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HD 7970: Bulldozer vs. Sandy Bridge vs. Nehalem
Test System - Bulldozer
CPU: AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz
(Zambezi, 8192 KB Cache)
Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula
AMD 990FX & SB 950
Memory: 2x 2048 MB Crucial Ballistix Finned 1866 DDR3
@ 1333 MHz 8-7-7-16
Harddisk: WD Caviar Black 640 GB
Power Supply: Antec HCP-1200 1200W
Software: Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers: HD 7970: Dec 16 Reviewer Driver
Display: LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600
Test System - Sandy Bridge
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30 GHz
(Sandy Bridge, 6144 KB Cache)
Motherboard: ASUS P8H67-M LX
Intel H67 (B3)
Memory: 2x 2048 MB Crucial Ballistix Finned 1866 DDR3
@ 1333 MHz 8-7-7-16
Harddisk: WD Caviar Black 640 GB
Power Supply: Antec HCP-1200 1200W
Software: Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers: HD 7970: Dec 16 Reviewer Driver
Display: LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600
Test System - Nehalem
CPU: Intel Core i7-920 2.66 GHz
(Bloomfield, 8192 KB Cache)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58 Extreme
Intel X58 & ICH10R
Memory: 3x 2048 MB Mushkin Redline XP3-12800 DDR3
@ 1066 MHz 8-7-7-16
Harddisk: WD Caviar Black 640 GB
Power Supply: Antec HCP-1200 1200W
Software: Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers: HD 7970: Dec 16 Reviewer Driver
Display: LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600
Battlefield 3
Batman: Arkham City
Crysis 2
Metro 2033
3DMark 11
Unigine Heaven 2.0
Test System - Bulldozer
CPU: AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz
(Zambezi, 8192 KB Cache)
Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula
AMD 990FX & SB 950
Memory: 2x 2048 MB Crucial Ballistix Finned 1866 DDR3
@ 1333 MHz 8-7-7-16
Harddisk: WD Caviar Black 640 GB
Power Supply: Antec HCP-1200 1200W
Software: Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers: HD 7970: Dec 16 Reviewer Driver
Display: LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600
Test System - Sandy Bridge
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30 GHz
(Sandy Bridge, 6144 KB Cache)
Motherboard: ASUS P8H67-M LX
Intel H67 (B3)
Memory: 2x 2048 MB Crucial Ballistix Finned 1866 DDR3
@ 1333 MHz 8-7-7-16
Harddisk: WD Caviar Black 640 GB
Power Supply: Antec HCP-1200 1200W
Software: Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers: HD 7970: Dec 16 Reviewer Driver
Display: LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600
Test System - Nehalem
CPU: Intel Core i7-920 2.66 GHz
(Bloomfield, 8192 KB Cache)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58 Extreme
Intel X58 & ICH10R
Memory: 3x 2048 MB Mushkin Redline XP3-12800 DDR3
@ 1066 MHz 8-7-7-16
Harddisk: WD Caviar Black 640 GB
Power Supply: Antec HCP-1200 1200W
Software: Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers: HD 7970: Dec 16 Reviewer Driver
Display: LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600
Battlefield 3
Batman: Arkham City
Crysis 2
Metro 2033
3DMark 11
Unigine Heaven 2.0
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