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Test System and Comments -
Our test platform for the Core i7 3770K was Intel’s own DZ77GA-70K (you can read the full review on it here). This is pretty much the reference board for the Z77 chipset so we wanted to use it as our starting point. The rest of the components are ones that we have used in our other tests so we should get good data. We will also be testing the DZ77GA-70K with our Core i7 2600K to give a much clearer representation of performance between the Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge on the same platform.
Comments -
Ivy Bridge is supposed to bring better encoding support with improve caching, the AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions) and the ability to use the GMA4000 for highly parallel tasks. To test this we are adding a couple new tests such as Adobe Premier Pro CS5 in addition to After Effects and our usual Cyberlink Media Espresso encoding software. We will be adding a few more consumer products to this list as we move forward as well as dropping some of these down to our motherboard testing.
