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
At A Glance
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 type | Intel Core i7 |
| Processor speed | 3.4 MHz |
| Cache size | 8.192 KB |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 8192.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Discrete |
| Secondary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 1.0 |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 1792.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200.0 RPM |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Ethernet Type |
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| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| SD card | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Desktop |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 106.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 48.1 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 2371.0 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) |
| Video Encoding | 217.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Encoding Audio | 103.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 82.0 |
| Working power usage | 13.5 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 48.9 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Gaming Score | 75.0 |
| Crysis 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 6.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 10.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 19.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 22.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 45.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 15.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 29.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 34.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 68.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 12.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 23.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 40.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 45.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1024x768 | 75.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 41.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 75.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 85.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 146.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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