Default Performance: CPU 133.8 X 22 => 2942.9MHz DRAM DDR3 1337.6 CL8 8-8-24 1T GPU 733MHz 128mb Hyper 4 X PI 32M=> 20m 12.640s CPUMARK 99=> 452 Nuclearus Multi Core => 10881 Fritz Chess Benchmark => 11.18/5367 CrystalMark 2004R3 => 128706 CINEBENCH R10 1 CPU=> 3982 x CPU=> 9236 PCMark Vantage => 5541 The platform based upon Core i3 530 basically has great performance, so it can easily deal with most software making CPU high loading. It also has excellent performance to deal with HD 1080P films or file converting. 3DMARK2006 => 1751 StreetFighter IV Benchmark 800 X 600 => 27.80FPS 3D performance of Intel Clarkdale structure has been almost the same as that of 785G. Intel Clarkdale can easily deal with many introductory 3D games. 3D requirement of StreetFighter IV is more than mid-level, and the software can run nearly smoothly. As far as built-in GPU standard is concerned, 3D performance is good. To those who prefer small PC machine, they can consider buying Intel’s new structure if needing higher-performance 3D platform. Temperature Test: System standby: - 24/26 OCCT full loading: - 55/52 After all, the default clock of the dual-core CPU is near 3GHz, and the temperature is quite low with OEM thin Cooler. And, the temperature is also acceptable even if CPU is full loading. Power Consumption Test: System standby: -39W |
OCCT full loading: - 82W Intel Burn Test v2.4,Stress Level High With 32nm new technology, Intel has an advantageous position in the aspect of power consumption. After overclocking, power consumption is 39W under stand by, and only 82W under full loading. Clarkdale structure’s low power consumption is satisfactory. Overclocking Performance Test: CPU 180.3 X 22 => 3966MHz DDR3 1802.6 CL11 11-11-30 1T VGA 945MHz BIOS Setup Utility: BIOSTAR H55 HD, like other mid-level H55 products, also has many options for user to overclock. However, as an introductory product, the range of voltage is not wide, 3~6 levels at most. But the product still shows great overclocking performance, in any case. CORSAIR DDR3 also has good performance with overclocking, and the setting 1.60V can run 1800 CL11 steadily. Hyper 4 X PI 32M=> 16m 10.000s CPUMARK 99=> 612 Nuclearus Multi Core => 15424 Fritz Chess Benchmark => 15.02/7207 CrystalMark 2004R3 => 169052 CINEBENCH R10 1 CPU=> 5448 x CPU=> 12447 PCMark Vantage => 7307 After CPU and GPU are overclocked, we can observe from previous software that performance improve 30% ~ 50%. Furthermore, with OEM Cooler, 3966Mhz can also be steady under 1.212V; 32nm-CPU also shows excellent overclocking ability. 3DMARK2006 => 2170 |
StreetFighter IV Benchmark 800 X 600 => 34.31FPS The clock of Clarkdale GPU from 700Mhz to 933Mhz is to be some help on 3D performance. As for test results from previous two software, 3D performance leaves about 20% to be desired. But if you still need more 3D performance, I recommend that buying VGA to upgrade your system is a better choice. Temperature Test: System standby: - 38/33 OCCT full loading: - 68/62 In the test what I install is OEM cooler, and the above temperature values are low. If you install a higher-level cooler, the result which is less 10℃ ~ 20℃ than the above temperature values may appear. Power Consumption Test: System standby: - 63W OCCT full loading: - 105W Intel Burn Test v2.4,Stress Level High If you don’t install VGA or too many other computer peripherals, the power consumption of 32nm-Clarkdale normally doesn’t exceed 100W. Although overclocking results in a bit more power consumption, the range observed from the test is not high. DDR3 Bandwidth Test: DRAM DDR3 1337.6 CL8 8-8-24 1T Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 11169 MB/s EVEREST Memory Read - 8746 MB/s DDR3 1802.6 CL11 11-11-30 1T Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 14851 MB/s EVEREST Memory Read - 11310 MB/s DRAM DDR3 1602 CL8 8-8-24 1T Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 15509 MB/s EVEREST Memory Read - 12131 MB/s As far as DDR3 bandwidth is concerned, Clarkdale platform doesn’t show better performance than 45nm Core i5/i7. However compared with LAG 775 and AMD’s two platforms, Clarkdale is still better. And about voltage, Clarkdale is better than the previous platforms; DDR3 1800 can run steadily under only 1.60V. After the test of CORSAIR’s introductory DDR3 product, I find it has nice overclocking ability. With the limit no more than 1.308V, CPU still can be overclocked to 4.2GHz with OEM cooler. Hyper 4 X PI 1M=> 16.109s CPUMARK 99=> 647 Intel Core i3-530 CPU has very high C/P, and its performance, temperature, and power consumption are satisfactory. Especially overclocking, the clock raised to about 4GHz need not too high voltage and higher-level cooler. The process technology of 32nm makes Intel CPU products more competitive. I sincerely hope Intel releases quad-core CPU with 32nm soon. Most prices of H55 MB are about NT$3500 ~ 4200 (about US$110 ~ 113). If MB manufacturers can lower prices 10% ~ 20%, I believe H55 MB will be more popular and universal. BIOSTAR products mainly focus on parity and overclocking. This time the price of BIOSTAR H55 is also friendly, deserving much praise. Intel releases the latest structure IGP platform in 2010, and releases a series of many product lines so that consumers have more choices. At present the prices of H57 chipset and high-level i5 CPU are too high, but H55 and introductory Pentium G6950 or Core i3 530 still have very high C/P. After the appearance of Intel Clarkdale platform, one condition has changed in Micro ATX PC market for a few years: in the past if consumers wanted to choose IGP with higher 3D performance, they usually intended to choose AMD platforms. But now in 2010 Intel begins to focus more on this market, and also has excellent competitiveness. Besides some products I use in this test, you can buy HDD and case so as to build a nice small PC machine. Every consumer of course has his or her favourite brand or budget concerned, so building a PC can be adjustable according to marketing sale. Finally I hope this article can be a good reference to this kind of product information. Thank you! |
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