Pros
- Diverse connection options and a great wiring job
- Six cores and strong speeds
Cons
- Lacks an overclock as shipped
- Performance lags behind less expensive competitors
Bottom Line
For a stock-clock, six-core system, Polywell’s Poly X5800A3-990X delivers a lot, but a few tweaks would have made it even better (and more competitive).
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Cache size | 12.0 KB |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Processor speed | 3942.4 MHz |
| Bus speed | 133.6 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 12288.0 MB |
| Storage | |
| Other storage |
|
| Drive type | Solid-State Drive |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 120.0 GB |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | 1 |
| Memory stick | 1 |
| XD picture card | 1 |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 1.0 |
| Number of PCI slots | 2.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x1 slots | 1.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots | 3.0 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | 1 |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Included Software | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 187 |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 143 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 298 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | 171 |
| File Compression | 140 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 157 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 107 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing | 222 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 265 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 141 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 148 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 | 289.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 155.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 150.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 | 145.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 112.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 103.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 162.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 168.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 188.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 180.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 | 271.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 | 185 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 171.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 | 172.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 | 172.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 | 288.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 | 166.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 113.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 121.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 | 160.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 | 193.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 193 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 | 175.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 192.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 275.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 188.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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