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Testing Setup
- CPU: AMD A10-7870K @ 3.9GHz (OC – 4.5GHz)
- CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61
- GPU: Integrated Radeon R7
- Motherboard: MSI A88X-G45 Gaming
- RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast (2x4GB) Dual channel @ 2133MHz CL11
- PSU: Corsair AX760
- OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Methodology:
All benchmarks are done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit that is fully up-to-date with Windows Updates to ensure that the performance reflects a real-world scenario and not that of a tweaked benchmarking system. Every benchmark runs for a total of three times and then an average is taken of those results.
2D Benchmarks:
- AIDA64 – CPU Queen/CPU Photoworxx/CPU AES/Memory Read, Write, Copy & Latency
- Cinebench 15 – CPU & Open GL
- PCMark 7 – System Suite
- SiSandra – Processor Arithmetic/Processor Multi-Media/Processor Multi-Core Efficiency/Memory Bandwidth/Cache Bandwidth
3D Benchmarks:
- 3DMark Fire Strike – Normal & Extreme presets
Gaming Benchmarks:
All gaming benchmarks were run at a resolution of 1080P
- BioShock Infinite
- Tomb Raider
