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Test Setups & Methodology Test Setups & MethodologyFor this review, we have prepared four different test setups, representing all the popular platforms at the moment, as well as most of the best-selling processors. As much as possible, the four test setups feature identical components, memory timings, drivers, etc. Aside from manually selecting memory frequencies and timings, every option in the BIOS was at its default setting. AMD Llano FM1 Test Setup  Intel Core i7 LGA2011 Test Setup  AMD Zambezi AM3+ Test Setup  AMD Phenom II AM3 Test Setup  Intel Core i5/i7 LGA1155 Test Setup  Intel Core i3/i5/i7 LGA1156 Test Setup  Intel Core i7 LGA1366 Test Setup  For all of the benchmarks, appropriate lengths are taken to ensure an equal comparison through methodical setup, installation, and testing. The following outlines our testing methodology: A) Windows is installed using a full format. B) Chipset drivers and accessory hardware drivers (audio, network, GPU) are installed. C)To ensure consistent results, a few tweaks are applied to Windows 7 and the NVIDIA control panel:
D) Windows updates are then completed installing all available updates E) All programs are installed and then updated, followed by a defragment. F) Benchmarks are each run three to eight times, and unless otherwise stated, the results are then averaged.. Here is a full list of the applications that we utilized in our benchmarking suite:
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