Dell XPS 730x H2C Intel Core i7 Gaming System
Test Setup & SiSoft SANDRA
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| Processor Intel Core i7 Extreme i7-965 (3.2GHz @ 3.73GHz, 8MB L2 Cache) Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Memory 6GB tri-channel DDR3 at 1066MHz (3 x 2GB DIMM) Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1024MB Chipset Intel X58 Express - Socket 1366/Socket H - Supports Crossfire and SLI - Standard ATX Form-Factor Cooling H2C 2-stage Hybrid Cooled CPU and Chipset Communications Dual Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000Base-T) Bluetooth Audio Integrated Realtek7.1 Channel Hi-Definition Audio Controller Hard Drive 2x300GB Western Digital Velociraptor 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive Optical Drive Blu-ray Disc Combo drive (reads BD and writes DVD/CD) 16x CD/DVD Burner (DVD +/- RW) w/ Double Layer Write Expansion Slots 3 x PCIe x16 Gen2 slot 2 x PCIe x1 slot 1 x PCI slot External Ports 8 x USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear) 2 x 1394a Firewire port (1 front, 1 rear) 2 x RJ45 Ethernet (10/100/1000) port 1 x eSATA 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 x 19-in-1 card reader (front media-bay) 1 x 1/8" headphone port (front) 1 x 1/8" stereo line-in (microphone) port 1 x S/PDIF Optical 1 x S/PDIF Coaxial 6 x 1/8" surround sound outputs |
Chassis Dell XPS 730 ATX Aluminum Chassis - ESA Compliant - 4 x 3.5" Internal Bays - 2 x 3.5" External Bays - 4 x 5.25" External Bays Color Option Anodized Aluminum in Stealth Blue with X-Panel Power Supply 1000W Power Supply - EPA Compliant - 80+ Certified Physical Dimensions Width: 21.9 cm (8.6 inches) without stand; 35.6 cm (14.0 inches) with stand Height: 55.5 cm (21.9 inches) without stand; 57.2 cm (22.5 inches) with stand Depth: 59.4 cm (23.4 inches) Weight: 21.7 kg (47.8 lb) typical configuration, 25.6 kg (56.4 lb) maximum configuration Included Accessories and Extras DVI to VGA Adapter Recovery DVD Norton™ Internet Security 2007 or McAfee SecurityCenter (15-months) FREE Dell Slim Multimedia Keyboard FREE Dell Premium Optical Mouse FREE Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA2 6-channel Headphones FREE Dell XPS Mouse Pad FREE Dell XPS Tool Kit FREE System Recycling (recycle your old system with Dell) FREE PC Recycling (Recycle your old PC) Warranty And Support 3-year Limited Hardware Warranty 1-year 5GB DataSafe Online Backup (capacity upgradeable) 24x7 Online and Phone Support Optional CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection Optional In-Home System and Network Setup Price: $5,099.00 USD (as configured here)  |
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Dell XPS 730 H2C: Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI 2GB Corsair DDR3-1333 2x ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 2x160GB Western Digital HDD 1x1000GB Hitachi HDD Windows Vista Home Premium |
Velocity Micro Edge Z55: Intel DX58SO, X58 Chipset 6GB Corsair DDR3-1333 2 x ATI Radeon HD 4850 750GB Hitachi HDD |
Intel System (non-gaming tests): Intel DX58SO 3x1GB Qimonda DDR3-1066 GeForce GTX 280 WD150 "Raptor" HD Windows Vista Ultimate |
Intel Gaming System (gaming tests): Asus Striker II Extreme Asus P5E3 Premium 2048MB Corsair DDR3-1333 C7 GeForce GTX 280 SLI On-Board Ethernet WD740 "Raptor" HD Windows Vista Ultimate |
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We began our testing with SiSoftware's SANDRA XII, the System ANalyzer, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant. We ran three of the built-in subsystem tests that partially comprise the SANDRA XII suite with the XPS 730x H2C (CPU Arithmetic, Memory Bandwidth and Memory Latency). All of the scores reported below were taken with the processor running at its out-of-box clock speed of 3.73GHz, with 6GB of tri-channel DDR3 RAM.
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SiSoft SANDRA's various benchmark modules reported scores right in-line with our expectations. The XPS 730x H2C's overclocked Core i7 processor and tri-channel DDR3 put it ahead of all reference systems in all three tests. The lead the XPS 730x has in the processor arithmetic and memory bandwidth tests are particularly stunning. The advantage of the new Core i7 processors and tri-channel memory are plain to see.
