Pros
- Category-leading general performance
Cons
- Elaborate liquid-cooling limits internal access
At A Glance
Origin’s Genesis is back, armed with an impressive 5GHz overclock on its Intel Sandy Bridge CPU. It powers its way to the top of our charts, delivering the fastest results we’ve ever seen, at a price that’s actually a bit lower than its predecessor.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Processor speed | 5.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 8.192 KB |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 16384.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Discrete |
| Secondary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 3 |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 2256.0 GB |
| Other storage |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
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| Power | |
| Power Supply Wattage | 1500 watts |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Smart media | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower (Full) |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 223 |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 111 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 297 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 110 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | 127 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 186 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 252 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 133 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 109 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 91 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 131 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 | 358.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 359.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 | 352.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 | 349.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 | 225.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 | 222.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 | 220.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 | 212.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
