System setup and notes
| System | AMD AM2+ system | Intel LGA775 system |
|---|---|---|
| Processors | AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black
Edition (2.7GHz, 1MB L2 cache,
2MB L3 cache, AM2+, dual-core) AMD Athlon X2 6000+ (3.1GHz, 1MB L2 cache, AM2+, dual-core) |
Intel Pentium Dual Core
E5200
(2.5GHz, 2MB L2 cache,
LGA775, dual-core) |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte MA790GP-DS4H (790GX + SB750) | Foxconn P45A-S (Intel P45 + ICH10R) |
| Memory |
4GB (2 x 2GB) Corsair PC8500 |
|
| Memory timings and speed |
4-4-4-12 2T @ 800MHz |
|
| Graphics card(s) | Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512MB | |
| Disk drive(s) | Seagate 500GB SATAII (ST3500320AS) | |
| Optical drive(s) | Sony DW-Q30A | |
| BIOS revision | F3m (26/11/2008) | P05 (27/08/2008) |
| Mainboard software | Standard Vista SP1 drivers + AHCI 3.1.1540.64 | Intel Inf 9.0.0.1008 |
| Graphics driver | ATI Catalyst 8.12 | |
| Operating system | Windows Vista Business, SP1 64-bit | |
| PSU | Akasa PowerMax 1,200W | Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W |
| Monitor | Dell 2405FPW | |
Software
| Benchmarks |
ScienceMark Memory Latency
|
|---|
We've deliberately not included any CPU - or any component, for that
matter - costing over £100 because this is a strictly a
mid-range look.
Out go quad-core CPUs from both Intel and AMD, which start at
£120 and 110, respectively.
Of particular interest are the multitasking results, to see if budget CPUs can handle a more than isolation benchmarking.
Our thanks to Scan.co.uk for providing the comparison Intel CPU at short notice
