New Build vs old (What benchmarks?)

[ir_cow]

hey so i'm about to finish my new build in about 2 weeks and before i take it all apart what benchmarks would would guys want to see?

 

i think a before and after would be a great way to show other people what upgrading may help out. below is a list of what i'm thinking

 

1366 rig:

- 6gb, 12gb and 24gb and 48gb test for a game(s) (i'm using a GTX 570 and game suggestions?) and seeing if it has any effect using more ram

- same test but for rendering video (program suggestions?)

- stock 2.6ghz vs 4ghz for certain apps (any suggestions?)

 

2011 rig

-6gb, 8gb, 12gb, 16gb, 32gb, 48gb and 64gb tests (sane programs as above, both video games and rendering)

-cpu comparison of stock 3.2 vs 4.5ghz(?)

 

 

 

give me some ideas because once i take apart my 1366 rig i won't be able to test it again.

[IVIYTH0S]

That all sounds good, definitely do some heavy hitting CPU tests like video encoding or 3D rendering. My next upgrade (when they hit $100 or less, which will be a while off), is likely a gulftown 970 but I'd like to see how the 1366 compares. Maybe run the 3930K at 4.0ghz too so you get clock per clock comparisons as well

[ir_cow]

gaming:

Skyrim (duno if you can)

Final Fantasy 14 Benchmark

Unigine Heaven Benchmark

3DMark 06

3DMark Vantage

Crysis Benchmark

 

 

cpu workload:

large blender file

some mental ray with raytracing (something that takes around 10 minutes)

large photoshop file (i got 15gb ones)

cineabench 11.5

handbreak for video,

 

I can't think of much more

Edited April 20, 2012 by hornybluecow

[ir_cow]

update: I can't seem to find a game that will use more than 1gb of ram, most if not all are limited to the vram over the memory ram. anyone know of a super high memory hog?

[Stonerboy779]

Have you played civilization before? Try civ v with the largest map possible max ai and once you get around the 1500 turn mark you are definitely going to want a good CPU and a decent amount of ram. The game is killer of CPU and memory resources.

 

Edit: PCMark is a good bench to use also

Edited April 25, 2012 by Stonerboy779

[ir_cow]

hmm, i'll try to get civilization. PC Mark is a good idea but it's not real world. the only thing i got past 10gb so far is photoshop

Edited April 25, 2012 by hornybluecow

[IVIYTH0S]

Adobe After Effects will eat up all memory lol

[ir_cow]

yeah but thats a given, it loves to cache things to the ram and they even only recommend running after-effects with a second drive scratch disk since most people wouldn't have enough ram.

 

I might take a 40min uncompressed 720p video with some dumb effects put on it and see how much it takes up. my guess is no more than 8gb.

Edited April 25, 2012 by hornybluecow