Test: Intel i7 920 @ 2.66 & 4 GHz - Gaming Performance HD 7970

Published by Christian Ney on 07.09.12
Page:
« 1 (2) 3 4 5 ... 13 »

Test Setup

Hardware

Mainboard
  • ASUS Maximus V Gene (BIOS 0903)
  • ASUS Sabertooth 990FX (BIOS 1208)
  • ASUS Rampage Formula X48 (BIOS 1001)
  • ASUS P6T Deluxe/OC Palm (BIOS 2101)
CPU
  • Intel Core i7-3770K (3.5 GHz, Turbo 3.9 GHz, 4C/8T)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.0 GHz, No Turbo, 2C/2T)
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4 GHz overclocked to 3.0 GHz, No Turbo, 4C/4T)
  • Intel Core i7 920 (2.66 GHz, No Turbo, 4C/8T)
  • AMD FX-4170 (4.2 GHz, Turbo 4.3 GHz, 4C/4T)
  • AMD FX-8150 (3.6 GHz, Turbo 3.9 GHz (8core) 4.2 GHz (4core), 8C/8T)
  • AMD Phenom II x4 970 (3.5 GHz, No Turbo, 4C/4T)
  • AMD Phenom II x6 1090T BE (3.2 GHz, Turbo 3.6 GHz (3Core or less), 6C/6T)
Memory
  • (Intel) G.Skill RipjawsZ Dual Channel 2 x 4GB CL9-9-9-27-DDR3-1600 MHz
  • (AMD) G.Skill RipjawsZ Dual Channel 2 x 4GB CL9-9-9-27-DDR3-1866 MHz
  • (AMD Phenom) G.Skill RipjawsZ Dual Channel 2 x 4GB CL9-9-9-27-DDR3-1600 MHz
  • (X48) Corsair Dominator GT Dual Channel 2x 2GB CL5-5-5-15-DDR2-1066 MHz
  • (X58) Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer Triple Channel 3x 4GB CL9-9-9-27-DDR3-1600 MHz
Graphic Cards(Driver)
  • XFX Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation)

Drivers
  • Catalyst 12.7 (8.981.2) (Beta 12/06/2012)
OS
  • Windows 7 x64
HDD
  • Samsung SSD 830 Series 128 GB
PSU
  • Seasonic Platinum SS-1000XP / 1000 Watts



Page 1 - Introduction Page 8 - Crysis 2 / Dragon Age 2
Page 2 - Test Setup & Specifications Page 9 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. / The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim / StarCraft 2
Page 3 - Benchmarks and Games Settings Page 10 - Power Consumption
Page 4 - 3D Mark 11 / 3D Mark Vantage Page 11 - Summary Benchmark Results
Page 5 - Unigine Heaven / TessMark Page 12 - Performance Index & Performance/Price
Page 6 - Alien vs. Predator / Batman: Arkham City / Dirt 2 Page 13 - Conclusion
Page 7 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 / BattleField 3



Discuss this article in the forums



  Items by the same author View this article in PDF format Print article

Navigate through the articles
Previous article Test: What about your Intel Core 2 Quad? - Gaming Performance HD 7970
comments powered by Disqus

Test: Intel i7 920 @ 2.66 & 4 GHz - Gaming Performance HD 7970 - CPUs > CPU Gaming Performance > 2012 - Reviews - ocaholic