Pros
- Category-leading general performance
Cons
- Elaborate liquid-cooling limits internal access
Bottom Line
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 count | 1 |
| Processor speed | 5120.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Cache size | 8.192 KB |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 16384.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Storage | |
| Other storage |
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| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 2256.0 GB |
| Drive type |
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| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | 1 |
| Memory stick | 1 |
| Smart media | 1 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Available Interfaces |
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| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 223 |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 111 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 297 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | 127 |
| File Compression | 110 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 133 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 91 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing | 186 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 252 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 109 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 Highest 1024x768 | 225.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 | 352.5 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) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 359.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 | 349.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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