Pros
- Accessible, well-designed chassis
- Excellent performance
Cons
- Pricey
Bottom Line
The latest iteration of Maingear's Shift Super Stock spares no expense, but delivers on all counts: solid performance, accessible, singular design, and stunning good looks.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor count | 1 |
| Processor speed | 3379.2 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel |
| Cache size | 15.36 KB |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 16384.0 MB |
| Memory speed | 667.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 3439.0 GB |
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| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 0.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots | 4.0 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Included Software | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 205 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 130.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 6621 score (higher is better) |
| Web Performance | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 20.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 296.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 34.8 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 123.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Encoding Audio | 86.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 110.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 25.1 Watt hours |
| WorldBench Green Score | 63 |
| Idle power usage | 179.6 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 96.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 97.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 97.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 253.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 97.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1024x768 | 247.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 257.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 253.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 80.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 154.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 95.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 323.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 322.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 328.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 324.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 96.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 96.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 96.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Gaming Score | 97 |
Best Gaming Desktop PC: Maingear Shift Super Stock
