Nova Bench Results

N00bbuilder79 · 16 Jan 2011 at 17:41

Just so we can see how much better the SandyBridge chips are I thought it would be a good idea to start a Nova Bench results page, the bench mark can be downloaded here http://novabench.com/download.php .

I will start things off, Q9650@stock speeds.

941 Total
419 for the CPU

Balb0wa · 16 Jan 2011 at 17:55

can you not crop? lol

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N00bbuilder79 · 16 Jan 2011 at 18:05

lol, will post it smaller next time

Geckovich · 16 Jan 2011 at 18:07

So to test how good the sandy bridge chips are you want people to run a benchmark that also scores their GPU, Ram and HDD speed/capacity?

Why not use fritz, cinebench or any other CPU bench?

dave_beast · 16 Jan 2011 at 18:10

8GB GeIL 1600mhz
i7 2600k @ stock
XFX 6870 BE @ 1000/1200

Scon · 16 Jan 2011 at 18:11

Rig as per sig (oops, just realised i've changed that) but the i5 was at 4Ghz, may do a 4.4Ghz run later.

i5 @4Ghz
GTX 480 OC'd

AndyOcUK · 16 Jan 2011 at 18:11

Geckovich said:
So to test how good the sandy bridge chips are you want people to run a benchmark that also scores their GPU, Ram and HDD speed/capacity?

Why not use fritz, cinebench or any other CPU bench?

Agreed.

Here's my score anyway

Stop It Rawr · 16 Jan 2011 at 18:19

Balb0wa said:
can you not crop? lol

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Not being disrespectful to the OP as a good old comparison is always good, but this "benchmark" isn't exactly the greatest. For a start, balb0wa got a higher RAM score than me because he has 8GB as opposed to my 4GB, despite the fact that my RAM is clocked faster and has considerably higher throughput!

Ah well, cest la vie. The below is with my CPU @ 4.4Ghz.

N00bbuilder79 · 16 Jan 2011 at 18:30

Geckovich said:
So to test how good the sandy bridge chips are you want people to run a benchmark that also scores their GPU, Ram and HDD speed/capacity?

Why not use fritz, cinebench or any other CPU bench?

You can turn all other tests off if you chose, it doesn't matter which bench is used really aslong as we all use the same to compare.

AndyOcUK · 16 Jan 2011 at 19:28

Without GPU test (CPU Test Remains the same):

HDD and RAM performance still run.

Ram is Dominator GT 2000 C7 (7,8,7,20)
HDD is Corsair Force 60GB

Stop It Rawr · 16 Jan 2011 at 19:41

AndyOcUK said:
Without GPU test (CPU Test Remains the same):

HDD and RAM performance still run.

Ram is Dominator GT 2000 C7 (7,8,7,20)
HDD is Corsair Force 60GB

And with that, I think we need a different test. That RAM is frankly awesome, is triple channel, attached to an enthusiast platform and should destroy my dual channel budget RAM at 1600Mhz yet my throughput is apparently better.

I would suggest SiSoft SANDRA as it is generally a better synthetic test but I am aware that not everyone likes it. Any other ideas for comparing these new chips to the older gens?

Jokester · 16 Jan 2011 at 19:45

It's a pretty ridiculous benchmark to be honest, you earn a bundle more points just for not partitioning your hard drive :/

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 16 Jan 2011 at 19:57

Jokester said:
It's a pretty ridiculous benchmark to be honest, you earn a bundle more points just for not partitioning your hard drive :/

That means I am screwed.....apart from the fact that I only have a Q6600 too!!

EniGmA1981 · 16 Jan 2011 at 20:02

Check out Jokester with 21000 posts!

I'll post my results when I've finished downloading it

Diggsy · 16 Jan 2011 at 20:17

Balb0wa said:
can you not crop? lol

Why bother cropping at all though? Just hold the ALT key when pressing Print Screen and it will only capture the active window

Stop It Rawr · 16 Jan 2011 at 20:18

Jokester said:
It's a pretty ridiculous benchmark to be honest, you earn a bundle more points just for not partitioning your hard drive :/

Indeed, it reminds me of the old sales tactics used by high street tech retailers to peddle their wares. After all, all 1GB GPUs are the same, right? Never mind the quality, feel the width!

That said, are there any synthetic benchmarks that are actually worthwhile, honestly, aside from just making sure your system is working to spec? 3DMark06 is hilariously CPU limited, 3DMark Vantage was a PhysX showcase and screwed ATi users, 3DMark11 doesn't like anything that isn't an Intel i series for 2 of the tests, PCMark has always been hilariously broken and SANDRA is theoretical testing at it's finest!

Still, this is fun! Someone with a slower rig or server with 16Gb of RAM and a RAID HDD post their results, I could do with a laugh!

Diggsy said:
Why bother cropping at all though? Just hold the ALT key when pressing Print Screen and it will only capture the active window

Indeed, I love that feature in Windows 7!

EniGmA1981 · 16 Jan 2011 at 20:32

Here we go - you'll like this LOL all you lot with 1200+... Here's my erm...attempt...

N00bbuilder79 · 16 Jan 2011 at 20:53

Perhaps not the best test to use then, anyone suggest another?

AndyOcUK · 16 Jan 2011 at 22:12

Aida64?

http://www.aida64.com/downloads/aida64extreme150exe

and here's a couple of Sandra just run:

I think we should let the OP decide. As he says, doesn't matter too much as long as were all singing from the same hymn sheet using a reliable benchmark.

Noobbuilder....it's your thread mate - over to you

Subliminal Aura · 17 Jan 2011 at 05:56

Jokester said:
you earn a bundle more points just for not partitioning your hard drive :/

And rightly so

No to be fair it is a ***** benchmark but it's always nice to see memory and cpu results side by side.

How about getting easyrider off his butt and resurrecting the Fritz thread ?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18108128

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