Specifications

abit KV8-MAX3
Written by Chris Emry
Friday, 04 September 2009 10:39
..:: MBReview PriBench v1.04 ::..
Using our very own in-house benchmark, MBReview PriBench uses a computationally intensive
algorithm to compute several hundred millions of prime integers. Unlike other synthetic
benchmarks which rely on additional components within a computer system like the hard drive,
PriBench does not rely on any of these exterior devices for the tests. PriBench is a system level
benchmark, solely utilizing the performance of the processor and memory subsystem. It also
focuses on comparing processor architectures and technologies and then seeing how much a
core clock and/or FSB speed increase can be beneficial to the system. Our program is
extremely accurate as we have witnessed time fluctuations of approximately .03 seconds.
Taking a look at the results, the KV8-MAX3 once again is able to show us that is can perform
slightly better than the K8V Deluxe in the first two and more demanding intensity tests. Te extra
performance we are seeing from the K8 solutions comes from the advanced architecture of the
Athlon64, such as the improved branch prediction and also because of integrated memory
controller within the K8 processor. The extra 512KB of L2 cache that this Athlon64 sample has
over the Barton is also playing a role here. Clearly, the Athlon64 is superior to the AthlonXP
when it comes to computationally intensive applications.
..:: SuperPI ::..
In the SuperPI tests, we run the program four times: once at one million, once at two million,
once at four million, and once again at eight million. The numbers in the graph show the time in
seconds that it took the system to calculate prime integers to the set number of digits with the
lower number showing better performance. This time around, the ASUS K8V Deluxe is able to
pull ahead of the ABIT KV8-MAX3 in the one and two million tests by a hair or two.
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