Testing Configuration and Benchmarks Used
We mashed together some of our recent AM3 and AM2+ boards against the UD3P in hope to see any significant performance increases between them. The UD3P will match up again the Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P, ECS A790GXM-AD3 and an ASUS M3A78 AM2+. This should show us the entire spectrum in performance differences between 790FX, 790GX, and 770 chipsets, AM2+ versus AM3, and DDR2 and DDR3. Let’s see if our results can definitively show us which configuration will bring consumers the best performance for their hard-earned cash.
CPU-Z and GPU-Z screenshots
Our test bench consisted of the following components:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 (2.8GHz, 14×200)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce 9800GTX+ Superclocked Edition (NVIDIA Driver 185.85)
RAM: ASUS board – OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800; Gigabyte and ECS boards – OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600
PSU: Raidmax RX-530SS Modular PSU
HD: Western Digital 160GB SATA
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Our 64-bit test bench for AMD AM3 processors includes 4GBs of RAM, a GeForce 9800GTX+ graphics card or onboard video (if available), and a Western Digital 160GB SATA hard drive for storage. This configuration is based off a typical mid-range computer system.
Benchmarks used:
- SiSoft Sandra 2009 SP1
- CineBench 10
- Handbrake DVD compression
- 3DMark Vantage
- Crysis Warhead
- Far Cry 2
- PCMark Vantage
- HDTach 3.0.1.0 – SATA, eSATA, USB
