Test system and tests

Here are the tables containing the technical specifications of the system used to perform the processor tests.

The tests were conducted on both the processor and on the GPU, using, for the latter, the RAM set both at 1333 MHz and at 1866 MHz, to detect any benefits from the maximum frequency supported by the processor and in this case also by motherboard. The CPU has been left to the standard frequency of 2600 MHz and compared with other AMD products and from competing solutions from Intel. In this case, the RAM has been set at a frequency of 1600 MHz CL8.

Below is the description of the tests that will be reported and described in this preview, pending the review that will provide a wide range of test and in depth study of the performance of this solution produced by AMD.

The editors decided to publish a preview of a test on CPU performance and a test on the integrated IGP:

• Cinebench 11.5: Software product from Maxon that allow, through the development of three-dimensional images and content, to test the CPU performance. This release allow to test the CPU using a single core, or all the cores inside the processor.
• 3DMark Vantage: Synthetic Benchmarks developed by Futuremark, necessarily requires the presence in the system of a video card with support for DirectX 10 API and a Windows Vista or 7 operating system. The benchmark consists of 6 separate tests: 4 focused on the GPU and 2 on the CPU. The tests are performed in up to 4 presets configured by Futuremark, characterized by a different level of workload in order to better reproduce the typical scenario of use of your system depending on the hardware configuration in use. The software allows you to set the Entry, Performance, High and Extreme configuration. The tests were done only in Entry and performance mode.