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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. 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 Version 0120 Western Digital Corsair NVIDIA Raptor WD1500ADFD CM2X1024-8500SD 7950 GX2 (Quad SLI Mode) 1600x1200 SATA RAID 0 10K RPM 150 GB 1 GB PC8500 DDR2 DIMM 800 MHz 1 GB GDDR3 Onboard RAM, Video Driver 6.14.10.9371 Windows Vista™ Installation Configure the BIOS, RAID, OS, and drivers as follows to achieve optimal system performance. These procedures apply to all processors. BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. Refer to the BIOS configuration utility help for additional information about configuration menus and key combinations used to change BIOS settings. 1. Start the computer. 2. Press Delete to enter the BIOS configuration utility. 3. Select the Exit menu. a. Select Load setup defaults. b. Press OK. c. Press ESC to return to the Main menu. 22 Benchmarking System Configuration

Section	Page
Revision History	7
About This Document	11
Audience	11
Life of Document	11
AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture	12
Table 1. Memory Bandwidth	12
Figure 1. Dual-Core Processor Architecture	13
Table 2. Effect of Memory Bandwidth on Performance	14
Table 3. Effect of Memory Latency on Performance	14
Figure 2. HyperTransport™ Technology Block Diagram	15
AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture	16
Figure 3. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture	16
Benchmarking Methodology	17
Benchmark Description	17
Table 4. Benchmark Application Sets	19
Benchmarking System Configuration	20
Test System Configurations	20
Table 5. AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System	20
Table 6. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture	21
Windows Vista™ Installation	21
BIOS Configuration	21
RAID Configuration	23
Operating System Configuration	23
Windows® XP Professional Installation	26
BIOS Configuration	26
RAID Configuration	27
Operating System Configuration	28
Driver Installation	30
Video Card Setup	31
Benchmark Installation and Testing	32
Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications	33
CINEBENCH	33
Crafty	33
Panorama Factory	33
POV-Ray	33
Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications	34
3DMark™06	34
Cakewalk Sonar	34
CINEBENCH	35
Crafty	35
Dr. DivX	35
POV-Ray	35
Vegas	35
Windows® XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications	36
3DMark™06	36
Cakewalk Sonar	36
CINEBENCH	37
Crafty	37
Dr. DivX	37
High Performance Gaming and Multimedia Experience (City of Villains and Windows® Media Encoder 9)	37
POV-Ray	38
Vegas	38
Benchmarking Results	39
Overall Performance	39
Figure 4. Overall Performance	39
Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications	40
Figure 5. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications	40
Figure 6. CINEBENCH Performance	41
Figure 7. Crafty Performance¶	41
Figure 8. Panorama Factory Performance	42
Figure 9. POV-Ray Performance	42
Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications	43
Figure 10. Overall Performance, Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications	43
Figure 11. 3DMark™06 Performance¶	44
Figure 12. Cakewalk Sonar Performance	44
Figure 13. CINEBENCH Performance	45
Figure 14. Crafty Performance¶	45
Figure 15. Dr. DivX Performance	46
Figure 16. POV-Ray Performance	46
Figure 17. Vegas Performance	47
Windows® XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications	48
Figure 18. Overall Performance, Windows® XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications	48
Figure 19. 3DMark™06 Performance¶	49
Figure 20. Cakewalk Sonar Performance	49
Figure 21. CINEBENCH Performance	50
Figure 22. Crafty Performance¶	50
Figure 23. Dr. DivX Performance	51
Figure 24. High Performance Gaming and Multimedia Performance¶,·	51
Figure 25. Panorama Factory Performance	52
Figure 26. POV-Ray Performance	52
Figure 27. Vegas Performance	53

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AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide

30579

Rev. 3.74

March 2007

Benchmarking System Configuration

Windows Vista™ Installation

Configure the BIOS, RAID, OS, and drivers as follows to achieve optimal system

performance. These procedures apply to all processors.

BIOS Configuration

Note:

These instructions apply only to the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS

motherboards. Refer to the BIOS configuration utility help for additional

information about configuration menus and key combinations used to change

BIOS settings.

Start the computer.

Press

Delete

to enter the BIOS configuration utility.

Select the

Exit

menu.

a. Select

Load setup defaults

b. Press

c. Press

ESC

to return to the

Main

menu.

Table 6. AMD Quad FX Platform with

Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture

Component

Manufacturer

Model

Description

Processor

(2)

AMD

AMD Athlon

™

64 FX-70

Dual-Core Processor

2.4 GHz clock frequency

AMD Athlon 64 FX-72

Dual-Core Processor

2.6 GHz clock frequency

AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Dual-Core Processor

2.8 GHz clock frequency

Operating

System

Microsoft

Windows

XP Professional

Windows Vista™

Version 2002 (Service Pack 2) RC2

Motherboard

ASUS

LIN64-SLI WS

NVIDIA

nForce 590 SLI MCP

SATA Driver 5.1.2600.667

BIOS

ASUS

Crashfree BIOS 3

Version 0120

Hard Drive

(2)

Western Digital

Raptor

WD1500ADFD

SATA RAID 0

10K RPM 150 GB

RAM

(4)

Corsair

CM2X1024-8500SD

1 GB PC8500 DDR2 DIMM

800 MHz

Video Card

(2)

NVIDIA

7950 GX2 (Quad SLI Mode)

1600x1200

1 GB GDDR3 Onboard RAM,

Video Driver 6.14.10.9371