CPU History Tour (2003 - 2008)
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Fourth part of the CPU benchmark project. Explore the golden age of AMD when Athlon 64 was the top processor. Later, Intel's comeback with Core 2 completely changed the balance of power.
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Athlon 64 FX, Opteron (Socket 940, Nvidia nForce Pro 2200)
- MSI K8N Master2-FAR (NF Pro 2200)
- 2 × 2 GB ECC Reg. DDR 400 (CL2.5-3-3-6)
- GeForce GTX 285
- Creative Audigy 2 ZS
- WD 320 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)
- ADATA S396 30 GB (SSD)
- Enermax Revolution X't 630 W
Athlon 64, Sempron (Socket 754, Nvidia nForce4-4X)
- Asus K8N4-E Deluxe (NF4-4X)
- 2 × 1 GB DDR 400 (CL2.5-3-3-6)
- GeForce GTX 285
- Realtek C850 (integrated)
- WD 320 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)
- Kingston V+200 60 GB (SSD)
- Enermax Revolution X't 630 W
Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, Sempron (Socket 939, Nvidia nForce4)
- Asus A8N-E (NF4)
- 2 × 2 GB ECC Reg. DDR 400 (CL2.5-3-3-6)
- GeForce GTX 285
- Realtek C850 (integrated)
- WD 320 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)
- ADATA S396 30 GB (SSD)
- Enermax Revolution X't 630 W
Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, Phenom (Socket AM2, AM2+, AMD 790FX)
- MSI K9A2 Platinum (790FX)
- 2 × 2 GB DDR2 800 (CL5-5-5-15)
- GeForce GTX 285
- Realtek ALC888 (integrated)
- WD 640 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)
- Kingston KyperX Savage 120 GB (SSD)
- Enermax Revolution X't 630 W
Dual Opteron (Socket F, Nvidia nForce Pro 3600)
- Tyan n3600M (S2932) (NF Pro 3600)
- 8 × 1 GB ECC Reg. DDR2 667 (CL5-5-5-15) / 12 × 1 GB ECC Reg. DDR2 667 (CL5-5-5-15)
- GeForce GTX 285
- Creative Audigy LS
- WD 640 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)
- Kingston KyperX Savage 120 GB (SSD)
- Enermax Revolution X't 630 W
Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme (Socket 775, Intel 975X)
- Asus P5WDG2 WS Pro (975X)
- 2 × 2 GB DDR2 800 (CL5-5-5-15)
- GeForce GTX 285
- Analog Devices AD1988B (integrated)
- WD 640 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)
- Crucial M4 128 GB (SSD)
- Enermax Revolution X't 630 W
Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Pentium E, Celeron, Xeon (Socket 775, Intel P35)
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 (P35)
- 2 × 2 GB DDR2 800 (CL5-5-5-15)
- GeForce GTX 285
- Realtek ALC885 (integrated)
- WD 640 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)
- Kingston KyperX Savage 120 GB (SSD)
- Enermax Revolution X't 630 W
Xeon, Dual Xeon (Socket 771, Intel 5000P)
- Intel S5000 PSL (5000P)
- 4 × 2 GB FB-DDR2 667 (CL5-5-5-15)
- GeForce GTX 285
- Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
- WD 320 GB (7200 rpm, SATA II)
- Crucial M4 128 GB (SSD)
- Enermax Revolution X't 630 W
Operating system and drivers
- Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
- ForceWare 341.44 WHQL – GeForce GTX 285