Test Rig and Procedures
AMD FM2+ Test System |
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CPU |
AMD A10-7850K Kaveri |
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Cooling |
Noctua NH-U14S for cooling Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Paste |
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Memory |
Kingston HyperX 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM |
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Storage |
Kingston HyperX 128GB SSD |
N/A |
Video Card |
Nvidia GTX 780 |
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Power Supply |
Cooler Master V1000 Power Supply |
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Case |
Microcool Banchetto 101 Test bench |
N/A |
OS |
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit |
Motherboard Testing |
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Passmark Performance Test 8.0 |
Overall PCMark score |
PCMark 8 |
We use the Home Accelerated benchmark and track the overall score |
3DMark |
We run the 2013 Fire Strike test on the performance setting |
In Game Tests |
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Bioshock Infinite |
Using the Adrenaline Action Benchmark Tool, we run Bioshock Infinite on the “Xtreme” quality setting. |
Tomb Raider |
Using the Adrenaline Action Benchmark Tool, we run Tomb Raider on the “Xtreme” quality setting. |
Hitman: Absolution |
Using the Adrenaline Action Benchmark Tool, we run Hitman: Absolution on the “Xtreme” quality setting. |
Sleeping Dogs |
Using the Adrenaline Action Benchmark Tool, we run Sleeping Dogs on the “Xtreme” quality setting. |
Subsystem Testing |
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Passmark |
Passmark Advanced network test |