Benchmark List and Testing Configuration

System tests are conducted with the system configured as it arrived to our testing lab. Drivers will only be updated if needed for a particular test, such as a new game added to the program test list that requires a special set of drivers, in which case the pre-installed drivers will be removed. Any driver change will be noted when this occurs.

System Tests

- Boot and Shutdown Times

- FutureMark PCMark Vantage

- BAPCo SYSmark 2007 Preview

Processor and Memory Tests

- EVEREST Cache and Memory

- Passmark

- ScienceMark 2

Disk Tests

- HD Tune

- EVEREST Average Read Access

- Passmark Advanced Tests

Video and Gaming Tests

- FutureMark 3DMark Vantage

- Crysis

- PT Boats Demo

- World in Conflict

- Far Cry 2

Compression and Audio Tests

- Quickpar Create and Repair

- WinRAR

- Microsoft Windows Media Encoder

- RightMark Audio Analyser