Testing Configuration and Benchmarks Used
We matched some of our recent AM3 and AM2+ boards against the A785GM-M to determine which AMD chipset will come out on top. The A785GM-M was up against a Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P, Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P, ECS A790GXM-AD3 and an ASUS M3A78 AM2+. This should show us the entire spectrum in performance differences between 785G, 790FX, 790GX, and 770 chipsets.
CPU-Z and ATI Cataylst screenshots
Test System Setup |
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CPU |
AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 2.8 GHz |
Motherboard |
ECS A785GM-M
Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P ECS A790GXM-AD3 ASUS M3A78 AM2+ |
Memory |
OCZ 2 x 2GB DDR3-1600 |
Hard Drive |
Western Digital 160GB SATA 3GB/s |
Sound Card |
Onboard sound |
Video Card |
ATI Radeon HD 4200 Integrated Graphics
|
Video Drivers |
NVIDIA: 190.38
AMD: Catalyst 9.8 |
Power Supply | PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750w |
DirectX Version |
DX10 / DX9c |
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