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- Page 1 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Mark W. Welker Johann Pais Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. One AMD Place Sunnyvale, CA 94088 Publication #: 30579 Revision: 3.74 Issue Date: March 2007...
- Page 2 Trademarks AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, and combinations thereof, Cool’n’Quiet and 3DNow!, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Contents Revision History ......... . . 8 About This Document . - Page 4 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications ......35 3DMark™06 .
- Page 5 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 List of Figures Figure 1. Dual-Core Processor Architecture ......14 Figure 2.
- Page 6 Benchmark Application Sets ......20 Table 5. AMD Athlon™ 64 Single Socket Dual-Core Processor System ..21 Table 6.
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Page 7: Revision History
Incorporated legal and grammatic edits. February 2007 3.73 Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62, AMD Athlon 64 FX-70, AMD Athlon 64 FX-72, and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processors. Replaced Office Productivity, Digital Media, and Gaming categories with categories for Windows Vista™ with 64-bit applications, Windows Vista with 32-bit applications, and Windows®... - Page 8 3.72 Updated document format to comply with latest AMD standards. Updated for the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 processor, the AMD Athlon 64 processor 5000+, and the AMD Athlon 64 processor X2 3800+, relative to the Intel Pentium® D 950 processor and the Intel Pentium EE 955 processor.
- Page 9 March 2004 3.40 Replaced the obsolete AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-51 processor information with the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processor. This change affects Table 3 on page 24 and each benchmark result. Replaced the older Intel Pentium® 4 3.2 GHz configuration and performance data with the Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz Extreme Edition...
- Page 10 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Date Revision Description January 2004 3.32 Corrected instructions for “Ziff Davis Media Inc. Business Winstone® 2004” on page 32, “Ziff Davis Media, Inc. Business Multitasking Winstone® 2004” on page 33 and “Ziff Davis Media Inc.’s Content Creation Winstone®...
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Page 11: About This Document
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide About This Document This guide describes AMD processor performance test methodology and presents performance test results based on that methodology. Audience The guide provides information for those interested in evaluating the performance of AMD64 technology, with particular emphasis on members of the hardware review community. -
Page 12: Amd64 Single Socket Processor Architecture
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture Detailed knowledge of AMD 64-bit processor architecture is not required to perform optimal benchmarking. However, the benchmarks demonstrate the advantages of key architectural features. This overview provides information about those features and shows how the benchmarks demonstrate the exceptional performance of AMD processors. -
Page 13: Amd Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Figure 1. Dual-Core Processor Architecture AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture... -
Page 14: Table 2. Effect Of Memory Bandwidth On Performance
I/O interface throttle. • Large first-level (L1) and second-level (L2) on-die caches – 128 KB of L1 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache allow the AMD Athlon 64 processor to excel at performing matrix calculations on arrays. – Benchmarks that use intensive, large matrix calculations benefit from having the entire matrix available in the L2 cache. -
Page 15: Figure 2. Hypertransport™ Technology Block Diagram
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 DDR2 Memory AMD64 Processor 12.8 GB/Sec Device 0 HyperTransport™ I/O links HyperTransport ™ • High-bandwidth serial interconnect Graphics AGP/PCIe™ • Extensive data protection/management Tunnel Adapter • Integrated power management • Building block structure Device 1 •... -
Page 16: Amd Quad Fx Platform With Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture The AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture (see Figure 3) is a two-socket, four-core processing solution that features high- bandwidth processor-to-processor communication between matched pairs of AMD Athlon™... -
Page 17: Benchmarking Methodology
The benchmarks are chosen with the following points in mind. • AMD Athlon™ 64 processors can run multiple tasks very efficiently. • Systems based on AMD Athlon 64 processors can take advantage of unique architectural features to deliver outstanding performance for media creation and playback. - Page 18 1. Computer gaming benchmarks may reveal the limitations of a graphics card and may not truly represent relative processor performance. 2. The term “Central Processing Unit (CPU)” often refers to devices with a single processing unit. AMD uses the term “processor” to designate a computing device that contains one or more processing units, or “cores”. The term “multiprocessor”...
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Page 19: Table 4. Benchmark Application Sets
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Table 4. Benchmark Application Sets Windows Vista™, 64-bit Applications CINEBENCH 9.5 Crafty 19.19 (four-thread version) Panorama Factory 4.4 POV-Ray 3.7beta-14 Windows Vista™, 32-bit Applications 3DMark™06 1.02 (CPU) Cakewalk Sonar 5 CINEBENCH 9.5... -
Page 20: Benchmarking System Configuration
Benchmarking System Configuration This chapter describes the system configurations used for benchmarking and provides setup procedures for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in this document. Test System Configurations Systems that are configured as described in the following tables are most likely to demonstrate optimal system performance. -
Page 21: Windows Vista™ Installation
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Table 6. AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture Component Manufacturer Model Description ™ AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 2.4 GHz clock frequency Dual-Core Processor Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 2.6 GHz clock frequency... - Page 22 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 4. Select the Main menu. a. Set Date and Time. i. Select the IDE Configuration menu. ii. Enable OnChip RAID1 Function. iii. Enable SATA 1 through SATA 6. b. Press ESC to return to the Main menu.
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Page 23: Raid Configuration
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 h. Select the Power menu. i. Set ACPI Version Features to v3.0. ii. Press ESC to return to the Advanced menu. i. Press Esc to return to the Main menu. - Page 24 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 10. Disable the screen saver and adjust the power and display settings as follows. a. Right-click a vacant area of the desktop, then select Personalize. b. The Personalization window opens.
- Page 25 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. The Security Center window opens. i. Click Change the way Security Center alerts me on the left panel, then select Don’t notify and don’t display... ii. Close the Security Center window.
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Page 26: Windows® Xp Professional Installation
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional Installation BIOS Configuration Note: These instructions apply only to the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe and L1N64-SLI WS motherboards. Refer to the BIOS configuration utility help for additional information about configuration menus and key combinations used to change BIOS settings. -
Page 27: Raid Configuration
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 d. Select the SouthBridge Configuration menu. i. Disable OnChip LAN2. ii. Press ESC to return to the Chipset menu. e. Press ESC to return to the Advanced menu. f. Select the Onboard Device Configuration menu. -
Page 28: Operating System Configuration
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Operating System Configuration Install and configure the operating system as follows. Note: Use only Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2. The system being configured must have a floppy disk drive. - Page 29 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 35. Click Settings and click Advanced. 36. Click Change for Virtual Memory. 37. Select drive C:. 38. Select No paging file under Change virtual memory (paging file). 39. Click Set.
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Page 30: Driver Installation
Click the Utilities and Drivers link under Support. c. Click the appropriate link under AMD Athlon™ 64/FX Processors. d. Click the Download Now! link next to AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to download the installer file amdcpusetup.exe... -
Page 31: Video Card Setup
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 4. Install the chipset drivers as follows. a. Place the installation disk supplied with the motherboard in the CD drive. b. Navigate to the chipset driver ( setup.exe c. Double-click the file. -
Page 32: Benchmark Installation And Testing
The benchmarks run a variety of applications under two operating systems. Unless other instructions are provided, the complete benchmark is contained on a distribution disk provided by AMD, and executed by a script created by AMD. Each application is subject to the licensing terms contained therein, and each application on the distribution disk is provided subject to its respective licensing terms. -
Page 33: Windows Vista, 64-Bit Applications
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications Before beginning benchmarking, disable the network adapter and disconnect the network cable from the computer. For all benchmarks, if a negative number is displayed in the results, the benchmark must be run again. -
Page 34: Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications Before beginning benchmarking, disable the network adapter and disconnect the network cable from the computer. For all benchmarks, if a negative number is displayed in the results, the benchmark must be run again. -
Page 35: Cinebench
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 CINEBENCH Install and Run the Benchmark 1. Transfer the contents of the install folder on the distribution disk to the HDD ( 2. Execute cinebench_9.5.exe 3. Select the Rendering (x CPU) benchmark from the panel on the left. -
Page 36: Windows® Xp Professional, 32-Bit Applications
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications Before beginning benchmarking, disable the network adapter and disconnect the network cable from the computer. For all benchmarks, if a negative number is displayed in the results, the benchmark must be run again. -
Page 37: Cinebench
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 CINEBENCH Install and Run the Benchmark 1. Transfer the contents of the install folder on the distribution disk to the HDD ( 2. Execute cinebench_9.5.exe 3. Select the Rendering (x CPU) benchmark from the panel on the left. -
Page 38: Pov-Ray
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Run the Benchmark 1. Execute cov-wme-bench-2.00). 2. City of Villains benchmark results for Game 1 and Game 2 are written to the folder as the test runs and the Windows Media Encoder 9 Encode Time... -
Page 39: Benchmarking Results
An overall performance graph presents all the performance data. Each set of benchmarks has an overall performance graph and graphs for each test in the set. Table 7 summarizes all the performance data. Please contact AMD if you have questions about AMD processor performance. Overall Performance AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0%... -
Page 40: Windows Vista, 64-Bit Applications
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows Vista™, 64-Bit Applications AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 154.5% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 167.7% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 181.1%... -
Page 41: Figure 6. Cinebench Performance
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 160.3% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 168.6% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 182.7% Dual-Core Processor 110% 130%... -
Page 42: Figure 8. Panorama Factory Performance
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 114.1% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 128.8% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 138.3% Dual-Core Processor 100% 110% 120% 130% 140% Figure 8. -
Page 43: Windows Vista, 32-Bit Applications
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 Windows Vista™, 32-Bit Applications AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 141.7% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 150.7% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 160.0%... -
Page 44: Figure 11. 3Dmark™06 Performance
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 152.4% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 164.5% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 175.4% Dual-Core Processor 110% 130%... -
Page 45: Figure 13. Cinebench Performance
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 160.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 170.6% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 183.2% Dual-Core Processor 110% 130%... -
Page 46: Figure 15. Dr. Divx Performance
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 110.1% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 117.2% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 125.2% Dual-Core Processor 100% 110%... -
Page 47: Figure 17. Vegas Performance
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 102.2% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 110.4% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 116.4% Dual-Core Processor 100% 110% 120% Figure 17. -
Page 48: Windows Xp Professional, 32-Bit Applications
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Windows® XP Professional, 32-Bit Applications AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 155.4% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 166.8% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 176.1%... -
Page 49: Figure 19. 3Dmark06 Performance
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 149.6% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 162.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 171.4% Dual-Core Processor 110% 130%... -
Page 50: Figure 21. Cinebench Performance
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 154.8% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 167.5% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 177.4% Dual-Core Processor 110% 130%... -
Page 51: Figure 23. Dr. Divx Performance
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 100.8% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 108.6% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 116.5% Dual-Core Processor 100% 110% 120% Figure 23. -
Page 52: Figure 25. Panorama Factory Performance
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 105.7% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 112.1% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 117.5% Dual-Core Processor 100% 110% 120% Figure 25. -
Page 53: Figure 27. Vegas Performance
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide 30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 100.0% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 107.7% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 113.2% Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 118.2% Dual-Core Processor 100% 110% 120% Figure 27. -
Page 54: Table 7. Performance Summary
30579 Rev. 3.74 March 2007 AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide Table 7. Performance Summary AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-70 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-72 AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-74 Dual-Core Processor Dual-Core Processor Dual-Core Processor Dual-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 2.6 GHz...
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