CINEBENCH R10
CINEBENCH places a heavy load on the CPU during the rendering tests, and can utilize a single CPU or multiple cores. The video subsystem has no bearing on the CPU rendering portion of this benchmark.
There's no denying that CINBENCH loves the Core i7; it performs incredibly well for rendering. Performance here is good but lags behind some of our other Core i7 systems (including an i7-920) with higher than stock base clocks.
PCMark Vantage
Our new standard for general platform performance is the PCMark Vantage suite that provides a wide series of tests, some of which focus on the CPU while others also utilize the video subsystem, and include digital photo manipulation, webpage loading, video transcoding, High Definition content playback, and so forth.
The Paladin does well here, scoring in the middle of the pack. In our look at the CyberPower system, we said that the WD "Green" hard drive was the main component holding back performance. This system scored very similarly to that one in most individual areas, with a large (1200 point) increase in the Hard Drive suite, raising the composite score as predicted.
SPECviewperf 10
Though these systems are intended for gaming, often the high-end hardware is useful for other purposes as well, such as CAD, artistic rendering, and medical software (though purists will tell you that professional graphics solutions are the only way to ensure that the driver packages will be completely accurate and stable). SPECviewperf is a set of benchmarks that measure the OpenGL performance of packages such as 3D Studio Max, Pro/Engineer, Solid Works, and other professional applications used daily by many individuals and companies. The software is free to download and test on your own system, but running all the tests will take several hours to complete. We ran all tests at a resolution of 1280x1024, and highlight two of these in our comparison chart.
Results can also be compared at the SPECviewperf website. We see the Paladin do much better than the Reactor due to the Core i7's rendering performance, but in turn it's handily beaten out in 3D Studio Max by the CyberPower system due to its higher GPU horsepower.
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Hxx - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link
You're basically paying $255 for the commodity of having it aseembled for you.san1s - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link
don't forget paying for the building the computer was assembled in, the worker's wages, power/water bills...$255 over is a very good deal
Rasterman - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link
I totally agree, in fact its quite a good deal IMO, if you are building a similarly specced machine you would be crazy not to just get a pre built one with being fully tested, warranty, etc, although I think the case is quite ugly in this one IMO. I was astonished how little markup there is, I thought it would be well over $400.What I would love to see is Newegg or Zipzoomfly offer a build option, order all your parts from them, and pay them $200 or whatever to completely assemble, test, and warranty the build, that would be awesome. Probably the biggest bonus I can see to this is getting a known working system, I can't stress how infuriating it is to get all your parts and build your system only to find out one component is bad then having to wait to get another. With a build option they could handle all of this for you and more quickly. And even worse is getting a glitchy product that causes intermittent problems.
Hxx - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link
FYI u can get a glitchy product that causes intermittent problems with a prebuilt computer too. They're just "testing" it - whatever that means.vol7ron - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link
i agree. and not only that, moved into an apartment where i dont really have space to build anymore. this is what i'm looking at doing next.MadMan007 - Monday, April 20, 2009 - link
How much space do you need to build a PC?poohbear - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link
why do u guys even bother reviewing these pre-built fully loaded systems? most of us are enthusiasts that like to MAKE our own comps, it takes all the fun out of it if u pay someone else to build it for u. Seriously, just review parts, who cares what some company that caters to rich folks can offer.snookie - Monday, June 1, 2009 - link
"most of us are enthusiasts that like to MAKE our own comps,"Most of us? Who are most of us?
Check their prices. Hardly catering to "rich folks".
Hxx - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link
I agree, however unfortunately not everybody can follow a walkthrough on "how to build ur own computer in a few easy steps".vol7ron - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - link
it's not a waste of time. putting my own parts together was fun when i had time (and excess parts to test). it's no fun when you have multiple dead parts all at the same time and you don't know what it is, with no voltmeter to check.this is exactly as someone else said, taking newegg, putting it together, and charging a premium for the service. it's like getting a dell, with actually good parts. not to mention, if it's not working when you get it, just send it back; no need to hassle with the testing.
i also would like to see other "competitors" in this genre as cyberpower seems to be the only one and they're a little pricey.