Conroe Processor

Stacy Rothwell · August 21st, 2006, 11:03 AM

Just got my Conroe E6700 processor and MB in and couldn't wait to see what it did for AspectHD.

WOW!

I went from taking 6 minutes to translate a .m2t file to a Cineform file to 2.10 minutes!

Anybody looking for a new PC should defenitely look at this chip!

Best regards,

Stacy

Pete Bauer · August 21st, 2006, 11:09 AM

Stacy, congrats on the new rocket system. What are you comparing it against?

David Taylor · August 21st, 2006, 11:25 AM

Conroe is absolutely awesome - it's also a great machine for Prospect HD. And Woodcrest-based systems, which are essentially two Conroe's - well, it's pretty spectatular....

Stacy Rothwell · August 21st, 2006, 12:15 PM

I'm almost embarassed to say my old machine was a P4 2.4GHz (overclocked to 2.8 so that I could even run Cineform!).

I also added a 2x320GB RAID 0 for better drive performance.

Dave Campbell · August 21st, 2006, 01:36 PM

I am testing with a dual woodcrest 3.0 Ghz with windows X64 and 15K sas drives. You can see my results for a PPro2 benchmark test at
http://mysite.verizon.net/wgehrke/pp...hmark%203.html
(Got the fastest time yet. :o) )

This was a great package put together since I was able to compare OS types, memory sizes, etc to get the max results. Would be cool if there was a cineform benchmark package that we could run also to tune our systems.

Dave

David Taylor · August 21st, 2006, 01:46 PM

Internally we have a performance benchmark that allows us to characterize machine performance. We run it each time we get a new machine for evaluation. We have also talked about releasing it for exactly the reason you state. But in order to do so we need to put a proper installer together and a few other things. So, it's on the list, but new features tend to get priority over the benchmark. We'll try to get to it....

August 21st, 2006, 11:03 AM	#1
Stacy Rothwell Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 112	Conroe Processor - WOW! Just got my Conroe E6700 processor and MB in and couldn't wait to see what it did for AspectHD. WOW! I went from taking 6 minutes to translate a .m2t file to a Cineform file to 2.10 minutes! Anybody looking for a new PC should defenitely look at this chip! Best regards, Stacy

August 21st, 2006, 11:09 AM	#2
Pete Bauer Wrangler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eagle River, AK Posts: 4,100	Stacy, congrats on the new rocket system. What are you comparing it against? __________________ Pete Bauer The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein Trying to solve a DV mystery? You may find the answer behind the SEARCH function ... or be able to join a discussion already in progress!

August 21st, 2006, 11:25 AM	#3
David Taylor Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 853	Conroe is absolutely awesome - it's also a great machine for Prospect HD. And Woodcrest-based systems, which are essentially two Conroe's - well, it's pretty spectatular....

August 21st, 2006, 12:15 PM	#4
Stacy Rothwell Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 112	I'm almost embarassed to say my old machine was a P4 2.4GHz (overclocked to 2.8 so that I could even run Cineform!). I also added a 2x320GB RAID 0 for better drive performance.

August 21st, 2006, 01:36 PM	#5
Dave Campbell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 568	I am testing with a dual woodcrest 3.0 Ghz with windows X64 and 15K sas drives. You can see my results for a PPro2 benchmark test at http://mysite.verizon.net/wgehrke/pp...hmark%203.html (Got the fastest time yet. :o) ) This was a great package put together since I was able to compare OS types, memory sizes, etc to get the max results. Would be cool if there was a cineform benchmark package that we could run also to tune our systems. Dave

August 21st, 2006, 01:46 PM	#6
David Taylor Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 853	Internally we have a performance benchmark that allows us to characterize machine performance. We run it each time we get a new machine for evaluation. We have also talked about releasing it for exactly the reason you state. But in order to do so we need to put a proper installer together and a few other things. So, it's on the list, but new features tend to get priority over the benchmark. We'll try to get to it....