Pros

  • 2TB of storage and built-in Blu-ray
  • Top-notch general speeds due to Ivy Bridge CPU

Cons

  • Limited and frustrating upgradability
  • Weaker gaming performance on demanding titles

Bottom Line

It's fast for what you throw at it, but the CM6870 could benefit from more polish.

Manufacturer’s Description

The multimedia PC powered by 3rd Gen CPU with No.1 reliability and customer satisfaction*.

The Specs

Processor
Processor count 1
Processor speed 3481.6 MHz
Processor type Intel Core i7
Cache size 8.192 KB
Memory
Memory size 8192.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Storage
Other storage
  • CompactFlash
  • Memory Stick
  • SD Card
Drive size 1792.0 GB
Drive type Hard Disk Drive
Storage Media
Compact flash 1
Memory stick 1
SD card 1
Ports and Connections
Available Interfaces
  • DVI
  • Keyboard - USB
  • Mouse - USB
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x4)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x2)
  • Video - DVI (Unspecified)
Included Software
Operating system Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Performance

Overall Rating
Worldbench Score 106
Worldbench Version 7
Start Up
Start Up 48.1  seconds (lower is better)
Office Productivity
PCMark 7 Productivity Suite 2371  score (higher is better)
Web Performance
Web Performance 22.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Storage Performance
File Compression 359.9  seconds (lower is better)
Hard Drive File Operations 321.5  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 157.2  seconds (lower is better)
Encoding Audio 103.5  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 217  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
Working power usage 13.5  Watt hours
WorldBench Green Score 82
Idle power usage 48.9  Watts
Gaming
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 68.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 34.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 29.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1680x1050 45.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 15.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1024x768 75.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1920x1080 40.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 2560x1600 23.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 6.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 12.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 10.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1024x768 146.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1680x1050 85.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1920x1080 75.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 2560x1600 41  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1024x768 45  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 22.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 19.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Gaming Score 75