So as promised, and as my own curiosity.. May i present you guys...
Eek's 8-Way Processor Shootout!!Also slap on my Cousin's $475Budget rig just to see how it fairs!Benchmark Rigs SpecsQ6700CPU- Core2Quad Q6700 2.66Ghz @ 3.6Ghz (QDR1440 x 10)
Mobo- EVGA 750i FTW sz17 Bios
Ram- 4x 2Gb Corairs XMS2 ddr6400 800mhz @ 5/5/5/18/2T
HDD-2x WD6401AALS in Raid 0
GPU- 2x EVGA 8800GT @ stock clocks
PSU- Ocz GamerXtreme 700w
Sound- Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer
DisabledOptical- Sony DRU-810A
Cooling- Lapped/ Modded Tuniq Tower 120
Drivers Used for BenchmarkStock Phenom II 955 BECPU- Phenom II 955 BE 3.2ghz
Mobo- GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P F3L Bios
Ram- 2x 2Gb Muskin HP ddr3 1600 @ 9/9/9/27/1T
HDD-2x WD6401AALS in Raid 0
GPU- Evga GTX295 @ Stock Clocks
PSU- Ocz GamerXtreme 700w
Sound- Asus Essence STX
Optical- Samsung S223F
Cooling- Custom Watercooling Loop (MCP655 Vario -> Thermochill PA120.3 -> 3x Panaflo Ultra -> Apogee GTZ -> MicroRes)
Drivers Used for BenchmarkOverclocked Phenom II 955 BECPU- Phenom II 955 BE 3.2ghz @3.83ghz
Mobo- GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P F3L Bios
Ram- 2x 2Gb Muskin XP ddr3 1600 @ 7/7/6/18/1T
HDD-2x WD6401AALS in Raid 0
GPU- Evga GTX295 @ Stock Clocks
PSU- Ocz GamerXtreme 700w
Sound- Asus Essence STX
Optical- Samsung S223F
Cooling- Custom Watercooling Loop (MCP655 Vario -> Thermochill PA120.3 -> 3x Panaflo Ultra -> Apogee GTZ -> MicroRes)
Drivers Used for BenchmarkStock Athlon X2 7750 KumaCPU- Athlon X2 7750 Kuma @ 2.7ghz
Mobo- GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3
Ram- 2x 2Gb OCZ Blade Series DDR2 800 @ 4/4/4/15/1T
HDD-Seagate 7200.12 500Gb
GPU- Sapphire HD4670
PSU- Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus RS-500
Sound- Onboard
Optical- Samsung S223F
Cooling- Stock
Drivers Used for Benchmark- Graphics- ATI Catalystâ„¢ 9.6
Overclocked Athlon X2 7750 KumaCPU- Athlon X2 7750 Kuma @ 2.7ghz @3.21ghz
Mobo- GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3
Ram- 2x 2Gb OCZ Blade Series DDR2 800 @ 4/4/4/15/1T
HDD-Seagate 7200.12 500Gb
GPU- Sapphire HD4670
PSU- Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus RS-500
Sound- Onboard
Optical- Samsung S223F
Cooling- Stock
Drivers Used for Benchmark- Graphics- ATI Catalystâ„¢ 9.6
Stock Core i7CPU- Core i7 920 2.66ghz
Mobo- DFI LP UT X58-T3eH8 0508Bios
Ram- 3x 2GB G.SKILL Trident 6GB ddr3 1862mhz @ 8/9/8/24/1T
HDD-2x Short Stroked WD6401AALS in Raid 0
GPU- Evga GTX295 @ Stock Clocks
PSU- Enermax Galaxy 1250w
Sound- Asus Essence STX
Optical- Samsung S223F
Cooling- Custom Watercooling Loop (MCP655 Vario -> Thermochill PA120.3 -> 3x Panaflo Ultra -> Apogee GTZ -> MCW-60 -> MicroRes)
Drivers Used for BenchmarkOverclocked Core i7 @4.35ghz HT OnCPU- Core i7 920 2.66ghz @ 4.35ghz HT on
Mobo- DFI LP UT X58-T3eH8 0508Bios
Ram- 3x 2GB G.SKILL Trident 6GB ddr3 1655mhz @ 7/8/7/21/1T
HDD-2x Short Stroked WD6401AALS in Raid 0
GPU- Evga GTX295 @ Stock Clocks
PSU- Enermax Galaxy 1250w
Sound- Asus Essence STX
Optical- Samsung S223F
Cooling- Custom Watercooling Loop (MCP655 Vario -> Thermochill PA120.3 -> 3x Panaflo Ultra -> Apogee GTZ -> MCW-60 -> MicroRes)
Drivers Used for BenchmarkOverclocked Core i7 @4.35ghz HT OffCPU- Core i7 920 2.66ghz @ 4.35ghz HT off
Mobo- DFI LP UT X58-T3eH8 0508Bios
Ram- 3x 2GB G.SKILL Trident 6GB ddr3 1655mhz @ 7/8/7/21/1T
HDD-2x Short Stroked WD6401AALS in Raid 0
GPU- Evga GTX295 @ Stock Clocks
PSU- Enermax Galaxy 1250w
Sound- Asus Essence STX
Optical- Samsung S223F
Cooling- Custom Watercooling Loop (MCP655 Vario -> Thermochill PA120.3 -> 3x Panaflo Ultra -> Apogee GTZ -> MCW-60 -> MicroRes)
Drivers Used for Benchmark- Graphics- ATI Catalystâ„¢ 9.6
Disclaimer: This is just a benchmark i'm doing on my freetime to give myself and you guys a better insight of how these processors stack up to each other. It may not be as accurate as other professional benchmarkers aka tomshardware/ anandtech/ xbitlabs etc. But i've done everything i possibly can to rule out any variables that may otherwise affect benchmark results.
Crysis Vanilla Version- Benched using Crysis Benchmark Tool build 5767
Quality Settings all on Very High @1900x1200 res with 8x AA/AF
Demo Looped 4x at 5am using Timedemo "Assault Harbor" in 64bit mode DX10 enabled
Link to settings used-
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m223/Jdmhoodz/Crysisbenchsettings.jpg
Counter Strike Source In-Game Valve Video Stress Test. (Latest Steam Version)
Running at 1920x1200 Res With all settings MAXED
Link to in game settings S/S-
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m223/Jdmhoodz/Benchmark/CSSValveHardwaretestSettings.jpg
Half Life 2: Lost Coast In-Game Valve Video Stress Test. (Latest Steam Version)
Running at 1920x1200 Res With all settings MAXED
Link to in game settings S/S-
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m223/Jdmhoodz/Benchmark/HalfLife2Lostcoast-1.jpg
This post was edited by Eek on Jul 10 2009 01:23am