Pros
- Acoustic-dampening panels keep things quiet
- Readily accessible internal bays
Cons
- Plain, boring case
Bottom Line
Maingear’s F131 Super Stock clambers to the top of our mainstream chart in a hard-fought battle.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Cache size | 6.144 KB |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Processor speed | 3379.2 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 8192.0 MB |
| Storage | |
| Other storage |
|
| Drive type |
|
| Drive size | 1250.0 GB |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | 1 |
| SD card | 1 |
| Memory stick | 1 |
| XD picture card | 1 |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 3.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x16 slots | 2.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x8 slots | 2.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x1 slots | 3.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots | 2.0 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | 1 |
| Available Interfaces |
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| SDXC Card or Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) | 1 |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 215 |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 107 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 291 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 109 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 143 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 119 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing | 192 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 247 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 107 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 131 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 122 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 | 336.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 168.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 113.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 | 99.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 64.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 57 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 108.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 152.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 198.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 164.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 | 291 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 | 147.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 107.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 | 208.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 | 207.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 | 332.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 | 214.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 59.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 64.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 | 93.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 | 195.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 214.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 | 199.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 221.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 334.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 122.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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