Last Change: 07/Oct/2014, 1305hrs. All of these tests are done with the EVGA GTX 460 1GB FTW (850MHz core), both single card and SLI, except for the two i5 760s, i7 3930K and Athlon II X 250 tests - these were done with a Quadro FX 5500 & 7970, Quadro 4000 and Sapphire 5850 respectively, thus the lack of 3D results for these configs (I'll test them with the 460 later, just wanted to get the CPU results in while I was able). The focus is on the effects of CPU power on the performance of the GTX 460s, but extensive general CPU test results are included aswell so one can cross reference any performance issues. The Intel DQ77MK tests were done just with the built-in IGP, so there are no 3D results for that board. All tests use Win7 64bit (Pro or Ultimate), except for the P4/HT (doesn't support Win7 x64, so it uses Win7 32bit). All clock speeds are _fixed_ (except for the Dell T7500), ie. at 'default' clocks Turbo is OFF; thus, for many models of Intel CPU, performance would be better in some cases if the system was in a totally default state with Turbo on (particularly relevant for CPUs such as the i5 670 and i7 870 which have quite high Turbo levels compared to other models). The Dell/X5570 tends to Turbo up to 3.2GHz whenever it can, while running as low as 2GHz when idle. I've included some 2700K results for a completely fixed clock (3.5GHz), normal Turbo (rises to 3.9GHz on my board) and the main overclock (5GHz, but idles as low as 1.6GHz), but in the future I'll only test the 2700K with fixed 3.5 and oc'd 5.0. Blender 2.44 tested with test.blend ('test'), times in mins and seconds (m:ss.s) Blender 2.61 also tested with test.blend ('test'), times in seconds (ss.ss). http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/blender.html Blender 2.61 tested with BMW1M-MikePan.blend ('BMW1M'), times in mins and seconds (mm:ss.s) http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?239480-2.61-Cycles-render-benchmark The TOMS tests are courtesy of Chris Angelini at tomshardware.com and are exactly the same tests used in their site reviews of mbds, CPUs, etc. up until about late 2011 (after that, their tests were updated and so are probably not comparable; check article benchmark summaries to be sure). MY CPU TESTS (IN ORDER OF CB 11.529 X-CPU): Total -------------------------- LOWER = BETTER -------------------------- ------------------ HIGHER = BETTER ----------------- Cores / Clock SuperPI 1M SuperPI 32M wPrime 32M Blender 2.44 Blender 2.61 CB 9.5 CB 9.5 CB 10 CB 10 CB 11.529 CB R15 Arion Bench 2.5 [Notes] CPU Threads Speed HT (seconds) (mm:ss.ss) (seconds) test (m:ss.ss) test(s) BMW1M 1-CPU X-CPU 1-CPU X-CPU X-CPU X-CPU mm:ss Score i7 3960X 6 / 12 4700 ON 7.971 07:17.38 4.072 0:10.86 07.14 01:03.3 1214 5840 7777 42564 13.77 1221 05:53 848.2 [ASUS P9X79 WS, 2400MHz RAM @ CL10] i7 3930K 6 / 12 4700 ON 7.987 07:22.20 4.074 0:11.00 07.45 02:15.8 1208 5709 7762 42193 13.78 [ASUS P9X79 WS, 2133MHz RAM @ CL10] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON 9.875 08:59.26 4.992 0:13.46 09.23 03:10.1 980 4613 6229 34110 11.13 [ASUS P9X79 WS, 2133MHz RAM @ CL10] 2x X5570 8 / 16 2952 ON 12.730 12:11.13 4.789 0:17.33 09.17 03:24.8 707 3905 4643 30019 10.90 [Dell Precision T7500, two CPUs, Turbo ON, 24GB RAM @ 1333] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON 7.504 06:53.37 5.522 0:13.24 10.29 03:17.2 1292 4527 8294 33427 9.86 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 4790 ON 7.862 07:36.42 5.803 0:13.84 11.52 03:30.1 1223 4265 7945 30699 9.32 [Turbo ON; Asrock Z68 Extreme 4] i7 2600K 4 / 8 4700 ON 7.925 07:17.55 5.882 0:13.83 10.93 03:28.9 1219 4342 7858 31617 9.27 [Turbo ON; ASUS P8Z68-V] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON 9.423 08:33.51 6.940 0:16.63 12.38 04:12.5 1062 3589 6875 26859 7.92 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON 9.578 08:35.07 7.145 0:16.82 13.31 04:21.0 1013 3596 6534 25677 7.70 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON 9.812 08:55.92 6.781 0:20.35 14.36 04:21.1 930 3434 5958 24670 7.29 i7 2700K 4 / 8 3790 ON 7.862 07:36.42 7.678 0:18.31 15.16 04:35.7 952 3272 6223 23865 7.01 [Turbo ON; Asrock Z68 Extreme 4] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON 9.922 09:17.53 7.707 0:18.39 15.37 04:36.2 936 3244 6145 23581 6.66 [Turbo OFF; Asrock Z68 Extreme 4] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON 10.670 09:29.46 7.940 0:18.84 14.73 04:57.8 908 3186 5838 23237 6.85 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i5 760 4 / 4 4209 - 9.984 09:14.08 8.642 0:24.91 17.85 04:58.2 922 2993 5951 21002 5.63 497 15:27 323.6 [Asrock P55 Extreme] i5 760 4 / 4 4017 - 10.391 09:37.53 8.890 0:26.16 18.24 05:17.6 882 2860 5664 20366 5.37 X5570 4 / 8 2952 ON 12.761 11:34.62 9.005 0:25.24 17.81 05:45.7 718 2514 4642 18226 5.35 [Dell Precision T7500, one CPU, Turbo ON] X5570 4 / 8 2952 ON 13.713 12:15.10 9.719 0:27.33 19.33 05:35.1 665 2378 4355 17487 5.15 [Asrock X58 Extreme6, Turbo OFF] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON 14.266 12:46.13 9.766 0:27.44 20.61 06:25.5 640 2312 4113 17011 5.03 E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON 15.828 - 10.655 - - - 576 2147 3792 15495 4.69 [Asrock X58 Extreme6, Turbo OFF] i5 760 4 / 4 2945 - 14.250 12:58.52 12.172 0:35.70 - 07:16.4 646 2013 4158 14614 3.93 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON 8.907 08:52.91 11.984 0:34.54 24.22 06:35.8 1018 2188 6595 14811 3.91 i5 760 4 / 4 2805 - 14.804 13:10.56 12.948 0:37.41 26.50 07:25.8 618 1924 4009 14408 3.77 [Asrock P55 Extreme] i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON 13.203 12:40.92 17.826 0:50.73 35.21 09:37.2 690 1481 4483 9903 2.67 2x Opteron 2218 4 / 4 2600 - 34.297 29:49.00 19.515 0:46.87 40.09 10:40.5 431 1357 2465 8710 2.57 [SUN Ultra 40 M2, 2X dual-core Opteron 2218] Pentium G2020 IB 2 / 2 2900 - 13.104 11:30.30 25.070 0:54.05 39.43 12:43.4 784 1461 4988 9853 2.37 [Intel DQ77MK, 2-core IvyBridge, no HT or Turbo] Athlon II X2 250 2 / 2 4110 - 19.110 17:08.73 19.547 0:54.21 42.93 12:36.5 699 1306 4598 8525 2.36 [Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - 13.650 11:42.52 26.399 0:57.54 44.13 13:27.6 723 1348 4692 8949 2.23 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Athlon II X2 250 2 / 2 3000 - 24.789 22:43.26 26.471 1:13.92 58.52 17:04.5 515 968 3415 6616 1.76 [Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - 24.009 21:09.79 26.178 1:11.05 60.68 15:05.7 577 1089 3307 6465 1.75 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON 39.609 32:13.13 86.701 3:30.55 205.22 59:29.3 293 345 1767 2231 0.56 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* TOMS CPU TESTS (IN ORDER OF CB 11.529 X-CPU): Total ------------------------ LOWER = BETTER ----------------------- HIGHER = BETTER Cores / Clock Lame WinZip WinRAR 7zip Blender Handbrake CB 11.5 CPU Threads Speed HT mm:ss.ss mm:ss.ss mm:ss.ss mm:ss.ss mm:ss.ss mm:ss.ss 1-CPU X-CPU i7 3930K 6 / 12 4700 ON 01:08.56 02:32.90 00:36.71 00:24.57 00:30.53 01:11.64 1.90 13.53 [ASUS P9X79 WS] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON 01:24.60 03:06.16 00:47.49 00:30.58 00:37.87 01:28.47 1.54 11.13 [ASUS P9X79 WS] 2x X5570 8 / 16 2952 ON 01:52.87 04:07.17 01:02.59 00:31.57 00:47.97 01:48.56 1.12 10.88 [Dell Precision T7500, two CPUs, Turbo ON] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON 01:04.36 02:21.95 00:39.75 00:29.50 00:35.83 01:25.66 2.03 9.84 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2600K 4 / 8 4700 ON 01:08.36 02:36.56 00:43.37 00:31.28 00:37.57 01:30.39 1.92 9.21 [Turbo ON; ASUS P8Z68-V] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON 01:20.53 02:57.05 00:46.75 00:34.71 00:39.67 01:44.35 1.65 7.93 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON 01:22.59 02:56.27 00:47.44 00:35.55 00:45.83 01:48.98 1.59 7.74 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON 01:25.72 02:58.34 00:55.80 00:34.78 00:48.98 01:51.72 1.45 7.29 i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON 01:31.93 03:14.10 00:51.59 00:38.47 00:51.78 01:59.95 1.43 6.87 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i5 760 4 / 4 4209 - 01:26.89 02:59.81 00:57.38 00:51.09 01:05.19 02:16.72 1.43 5.61 [Asrock P55 Extreme] X5570 4 / 8 2952 ON 01:52.90 03:51.02 01:07.30 00:45.02 01:04.90 02:28.01 1.11 5.45 [Dell Precision T7500, one CPU, Turbo ON] i5 760 4 / 4 4017 - 01:31.03 03:08.56 01:00.43 00:53.48 01:08.45 02:23.25 1.36 5.38 X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON 02:02.20 03:59.01 01:08.08 00:47.11 01:09.00 02:37.51 1.04 5.09 [Asrock X58 Extreme6, Turbo OFF] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON 02:04.78 04:09.50 01:16.47 00:50.63 01:10.97 02:42.42 1.00 5.03 i5 760 4 / 4 2945 - 02:04.19 04:10.39 01:21.74 01:10.50 01:33.54 03:15.63 1.00 3.94 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON 01:17.27 02:57.88 02:20.20 01:11.52 01:25.24 03:20.31 1.58 3.91 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON 01:53.70 04:14.41 03:09.92 01:38.50 02:05.35 04:53.55 1.08 2.65 2x Opteron 2218 4 / 4 2600 - 03:24.64 05:58.03 02:53.06 01:46.64 02:20.60 05:42.81 0.65 2.57 [SUN Ultra 40 M2, 2X dual-core Opteron 2218] Athlon II X2 250 2 / 2 4110 - 01:49.40 04:04.05 01:51.62 01:56.36 02:17.81 05:35.57 1.21 2.38 [Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6] Pentium G2020 IB 2 / 2 2900 - 01:47.75 04:06.87 01:28.05 01:54.43 02:07.47 05:37.24 1.21 2.37 [Intel DQ77MK, 2-core IvyBridge, no HT or Turbo] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - 01:54.47 04:03.33 01:19.94 01:53.43 02:33.20 05:56.76 1.14 2.23 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Athlon II X2 250 2 / 2 3000 - 02:29.14 05:19.74 02:24.08 02:29.09 03:07.84 07:37.52 0.89 1.76 [Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - 02:33.58 04:39.01 01:57.39 01:59.45 03:19.96 08:24.15 0.88 1.74 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON 03:48.28 07:11.98 03:46.58 05:34.98 09:38.95 20:39.53 0.46 0.56 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* 3DMARK-06 (CPU BOTTLENECK): Total Cores / Clock 3DMark HDR CPU GT1 GT2 HDR1 HDR2 CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score SM2.0 SM3.0 Score CPU1 CPU2 Proxycon Firefly Canyon Freeze i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y 35402 13569 17381 9560 3.25 4.50 115.03 111.12 208.17 139.45 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N 29806 12286 12592 9651 3.26 4.57 107.88 96.89 124.75 127.08 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON Y 29340 10472 14466 8803 3.08 4.03 88.30 86.20 176.50 112.80 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON Y 28494 10558 14124 7953 2.69 3.77 88.56 87.41 169.65 112.82 [WinXP] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y 28154 10652 14111 7444 2.52 3.52 90.47 87.07 171.40 110.82 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 26839 11105 12151 7482 2.51 3.56 95.80 89.30 124.80 118.20 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3, 3dmark.com/3dm06/17561799] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 26751 10463 11826 8728 3.05 3.99 89.50 84.90 124.60 111.90 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON N 25513 10286 11205 7942 2.68 3.76 87.56 83.88 118.86 105.23 [WinXP] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y 25477 9585 12763 6800 2.30 3.22 81.56 78.19 155.68 99.58 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON Y 24942 10438 13808 4980 1.61 2.47 84.78 89.18 173.06 103.10 i3 550 2 / 2 4704 OFF Y 23229 10235 13481 4174 1.32 2.11 83.87 86.70 168.92 100.69 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON N 22742 10223 11122 4953 1.59 2.46 84.96 85.43 117.45 104.99 X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON Y 19948 7372 10215 5233 1.79 2.47 62.26 60.61 126.00 78.31 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON Y 19702 6909 10149 5509 1.87 2.60 56.14 59.01 126.05 76.93 [WinXP] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON N 19385 7404 9531 5248 1.79 2.47 62.46 60.95 112.13 78.49 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON N 19354 7275 9380 5535 1.87 2.63 61.26 60.00 110.55 77.04 [WinXP] E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON Y 17585 6432 8953 4736 1.62 2.22 54.17 53.03 112.78 66.29 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON Y 17166 7089 9629 3413 1.10 1.70 58.29 59.85 122.11 70.46 E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON N 17149 6397 8474 4767 1.63 2.24 54.00 52.62 101.73 67.75 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON N 16937 7255 9133 3419 1.10 1.70 59.52 61.39 108.51 74.14 Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y 16805 7285 10141 2929 0.92 1.50 62.37 59.05 126.40 76.43 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N 16566 7585 9547 2902 0.91 1.49 64.07 62.35 113.53 77.42 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 13532 5749 7718 2563 0.80 1.32 48.50 47.30 93.80 60.60 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] 2x Opteron 2218 4 / 4 2600 - N 12416 4536 6149 3552 1.16 1.73 37.13 38.47 76.84 46.14 [SUN Ultra 40 M2, 2X dual-core Opteron 2218] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 5131 2502 2982 1013 0.32 0.51 17.40 16.40 36.10 23.60 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 17474637] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 5032 1991 2882 1014 0.32 0.51 17.40 15.80 34.80 22.80 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 17472599] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* 3DMARK VANTAGE Performance Preset (MIX OF CPU/GPU DEPENDENCIES): FPS FPS GTex/s GTex/s FPS FPS FPS FPS Total AI Phys Nash Calico TexFil ColFil Shader Stream Parts Perlin Cores / Clock 3DMark CPU CPU CPU GPU GPU GPU --------------- FEATURE TESTS ---------------- CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score Score Test 1 Test 2 Score Test 1 Test 2 Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Test 5 Test 6 i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y P32825 33732 4727.0 43.22 32533 99.18 91.28 82.60 10.53 62.37 61.79 85.68 151.36 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y P30211 26844 3757.6 34.50 31529 95.59 89.01 82.64 10.53 62.39 60.89 85.44 151.07 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON Y P29035 26123 3689.7 32.75 30156 89.20 87.44 82.60 10.53 66.72 54.67 85.77 152.56 i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y P28764 24137 3371.3 31.21 30728 92.42 87.51 82.62 10.52 62.39 60.09 85.73 151.31 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON Y P24370 18553 2600.8 23.75 27214 77.87 81.63 82.43 10.53 67.08 54.59 78.92 146.63 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON Y P23819 18087 2549.2 22.81 26633 75.72 80.38 82.55 10.52 66.56 54.27 77.71 151.89 E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON Y P22561 16974 2383.7 21.62 25342 71.06 77.52 82.43 10.53 66.90 54.23 81.43 146.09 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON Y P21945 13239 1848.3 17.14 28107 81.21 83.49 82.34 10.50 66.46 54.25 76.28 150.80 i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N P19613 33667 4757.4 42.15 17217 53.27 47.50 41.55 5.30 31.73 73.64 81.79 79.82 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON N P17971 26045 3661.8 33.07 16287 49.20 46.17 41.56 5.30 33.51 52.94 81.26 77.08 i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N P19293 27958 3851.0 37.50 17486 54.73 47.59 41.83 5.28 33.41 72.04 81.62 79.58 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3, 3dmark.com/3dmv/4990653] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON N P16950 18619 2611.5 23.80 16458 49.89 46.47 41.62 5.29 33.88 53.06 81.64 74.22 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON N P16653 18058 2533.2 23.07 16232 48.61 46.45 41.56 5.30 33.35 52.79 80.76 77.08 i3 540 2 / 4 3060 ON Y P16438 8791 1215.2 11.69 23150 64.99 70.72 81.95 10.46 65.70 54.06 65.65 149.61 E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON N P16408 16962 2375.9 21.76 16231 48.98 46.06 41.63 5.30 33.83 52.87 81.26 74.22 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y P15899 7214 994.9 9.65 26555 76.61 79.00 82.53 10.52 60.75 55.23 70.08 150.22 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i3 540 2 / 4 3060 ON N P13266 8951 1226.3 12.17 15807 46.47 46.12 41.57 5.30 33.36 53.89 81.61 77.09 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N P10837 5479 698.0 8.00 16077 48.70 45.40 41.00 5.00 33.00 65.90 80.60 80.40 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N P12590 7273 989.4 10.07 16646 49.77 47.72 41.56 5.30 31.35 68.61 81.46 76.24 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y P4840 2045 254,4 3.43 8888 20.50 31.80 79.80 10.30 64.50 22.30 24.70 152.70 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 3dmark.com/3dmv/4897967] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N P4610 2006 252.3 3.29 8130 18.70 29.10 41.80 5.28 33.00 40.90 45.60 80.10 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 3dmark.com/3dmv/4897977] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* 3DMARK11 (GPU-HEAVY): Total Cores / Clock 3DMark GFX Physics Combined GFX GFX GFX GFX Physics Combined CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score Score Score Score Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Test 5 Test 6 i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y P8130 7945 12130 6160 37.93 38.17 48.74 23.42 38.51 28.65 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON Y P8044 7707 12896 6507 37.83 36.93 47.95 22.22 40.94 30.27 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y P7973 7954 10060 6166 37.98 38.18 48.83 23.44 31.94 28.68 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y P7883 7950 9199 6174 37.95 38.15 48.77 23.45 29.21 28.72 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON Y P7768 7763 9426 6175 36.08 37.06 48.63 23.13 29.92 28.72 X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON Y P7461 7793 7073 6034 36.12 37.02 48.70 23.36 22.46 28.07 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON Y P7288 7769 6547 5630 36.09 36.97 48.22 23.30 20.79 26.19 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON Y P7282 7739 6620 5635 36.03 36.92 48.37 23.06 21.02 26.21 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON Y P6586 7621 4759 4569 36.27 36.95 48.24 22.05 15.11 21.25 i3 550 2 / 2 4704 OFF Y P5921 7616 3671 3385 36.14 36.96 48.20 22.07 11.66 15.74 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON Y P5721 7580 3353 3217 35.80 36.84 47.76 22.05 10.65 14.96 Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y P5546 7827 3033 2856 38.21 38.20 48.63 22.41 9.63 13.29 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N P4485 4030 12172 4079 19.34 19.24 24.77 11.87 38.64 18.98 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N P4419 3946 12896 4072 19.34 19.09 24.78 11.28 40.94 18.94 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N P4436 4026 10102 4122 19.36 19.10 24.56 11.94 32.07 19.17 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3, 3dmark.com/3dm11/8148925] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON N P4314 3928 9451 4003 18.31 18.70 24.64 11.70 30.01 18.62 X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON N P4233 3945 7073 4020 18.35 18.69 24.69 11.81 22.45 18.70 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON N P4201 3940 6556 4035 18.35 18.67 24.64 11.79 20.81 18.77 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON N P4186 3922 6586 4022 18.30 18.67 24.56 11.68 20.91 18.71 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON N P3988 3868 4699 4014 18.40 18.69 24.49 11.22 14.92 18.67 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON N P3713 3858 3357 3307 18.39 18.67 24.40 11.17 10.66 15.39 Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N P3666 3966 3039 2918 19.37 19.23 24.64 11.40 9.65 13.57 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N P3113 3931 1943 1881 19.40 19.00 24.10 11.30 6.17 8.75 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y P1923 4350 718 722 15.50 36.00 32.20 11.30 2.28 3.36 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 3dmark.com/3dm11/7667614] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N P1835 3673 724 749 15.40 19.30 25.00 10.70 2.30 3.49 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 3dmark.com/3dm11/7659360] The P4/3.4/HT result is interesting. It shows that CPU power has no effect on GFX Test 2 at all, and little effect on GFX Test 4, whereas it makes a significant difference to GFX Test 1 and does matter for SLI configs with GFX Test 3. And of course for the Combined scores. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* 3DMARK13 Cloudgate: Total Cores / Clock 3DMark GFX Physics GFX GFX Physics CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score Score Score Test 1 Test 2 Test i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 17767 24188 9210 105.90 104.45 29.24 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3. 3dmark.com/3dm/2773876] [3DMark13 V1.2.362] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 16185 24071 7540 104.99 104.33 23.94 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3, 3dmark.com/3dm/2726639] [3DMark13 V1.2.362] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 6101 23436 1700 101.90 101.90 5.40 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] [3DMark13 V1.0] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 2334 14700 592 53.70 78.90 1.88 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 3dmark.com/3dm/1877786] [3DMark13 V1.2.250] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 2311 13748 591 49.10 76.30 1.88 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 3dmark.com/3dm/1852790] [3DMark13 V1.2.250] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* 3DMARK13 Firestrike: Total Cores / Clock 3DMark GFX Physics Combined GFX GFX Physics Combined CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score Score Score Score Test 1 Test 2 Test Test i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 2840 3020 13783 1078 14.28 12.15 43.76 5.02 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3, 3dmark.com/3dm/2773909] [3DMark13 V1.2.362] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 2816 3023 10612 1077 14.30 12.20 33.69 5.01 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3, 3dmark.com/fs/1907302] [3DMark13 V1.2.362] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 2428 2950 2328 1075 13.70 12.00 7.39 5.00 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] [3DMark13 V1.0] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 1329 3004 692 350 18.50 10.10 2.20 1.63 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 3dmark.com/3dm/1852845] [3DMark13 V1.2.250] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 1392 3017 696 394 14.30 12.10 2.21 1.83 [ASUS Striker II Extreme, 3dmark.com/3dm/1852790] [3DMark13 V1.2.250] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Unigine Valley (DX11, 1920x1080, Ultra Quality, 4X AA, GPU-BOUND): Total Cores / Clock Overall MIN AVG MAX CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score FPS FPS FPS i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 1170 17.9 28.0 50.0 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 1169 17.7 27.9 50.0 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 1146 14.6 27.4 50.8 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 612 6.4 14.6 23.9 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 585 5.4 14.0 24.4 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Unigine Heaven V2.5 (DX11, 1920x1080, Shaders High, 4X AA, 8X AF, Tessellation Normal; GPU-BOUND): Total Cores / Clock Overall MIN AVG MAX CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score FPS FPS FPS E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON Y 1654 39.3 65.7 131.1 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y 1632 39.0 64.8 131.7 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y 1631 38.9 64.7 131.2 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y 1627 39.1 64.6 131.5 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y 1618 38.1 64.2 127.8 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON Y 1585 37.8 62.9 125.3 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON Y 1586 36.2 62.9 125.2 i3 550 2 / 2 4704 OFF Y 1569 35.4 62.3 123.5 [no HT helps the i3 550 for Heaven with SLI...] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON Y 1567 36.0 62.2 122.4 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON Y 1417 28.6 56.3 125.6 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON Y 1413 28.7 56.1 114.7 i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 884 24.0 35.1 68.9 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON N 878 23.5 34.9 67.9 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N 853 22.9 33.9 66.5 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N 852 23.0 33.8 67.2 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON N 835 22.5 33.1 64.3 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON N 824 22.3 32.7 63.7 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON N 817 19.4 32.4 66.4 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON N 813 19.5 32.3 67.9 i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 782 20.8 31.1 58.9 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] [Heaven V4.0] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 693 16.6 27.5 55.7 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] (Heaven V4.0) (314.07) Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 461 5.8 18.3 35.7 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 443 5.9 17.6 40.9 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 OFF Y 386 5.0 15.3 30.8 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] NOTE: the newer V4.0 of this benchmark produces much lower numbers (more than 11% lower), so results produced with V4 are not remotely comparable. Thus, for the moment, this page will continue using V2.1, but note my main Unigine Heaven results page (uniginebench.txt) does use V4, and the settings are slightly different aswell. For comparison, using the settings above with the i7 4820K @ 3.9GHz, the V4 edition gives an overall score of only 782 (min = 20.8, avg = 31.1, max = 58.9). Rather annoying that a newer version produces totally different results, yet whatever changes were made for V4, they didn't fix the massive stutter that happens at the start of the test, so every test run has to be done twice to get correct results (infact, every Unigine benchmark does this, and other tests too such as Stalker and Call of Juarez). ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Unigine Tropics (DX11, 1920x1080, Shaders High, 4X AA, 8X AF; GPU-BOUND GAME): Total Cores / Clock Overall MIN AVG MAX CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score FPS FPS FPS E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON Y 2543 59.2 101.0 164.0 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y 2519 57.6 100.0 166.3 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y 2518 57.6 99.9 165.8 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y 2517 57.5 99.9 165.8 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y 2506 57.3 99.5 165.9 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON Y 2442 56.3 97.0 158.9 X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON Y 2434 56.6 96.6 157.6 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON Y 2414 56.2 95.8 156.8 i3 550 2 / 2 4704 OFF Y 2410 56.4 95.7 156.3 [...but HT off does not seem to help the i3 550 for Tropics with SLI] i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON Y 2405 56.4 95.5 156.9 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON Y 2364 55.7 93.8 153.0 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 1407 33.3 55.8 91.8 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] (314.07) i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 1405 33.2 55.8 91.0 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 1380 33.0 54.8 68.9 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON N 1346 30.8 53.4 87.9 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N 1305 29.5 51.8 86.0 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N 1285 29.4 51.0 84.4 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON N 1283 29.2 50.9 84.0 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 1278 35.7 50.7 99.0 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON N 1274 29.2 50.6 83.5 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON N 1274 29.1 50.6 83.9 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON N 1266 29.1 50.3 83.0 Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 1174 33.0 46.6 92.0 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Unigine Sanctuary (DX11, 1920x1080, Shaders High, 4X AA, 8X AF, HDR ON; GPU-BOUND GAME): Total Cores / Clock Overall MIN AVG MAX CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score FPS FPS FPS E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON Y 6518 102.8 153.7 195.5 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y 6510 91.9 153.5 197.8 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y 6489 99.8 153.0 197.9 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y 6485 100.4 152.9 196.7 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y 6396 98.4 150.8 194.6 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 870 4 / 8 4410 OFF Y 6279 96.6 148.1 192.6 X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON Y 6254 98.7 147.5 189.2 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON Y 6241 98.5 147.2 191.3 i3 550 2 / 2 4704 OFF Y 6164 97.8 145.4 184.0 [again, a marginal difference with HT off for Sanctuary with SLI] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON Y 6141 97.1 144.8 185.4 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON Y 6068 96.3 143.1 184.0 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON Y 5966 95.0 140.7 180.2 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 3593 54.8 84.7 107.5 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] (314.07) E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON N 3545 55.0 83.6 106.1 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 3542 54.1 83.5 106.0 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 3540 54.2 83.5 105.7 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N 3433 52.6 81.0 103.4 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N 3431 51.1 80.9 101.9 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON N 3378 52.0 79.7 101.0 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON N 3342 51.9 78.8 100.1 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON N 3307 51.6 78.0 97.6 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON N 3302 51.4 77.9 100.9 Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 3148 45.5 74.3 101.0 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 2958 46.9 69.8 98.1 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Stalker COP (1920x1080, Extreme, SSAO = Default/High, Enhanced Full Dynamic Lighting): Total Cores / Clock ------- DAY ------- ------ NIGHT ------ ------ RAIN ------- ---- SUN SHAFTS --- CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? MIN AVG MAX MIN AVG MAX MIN AVG MAX MIN AVG MAX i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y 91.0 147.9 212.7 89.9 150.9 219.0 89.4 164.5 238.9 38.7 68.4 117.9 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y 78.9 143.7 203.8 80.0 142.3 213.0 83.7 157.1 227.3 37.8 68.0 118.3 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON Y 79.5 143.0 208.9 83.9 144.6 207.8 78.9 159.1 244.7 36.1 67.6 113.3 i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y 74.6 137.6 196.2 76.9 134.7 199.8 76.8 150.5 220.3 37.5 67.5 111.4 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON Y 69.9 125.9 180.1 67.8 125.3 199.4 63.7 143.9 217.6 35.3 70.1 120.1 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON Y 71.1 123.5 170.4 63.5 120.4 192.2 68.7 135.6 207.4 36.0 66.9 112.2 E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON Y 60.5 121.6 181.6 65.7 122.7 208.1 59.6 140.1 227.3 35.5 73.2 124.7 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON Y 66.5 121.8 171.9 64.0 121.9 196.3 63.2 139.6 213.5 34.0 66.5 111.0 i3 550 2 / 2 4704 OFF Y 72.2 120.9 165.4 71.3 118.9 189.5 70.2 133.3 207.9 36.1 67.1 115.7 Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y 67.2 115.3 159.6 67.1 113.8 171.1 67.0 128.9 208.3 35.4 67.0 112.3 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON Y 58.5 97.6 152.4 53.7 96.7 159.8 53.8 107.4 191.3 34.5 65.5 107.2 E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON N 51.6 84.3 120.1 56.4 83.0 116.9 58.6 90.9 137.3 30.0 38.7 64.1 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON N 50.9 80.5 114.4 56.2 80.0 115.2 52.0 86.9 119.7 28.5 36.8 60.6 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON N 53.8 78.1 111.5 57.1 81.5 113.7 61.6 87.6 118.1 26.6 35.4 56.9 i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 55.1 77.6 111.7 59.0 80.1 110.1 60.0 86.2 116.9 27.2 35.1 57.1 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N 56.6 77.2 118.4 57.1 79.6 110.3 64.8 85.9 119.5 27.5 36.6 56.7 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 52.4 76.4 108.7 59.0 79.2 111.7 63.9 84.7 123.0 27.3 36.1 56.8 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON N 48.4 78.0 112.2 55.4 78.0 109.3 56.9 85.5 113.5 26.6 35.2 56.3 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON N 52.2 77.7 106.9 58.7 78.9 115.9 59.2 85.4 115.3 26.6 35.3 56.6 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON N 48.5 76.7 108.5 55.0 75.6 105.4 56.4 82.8 114.3 26.6 35.1 56.4 Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N 51.2 76.6 104.8 54.1 75.3 107.1 55.8 82.3 114.8 27.4 35.4 57.7 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 46.2 75.4 102.7 52.5 74.8 104.3 51.6 81.0 115.5 26.4 35.1 57.1 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] 2x Opteron 2218 4 / 4 2600 - N 33.4 54.0 79.3 33.5 62.9 94.0 41.0 71.0 101.9 26.8 34.6 55.8 [SUN Ultra 40 M2, 2X dual-core Opteron 2218] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 16.7 28.0 55.2 16.4 31.7 70.7 19.8 37.3 76.4 18.2 26.7 43.0 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 16.4 27.8 53.9 16.0 30.1 64.9 17.7 34.5 68.7 15.6 27.1 52.8 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] Notice how systems with particularly low-power CPUs are unable to properly support an SLI config with GPUs of this calibre, ie. a single card is slightly quicker (in other words, the overhead processing required to manage the SLI mode eats into the available CPU power too much). ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* X3TC (1920x1080, 4X AA, 8X AF; SLI NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED; VERY CPU-BOUND GAME): Total Cores / Clock ------ TRADE ------ ------ FIGHT ------ ------ BUILD ------ ------ THINK ------ CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? OVERALL MIN AVG MAX MIN AVG MAX MIN AVG MAX MIN AVG MAX i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y 166.1 36.0 89.2 206.0 72.0 194.1 430.0 156.0 263.9 552.0 60.0 117.0 224.0 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N 153.7 35.0 89.5 210.0 73.0 191.6 440.0 152.0 226.4 324.0 62.0 107.0 192.0 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y 128.9 27.0 69.6 158.0 58.0 151.2 340.0 115.0 203.8 443.0 48.0 91.0 174.0 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 125.2 31.0 76.3 177.0 62.0 151.2 305.0 126.0 182.3 248.0 53.0 90.8 153.0 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 122.3 28.0 72.7 167.0 61.0 148.7 320.0 123.0 179.5 243.0 51.0 88.2 153.0 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON Y 121.7 25.0 64.8 150.0 51.0 143.6 330.0 110.0 193.7 424.0 44.0 84.8 162.0 i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y 119.3 24.0 64.7 150.0 53.0 140.1 312.0 109.0 188.1 413.0 45.0 84.3 159.0 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON N 115.4 26.0 66.5 153.0 53.0 141.5 321.0 112.0 172.3 240.0 45.0 81.3 149.0 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON Y 111.2 25.0 61.6 137.0 47.0 129.3 285.0 104.0 173.0 369.0 45.0 80.7 145.0 i3 550 2 / 2 4704 OFF Y 111.1 25.0 62.1 138.0 48.0 129.3 282.0 105.0 172.8 371.0 45.0 80.4 144.0 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON N 109.4 25.0 62.1 139.0 48.0 131.2 291.0 107.0 165.8 241.0 45.0 78.7 147.0 Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y 89.3 18.0 49.5 112.0 40.0 103.2 222.0 83.0 139.3 284.0 35.0 65.2 118.0 [confirming SLI does not help] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N 88.8 18.0 48.9 111.0 39.0 103.2 224.0 82.0 138.5 275.0 35.0 64.5 119.0 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON Y 88.8 17.0 47.7 110.0 40.0 105.4 238.0 79.0 140.2 306.0 32.0 62.1 119.0 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON N 88.3 17.0 48.0 111.0 40.0 105.4 238.0 80.0 137.8 241.0 32.0 62.0 119.0 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON Y 85.0 17.0 45.7 104.0 37.0 100.5 227.0 77.0 134.2 302.0 31.0 59.5 114.0 i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON N 84.2 17.0 45.7 106.0 36.0 100.0 226.0 76.0 131.8 235.0 31.0 59.2 115.0 E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON N 82.0 15.0 44.2 101.0 37.0 97.1 219.0 73.0 128.5 237.0 30.0 58.1 111.0 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON Y 80.8 15.0 43.6 100.0 36.0 96.2 217.0 72.0 127.0 289.0 29.0 56.3 108.0 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON N 77.6 16.0 43.0 98.0 34.0 91.5 201.0 73.0 120.0 215.0 31.0 56.0 103.0 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON Y 77.4 16.0 42.9 96.0 33.0 90.7 198.0 73.0 120.3 255.0 31.0 55.9 101.0 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 61.3 12.0 33.2 72.0 27.0 69.9 152.0 57.0 79.0 109.0 24.0 45.2 72.0 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] 2x Opteron 2218 4 / 4 2600 - N 40.8 5.0 22.3 50.0 2.0 42.1 107.0 39.0 67.1 143.0 17.0 31.9 59.0 [SUN Ultra 40 M2, 2X dual-core Opteron 2218] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 27.3 4.0 14.7 34.0 12.0 32.0 70.0 24.0 42.2 83.0 11.0 20.4 38.0 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Call of Juarez (DX10, 1920x1080, Shadow 2K, Shadow-Q High, SSAA X4; GPU-BOUND GAME, CPU NOT REALLY RELEVANT): Total Cores / Clock MIN AVG MAX CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? FPS FPS FPS i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y 22.9 65.7 98.8 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y 23.3 65.6 102.6 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y 23.1 65.6 98.8 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y 22.5 65.5 98.8 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON Y 22.3 65.5 98.5 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON Y 21.9 65.5 98.8 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON Y 22.3 65.4 98.5 i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON Y 22.1 65.3 98.5 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON Y 22.3 64.6 98.5 i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON Y 21.7 65.2 98.5 i3 550 2 / 2 4704 OFF Y 21.3 56.6 80.0 [HT definitely helps for Juarez with a dual-core] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 21.4 41.0 71.3 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 13.6 35.4 53.4 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 12.9 35.3 53.4 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 13.6 35.1 52.4 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N 13.3 33.7 51.3 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N 12.5 33.7 50.3 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] X5570 4 / 8 2950 ON N 12.9 33.6 50.3 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] i3 550 2 / 4 4704 ON N 12.9 33.6 50.2 i7 870 4 / 8 4270 ON N 12.8 33.5 50.2 i3 550 2 / 4 3200 ON N 12.8 33.5 49.3 i7 870 4 / 8 2930 ON N 13.1 33.3 50.2 E5540 4 / 8 2550 ON N 12.7 33.4 49.3 [Asrock X58 Extreme6] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 13.6 32.3 47.5 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* 3DMARK-06 @ 1920x1080, 4x AA, 8x AF (CPU BOTTLENECK): Total Cores / Clock 3DMark HDR CPU GT1 GT2 HDR1 HDR2 CPU Threads Speed HT SLI? Score SM2.0 SM3.0 Score CPU1 CPU2 Proxycon Firefly Canyon Freeze i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON Y 31307 13205 13250 9619 3.29 4.51 113.21 106.88 140.41 124.60 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/16605152 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3900 ON Y 26582 10612 12355 7489 2.55 3.51 90.11 86.76 137.54 109.55 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/16594138 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 3500 ON Y 24045 9235 11574 6735 2.27 3.19 79.52 74.80 132.12 99.35 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/16592689 [Turbo OFF; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 2700K 4 / 8 5000 ON N 19596 8271 6912 9607 3.25 4.55 73.70 64.16 72.82 65.42 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/16619934 [Turbo ON; ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] i7 3930K 6 / 12 3800 ON N 19354 8229 6929 8815 3.09 4.03 73.01 64.14 72.93 65.65 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/17567048 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] i7 4820K 4 / 8 3900 ON N 18622 8077 6841 7392 2.48 3.52 71.70 62.90 71.50 65.30 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/17561807 [Turbo ON; Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - Y 16329 7200 9476 2932 0.92 1.50 61.48 58.52 113.53 75.99 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/16550999 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] Pent G840 2 / 2 2800 - N 14298 7062 6741 2902 0.91 1.48 61.55 56.16 70.99 63.82 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/16559248 [ASUS Maximus IV Extreme, P67 Rev B3] 6000+ 2 / 2 3446 - N 12709 5789 6602 2521 0.79 1.29 48.50 48.00 73.00 59.00 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/17236359 [ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON N 5067 2032 2886 1016 0.32 0.51 17.60 16.30 34.20 23.50 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/17472609 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] Pentium 4 with HT 1 / 2 3400 ON Y 4968 1974 2816 1012 0.32 0.51 17.20 15.70 33.80 22.60 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/17474642 [ASUS Striker II Extreme] Notice how systems with particularly low-power CPUs are unable to properly support an SLI config with GPUs of this calibre, ie. a single card is slightly quicker (in other words, the overhead processing required to manage the SLI mode eats into the available CPU power too much). ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* CPU Settings: All configs tested with a Thermaltake Toughpower 1kW PSU, Thermalright U120 Extreme RevC cooler with 2 x Gelid Wing Blue 120mm 1500rpm, Win7/Ult/64, with the following exceptions: the SUN U40 and Dell T7500 have their own internal cooling mechanisms, the i7 2700K used a Thermalright Venomous-X with two Coolermaster Blade Master 120m fans, and the i7 3930K used a Phanteks PH-TC14PE Red with 3x 140mm fans. Asrock P55 Deluxe (P55), 4GB DDR3/2000 Mushkin Ridgeback (2 x 2GB): i7 870 @ 4270MHz (203.3 x 21, 7-10-8-27 @ 2030MHz): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1507189 i7 870 @ 2930MHz (195.3 x 15, 7-10-8-27 @ 1953MHz): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1511561 Asrock P55 Deluxe (P55), 8GB DDR3/1600 GSkill Sniper (2 x 4GB): i5 760 @ 4017MHz (191.3 x 21, 9-9-9-24 @ 1530MHz): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2217331 i5 760 @ 2945MHz (133.3 x 22, 9-9-9-24 @ 1333MHz): Asrock P55 Extreme (P55), 8GB DDR3/1650 GSkill Ripjaw (2 x 4GB): i5 760 @ 2805MHz (165x17, 7-9-8-24/1T @ 1650MHz): http://valid.x86.fr/ly1ewa i5 760 @ 4209MHz (191x22, 7-9-8-24/1T @ 1530MHz): http://valid.x86.fr/pfy34a Asrock P55 Deluxe (P55), 8GB DDR3/2030 Mushkin Redline (2 x 4GB): i7 875K @ 3200MHz (133.3 x 24, 9-9-9-24 @ 1600MHz): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2227822 i3 550 @ 4704MHz (196.0 x 24, 7-9-9-25 @ 1568MHz): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2093028 i3 550 @ 3200Mhz (133.3 x 24, 7-9-9-25 @ 1333MHz): Dell Precision T7500, 12GB (single CPU) or 24GB (dual-CPU) DDR3/1333 Samsung (6x2GB/12x2GB, 9-9-9-24/?), Win7/Pro/64: 2x XEON X5570 @ 2930MHz (HT on, Turbo on, 3190MHz): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2241184 1x XEON X5570 @ 2930MHz (HT on, Turbo on, 3190MHz): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2236417 Asrock X58 Extreme6, 12GB DDR3/1333 GSkill Sniper (3x4GB, 7-8-7-24/1T): XEON X5570 @ 2950MHz (134x 22, 7-8-7-24 @ 1342MHz): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2005935 Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R, 12GB DDR3/1066 GSkill Sniper (3x4GB, 7-6-6-19/1T): XEON E5540 @ 2550MHz (HT on, Turbo on, 2665MHz): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2239080 SUN Ultra 40 M2: 32GB DDR2/750 Samsung (8x4GB, 5-5-5-13/?), single EVGA GTX 460 1GB FTW (850 core): 2X Dual-core Opteron 2218, 2.6GHz (1MB L2/core): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2240236 ASUS Maximus IV Extreme (P67), 8GB DDR3/2133 Mushkin Redline (2x4GB, 9-11-10-28/1T): Pentium G840 2.8GHz (2-core, no HT, no Turbo): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2302374 i7 2700K @ 3.5GHz fixed (HT on, Turbo off): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2328012 i7 2700K @ 3.9GHz (3.5 + Turbo ON, HT on): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2328763 i7 2700K @ 5.0GHz (oc with Turbo ON, HT on): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2334534 ASUS P8Z68-V (Z68), 8GB DDR3/2133 GSkill Ripjaw (2x4GB, 9-11-10-28/1T), Quadro 600: i7 2600K @ 4.7GHz (oc with Turbo ON, HT on): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2353622 ASUS P7X79 WS, 64GB DDR3/2133 GSkill TridentX (8x8GB, 9-13-13-33/2T), Quadro 4000: i7 3930K @ 3.8GHz (Turbo ON, HT on): http://valid.canardpc.com/2623260 ASUS P7X79 WS, 64GB DDR3/2400 GSkill TridentX (8x8GB, 10-13-13-31/2T), Quadro 4000: i7 3960X @ 4.7GHz (Turbo ON, HT on): http://valid.x86.fr/7qy6s0 ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe, 4GB DDR2/1149 GSkill Pi (2x2GB, 5-5-5-15/2T), EVGA GTX 460 1GB FTW: Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3446MHz (288x12): http://valid.canardpc.com/2774696 Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6, 4GB DDR2/1066 GSkill Pi (2x2GB, 5-5-5-15/2T), Sapphire 5850 Xtreme 1GB: Athlon II X2 250 3GHz (default): http://valid.canardpc.com/2794434 Athlon II X2 250 4.11GHz (oc 274x15, 2740 NB): http://valid.canardpc.com/2798885 ASUS Striker II Extreme, 4GB DDR3/1333 GSkill Ripjaw (2x2GB, 9/9/9/25/1T): Pentium 4 550 3.4GHz with HT (default): http://valid.canardpc.com/z2hxcp Intel DQ77MK uATX, 4GB DDR3/133 GSkill Ripjaw (2x2GB, 9/9/9/24/2T): Pentium G2020 IvyBridge 2.9GHz (default): http://valid.canardpc.com/jmegms Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3, 16GB DDR3/2133 GSkill Ripjaw (4x4GB, 11/11/11/30/1T; NB: CPU-Z reports the wrong timings): i7 4820K IvyBridge-E 3.9GHz (default): http://valid.canardpc.com/903y8q i7 3930K SandyBridge-E 3.8GHz (default): http://valid.x86.fr/v4erlj Other Benchmark Info: http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/pctests.html http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/stalkercopbench.txt http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/x3tcbench.txt http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/uniginebench.txt http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/uniginebench2.txt http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/uniginebench3.txt http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/uniginebench4.txt http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/viewperf.txt http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/cinebench.html http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/ptboats.txt http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/farcry2.txt http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/callofjuarez.txt