Test System and General Performance

Test System

General Disclaimer: As previously reviewed systems are returned, retesting is not possible. Considering older drivers and Windows versions will impact performance and create some level of disparity, the results for the system being reviewed here are for reference only.

To test general performance, we utilize AIDA64 Engineer to check on memory latency and read, write, and copy speeds; CPU Queen is used for comparisons across various processors and also acts as a quick test to see if the processor is performing as it should.

Cinebench R15 and Cinebench R20 offer a look into single and multi-core performance. It can be run by anyone and allows for hardware comparisons across several generations. To prepare for future systems with higher core counts, we have added Cinebench R20. Cinebench R15 will still be run as it allows for a direct comparison with previously reviewed systems.

To further test CPU performance, we also utilize the Blender BMW benchmark render. Three runs are done to verify the results.

In Adobe Premiere Pro, we track a subject through a scene as a moderate workload; it also makes use of a great deal of system memory. Like the blender test above, three runs are done to verify the results, which are all included in the chart for comparison.

AIDA64 Cache and Memory Benchmarks

AIDA64 CPU Queen

Cinebench R15

Cinebench R20

Blender

Adobe Premiere Pro