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Intel Pentium G850 Sandy Bridge 2.9GHz CPU Review
| Manufacturer: | Intel |
| Product: | Intel G850 w/ PN: BX80623G850 |
| Date: | Mon, Aug 08, 2011 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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The Test System
Before we look at the numbers, here is a brief glance at the test system that was used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running.
Intel Z68 Platform
The Intel Z68 platform that we used to test the Intel Pentium Processor G850 was running the Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard with BIOS F8
that came out on 7/26/2011. The G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1866MHz memory kit was set to 1866MHz with 1.5v and 9-10-9-28 1T memory timings.
The AMD Test System:
The test system was run in dual-channel memory mode at 1866MHz with
9-10-9-28 1T memory timings. The Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H motherboard was
running BIOS F3, which was the latest build available when testing was
completed. You can see all of the CPU-Z and GPU-Z information for this test platform below.
The integrated graphics comes up as Radeon HD 6530D according to GPU-Z and we used AMD CATALYST 11.6 drivers was
used for testing.
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Component |
Brand/Model |
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Processor |
A8-3850 / A6-3650 |
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Motherboard |
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H |
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Memory |
8GB GSKILL Ripjaws 1866 |
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Video Card |
n/a |
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Hard Drive |
Crucial C300 256GB SSD |
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Cooling |
AMD Retail Boxed |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX850W |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit |
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Next Page - CPU-Z, GPU-Z and Windows Index Score
| Review Index |
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Page 1 - Intel Pentium G850 Processor Review
Page 2 - The Test System Page 3 - CPU-Z, GPU-Z and Windows Index Score Page 4 - SiSoftware Sandra 2011 SP3 Page 5 - x264 HD Encoding Page 6 - CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Page 7 - Handbrake Page 8 - POV-Ray 3.7 RC3 Page 9 - Cinebench R11.5 Page 10 - PCMark 7 Page 11 - 3DMark Vantage Page 12 - Resident Evil 5 Page 13 - H.A.W.X. 2 Benchmark Page 14 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Page 15 - Discrete Graphics Card Performance Page 16 - Total System Power Consumption Page 17 - Intel Pentium G850 Temperature Testing Page 18 - Intel Pentium G850 Overclocking Page 19 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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