.S. in Chapter 4. Made minor grammatic changes to reflect changes in system configuration and tests. AMD Processor Performance ... application information in Chapter 6. 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.
... for Windows Vista™ with 64-bit applications, Windows Vista with 32-bit applications, and Windows® XP Professional with 32-bit applications. Changed the recommended system configurations in the U.S. in Chapter 4. Made minor grammatic changes to reflect changes in system configuration and tests. AMD Processor Performance ... application information in Chapter 6. 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.
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.... 3.2 Revision to skip steps 12 and 13 because they do not apply if Microsoft® Windows® is no longer tested. Business Winstone® 2004" on page 39.* Moved 64-Bit performance results from this document. Business Multitasking Winstone® 2004" on page 33 and ...and MSI drivers are registered trademarks of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. Corrected minor typos throughout. 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 ...
.... 3.2 Revision to skip steps 12 and 13 because they do not apply if Microsoft® Windows® is no longer tested. Business Winstone® 2004" on page 39.* Moved 64-Bit performance results from this document. Business Multitasking Winstone® 2004" on page 33 and ...and MSI drivers are registered trademarks of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. Corrected minor typos throughout. 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 ...
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...8226; Up to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture The 64-bit space is designed to 16 TB of virtual memory. - Microsoft Windows® XP Professional 64-Bit Edition for a fully immersive experience. - Home video enthusiasts can preload entire ...into memory for 64-Bit Extended Systems supports up to 32 GB of RAM and up to bring home the digital experience. • The first true on-die dual core x86 PC processor - Direct access to N devices supported in the terabyte space. - AMD Processor Performance Evaluation ...
...8226; Up to memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology link 16 AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture The 64-bit space is designed to 16 TB of virtual memory. - Microsoft Windows® XP Professional 64-Bit Edition for a fully immersive experience. - Home video enthusiasts can preload entire ...into memory for 64-Bit Extended Systems supports up to 32 GB of RAM and up to bring home the digital experience. • The first true on-die dual core x86 PC processor - Direct access to N devices supported in the terabyte space. - AMD Processor Performance Evaluation ...
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...Windows Vista™. 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 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 ...
...Windows Vista™. 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 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 ...
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... generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run multiple tasks very efficiently. • Systems based on AMD Athlon 64 processors can take advantage of unique architectural features to run . Photo stitching - Tested as a 64-bit application running under Windows Vista, a 32-bit application running under Windows Vista, and a 32-bit application running 32-bit...
... generate the performance scores shown in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run multiple tasks very efficiently. • Systems based on AMD Athlon 64 processors can take advantage of unique architectural features to run . Photo stitching - Tested as a 64-bit application running under Windows Vista, a 32-bit application running under Windows Vista, and a 32-bit application running 32-bit...
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...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 - AMD uses the term "processor" to a... game play is initiated - 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide • Persistence of America, Vegas, Version 7.0 - Ltd., POV-Ray 3.7beta-14 - 3D graphic creation - Windows Media Encoder converts an MPEG2 file to devices with a single...
...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 - AMD uses the term "processor" to a... game play is initiated - 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide • Persistence of America, Vegas, Version 7.0 - Ltd., POV-Ray 3.7beta-14 - 3D graphic creation - Windows Media Encoder converts an MPEG2 file to devices with a single...
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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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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...
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...
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...the computer. 2. 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...to enter the BIOS configuration utility. 3. a. c. Press Delete to all processors. 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. Press OK....
...the computer. 2. 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...to enter the BIOS configuration utility. 3. a. c. Press Delete to all processors. 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. Press OK....
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AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 h. ...Account Control. Press OK. Restart the computer when installation is selected. 6. iv. The computer restarts and the Welcome Center window opens. 9. ii. Create two new NTFS partitions of the screen, then selecting Close sidebar. 6. Disable User Account ...opens. Press the F10 key to save and exit. 8. At the prompt, type "Y" to the Advanced menu. Install Windows Vista in C:\. 4. Press the TAB key until Striping block is complete. 5. a. Click Start, then click Control Panel...
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 h. ...Account Control. Press OK. Restart the computer when installation is selected. 6. iv. The computer restarts and the Welcome Center window opens. 9. ii. Create two new NTFS partitions of the screen, then selecting Close sidebar. 6. Disable User Account ...opens. Press the F10 key to save and exit. 8. At the prompt, type "Y" to the Advanced menu. Install Windows Vista in C:\. 4. Press the TAB key until Striping block is complete. 5. a. Click Start, then click Control Panel...
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Select Screensaver. d. e. ii. Click Save changes, and close the Power Settings window. i. the Display Settings window opens. ii. a. ii. iv. Select the System Protection tab. Click Turn System Restore Off. Click Start, then click Control Panel. b. Click Security. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 10. Disable the screen saver and adjust...
Select Screensaver. d. e. ii. Click Save changes, and close the Power Settings window. i. the Display Settings window opens. ii. a. ii. iv. Select the System Protection tab. Click Turn System Restore Off. Click Start, then click Control Panel. b. Click Security. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 10. Disable the screen saver and adjust...
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e. f. h. i. Click OK. Click Change the way Security Center alerts me on or off . Select Off. A window opens. Click Turn automatic updating on the left panel, then select Don't notify and don't display... i. i. ii. Close the Security Center window. Click OK. A window opens. ii. Select Never check for updates. g. i. Click Turn firewall on or off . ii. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. The Security Center window opens. Close the control panel window. 26 Benchmarking System Configuration
e. f. h. i. Click OK. Click Change the way Security Center alerts me on or off . Select Off. A window opens. Click Turn automatic updating on the left panel, then select Don't notify and don't display... i. i. ii. Close the Security Center window. Click OK. A window opens. ii. Select Never check for updates. g. i. Click Turn firewall on or off . ii. AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. The Security Center window opens. Close the control panel window. 26 Benchmarking System Configuration
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... JumperFree Configuration menu. i. i. iii. Set Node Interleaving to 4 CLK. a. Select the CPU Configuration menu. i. Set TRCD to Auto. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional Installation BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to change BIOS settings. 1. Refer to the BIOS configuration utility help for additional...
... JumperFree Configuration menu. i. i. iii. Set Node Interleaving to 4 CLK. a. Select the CPU Configuration menu. i. Set TRCD to Auto. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional Installation BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to change BIOS settings. 1. Refer to the BIOS configuration utility help for additional...
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...Nforce Storage Controller and press Enter. 11. Close the balloon Your computer might be at risk in the floppy disk drive. 3. Close the window. 32. Click Yes to continue. 12. Click Finish. 23. Start the computer. 5. When driver installation is complete, press Enter to...15. Press F6 to install third-party SATA RAID drivers. 8. Type in a valid Windows XP product key and click Next. 20. Select Off and click Ok. 29. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and configure the operating system as follows. The...
...Nforce Storage Controller and press Enter. 11. Close the balloon Your computer might be at risk in the floppy disk drive. 3. Close the window. 32. Click Yes to continue. 12. Click Finish. 23. Start the computer. 5. When driver installation is complete, press Enter to...15. Press F6 to install third-party SATA RAID drivers. 8. Type in a valid Windows XP product key and click Next. 20. Select Off and click Ok. 29. 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and configure the operating system as follows. The...
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... D: 41. Right-click My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties. 65. Click Apply. 64. Click Settings and click Advanced. 36. Right-click My Computer on top of other Windows. 60. Click Apply. 50. Select Properties and click the Advanced tab. 55. Click Apply. 30... Benchmarking System Configuration Click Set. 40. Type 4092 MB for Initial Size. 43. Deselect Keep the taskbar on the desktop. 47. Select Adjust for Virtual Memory. 37. AMD Processor ...
... D: 41. Right-click My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties. 65. Click Apply. 64. Click Settings and click Advanced. 36. Right-click My Computer on top of other Windows. 60. Click Apply. 50. Select Properties and click the Advanced tab. 55. Click Apply. 30... Benchmarking System Configuration Click Set. 40. Type 4092 MB for Initial Size. 43. Deselect Keep the taskbar on the desktop. 47. Select Adjust for Virtual Memory. 37. AMD Processor ...
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... download the installer file (tscsetup.exe). b. Click the Utilities and Drivers link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. Click the appropriate link under Support. d. Click the Download Now! link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources. e. Click the Download Now! f. Double-click the amdcpusetup.exe installer file. g. Click...
... download the installer file (tscsetup.exe). b. Click the Utilities and Drivers link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. Click the appropriate link under Support. d. Click the Download Now! link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP to http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources. e. Click the Download Now! f. Double-click the amdcpusetup.exe installer file. g. Click...