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The Conroe 3d benchmark thread.

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As per title, a few have asked for some 3d benchies not just pi or overclocks ;)

I too am very interested in how they perform in realistic tasks, as not everyone will be stressing out their chips 24/7.


So yeah, Well, I'd like to see aload of benchies into some of the major games people have critisised about being held back by the cpu, and thought I'd make a seperate place for this so easier to navigate.

FPS with high/low res, and possibly (might be a silly suggestion?) A run of cellfactor to see how the physics stands through the cpu :)

Give us what you have guys :)

~Psy
 
Main Test Results Conroe@3.1ghz


3DMark Score 7017 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 2900 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 2776 Marks
CPU Score 2641 Marks.

Main Test Results opty 170 @2.8ghz:

3DMark Score 6575 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 2816 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 2680 Marks
CPU Score 2115 Marks
 
Not a major difference really, but that's to be expected as 06 is more graphics intense. How would your E6600 run at the same clock speed as your Opty? I bet it would be a real close score.
 
Lmao! Oh dear, well, erm. I'm sure someone with a similar setup /same proc gfx amount of ram, can tell us a loast coast avg?
 
i posted in the other thread before, but probably better suited here :p

single 7900gtx, 1gb ddr2

Yonah 2600 @ 3Ghz (dual channel mem)
(231x13 dual channel)
3Dmark 01 39345
3Dmark 03 25233
3Dmark 05 11936
3Dmark 06 6715
Pi 1mb 20.750

Conroe 6600 @ 2.4Ghz (single channel mem)
(266x9 single channel)
3Dmark 01 38907
3Dmark 03 25721
3Dmark 05 11312
3Dmark 06 6482
Pi 1mb 22.422

Conroe 6600 @ 2.97Ghz (single channel mem)
330x9 (single channel)
3Dmark 01 42753
3Dmark 03 26063
3Dmark 05 11422
3Dmark 06 6576
Pi 1mb 19.453
 
Easyrider :-

Do you consider the upgrade to conroe from the 170 'worthwhile' in terms of performance considering the £500+ pricetag?

I ask because I am considering this upgrade aswell (same setups) but I am finding it very hard to justify the £££'s for a few extra points in 3d06/better SPi score as my setup runs everyday applications (games/encoding etc) flawlessly. It is obviously nicer to have that extra little bit available and if I were considering upgrading from say a sktA system then I would deffo go with Conroe but from a dual core opty @2.8 is it really worth it?

Nice scores btw ;)
 
w3bbo said:
Easyrider :-

Do you consider the upgrade to conroe from the 170 'worthwhile' in terms of performance considering the £500+ pricetag?

I ask because I am considering this upgrade aswell (same setups) but I am finding it very hard to justify the £££'s for a few extra points in 3d06/better SPi score as my setup runs everyday applications (games/encoding etc) flawlessly. It is obviously nicer to have that extra little bit available and if I were considering upgrading from say a sktA system then I would deffo go with Conroe but from a dual core opty @2.8 is it really worth it?

Nice scores btw ;)

I think the upgrade is worth it if you get more speed LOL!
The thing about coming from the opty 170 is the fact that you can sell it in order to ease the upgrade path. ;)

If it was costing me 500 outright then I might of considered it more, but because I came from such a high end rig anyway the cost of upgrading to conroe has been little so therefore in my eyes worth it.

I have noticed a massive boost in encoding tasks even at a rubbish 3.1ghz stock volts lol :D

At the end of the day,if you are happy with your current rig then thats fine.

Me?

I just like the smell of new hardware in the morning LOL and will upgrade when I can still get good money for my previous stuff.

The upgrade to a 7900 GT for example from a 7800 GT cost me 40 cause I sold just at the right time.Get me? ;) :p
 
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