Smooth Creations LANShark Extreme Gaming Rig
Test Setup & SiSoft SANDRA
We tested the LANShark Extreme gaming system exactly as it came configured from Smooth Creations. We installed our benchmarking software and made no other unnecessary changes before beginning our testing.
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Smooth Creations LANShark Extreme: Intel P45 Express 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 800MHz Diamond Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB 1x300GB Western Digital Velociraptor Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit |
Dell XPS 730 H2C: Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI 2GB Corsair DDR3-1333 2x ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 2x160GB Western Digital HDD 1x1000GB Hitachi HDD Windows Vista Home Premium |
Velocity Micro Edge Z55: Intel DX58SO, X58 Chipset 6GB Corsair DDR3-1333 2 x ATI Radeon HD 4850 750GB Hitachi HDD |
Intel System (non-gaming tests): Intel DX58SO 3x1GB Qimonda DDR3-1066 GeForce GTX 280 WD150 "Raptor" HD Windows Vista Ultimate |
Intel Gaming System (gaming tests): Asus Striker II Extreme Asus P5E3 Premium 2048MB Corsair DDR3-1333 C7 GeForce GTX 280 SLI On-Board Ethernet WD740 "Raptor" HD Windows Vista Ultimate |
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We began our testing with SiSoftware's SANDRA XII SP2, the System ANalyzer, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant. We ran three of the built-in subsystem tests that partially comprise the SANDRA XII SP2 suite on the test systems (CPU Arithmetic, CPU Multi-Media, and Memory).
The LANShark Extreme fares pretty well in the SANDRA CPU tests. In the Processor Arithmetic test, the LANShark Extreme performs in line with expectations and is bested significantly only by the Core i7-based Velocity Micro Z55. In the Processor Multi-Media test, though, the LANShark Extreme is right at the top of the pile.
While the LANShark Extreme posted numbers that met or exceeded expectations in the CPU tests, it disappointed us in the Memory Bandwidth test. It's not surprising that the Core i7 system destroys the rest of the competition, but it is surprising that the LANShark Extreme is the second lowest performer of the bunch.
