Legit Processor Reviews

AMD QuadFX FX-70 Platform Performance & Overclocking

Manufacturer: AMD
Product: AMD QuadFX FX-70 Processors
Date: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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The Test System

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Testing Procedure:

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows XP Professional build 2600 with Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. All of the modules were run in dual channel mode! The memory on the Intel and AMD AM2 test platforms was run with Corsair PC2-6400C3 memory running 4GB at 3-4-3-9 2T timings at 800MHz. The Intel quad-core system was run at 3-3-3-9 2T thanks to improved memory performance on Bad Axe 2. The memory on the AMD DDR1 motherboard was running 4GB at 400MHz with 2-3-2-6 1T timings.  The memory timings on both of the Quad FX system was set to 4-4-4-12 2T. Please reference our original QuadFX article for specific details on the other test systems.

AMD QaudFX FX-70 Test Platform

Component

Brand/Model

Pricing

Processor

AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Open Box

Motherboard

ASUS L1N64-SLI WS

Memory

4 x Corsair PC2-8500C5 Dominators

Video Card

2 x XFX GeForce 8800 GTX SLI

Hard Drive

2 x Western Digital 500MB

Power Supply

PC Power & Cooling 1KW

Case

Thermaltake Armor Extreme

Core Cost

$4203.93

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Review Index
Page 1 - Building A Budget QuadFX System
Page 2 - Overclocking The QuadFX System
Page 3 - The Test System
Page 4 - POV-Ray 3.7 Beta 13a
Page 5 - POV-Ray Real-Time Raytracing
Page 6 - WinRar v3.61
Page 7 - CineBench 9.5
Page 8 - 3dmark2006
Page 9 - Final Thoughts