Monitoring Sensor testing using the Phoronix Test Suite for Phoronix.com GeForce GTX 520 Fermi review. GeForce 9500GT: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/400MHz) OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.04, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.04, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GT 220: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz) OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.04, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.04, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GT 240: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB (550/1700MHz) OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.04, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 280.04, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 460: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz) OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.04, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.04, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GT 520: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/500MHz) OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.04, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.04, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Radeon HD 4650: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (650/900MHz), Monitor: SyncMaster OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: fglrx 8.84.60, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 5450: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz), Monitor: SyncMaster OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: fglrx 8.84.60, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6570: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-0, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6500 512MB (650/1000MHz), Monitor: SyncMaster OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: fglrx 8.84.60, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Timed Idle CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce 9500GT .. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 34.2 MAX: 36.0 GeForce GT 220 .. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 35.7 MAX: 38.0 GeForce GT 240 .. MIN: 33.0 AVG: 35.5 MAX: 37.0 GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 33.1 MAX: 36.0 GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 34.1 MAX: 36.0 Radeon HD 4650 .. MIN: 30.0 AVG: 34.2 MAX: 36.0 Radeon HD 5450 .. MIN: 31.0 AVG: 34.2 MAX: 36.0 Radeon HD 6570 .. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 33.7 MAX: 35.0 Timed Idle GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce 9500GT .. MIN: 43.0 AVG: 43.0 MAX: 43.0 GeForce GT 220 .. MIN: 40.0 AVG: 41.2 MAX: 44.0 GeForce GT 240 .. MIN: 33.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 38.0 GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 32.0 AVG: 33.5 MAX: 36.0 GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 36.0 AVG: 37.8 MAX: 42.0 Radeon HD 5450 .. MIN: 49.5 AVG: 50.2 MAX: 51.0 Radeon HD 6570 .. MIN: 36.5 AVG: 36.9 MAX: 37.5 Timed Idle System Power Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce 9500GT .. MIN: 81 AVG: 81 MAX: 81 GeForce GT 220 .. MIN: 75 AVG: 76 MAX: 80 GeForce GT 240 .. MIN: 76 AVG: 78 MAX: 92 GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 83 AVG: 84 MAX: 84 GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 71 AVG: 71 MAX: 72 Radeon HD 4650 .. MIN: 75 AVG: 75 MAX: 75 Radeon HD 5450 .. MIN: 75 AVG: 75 MAX: 75 Radeon HD 6570 .. MIN: 76 AVG: 76 MAX: 77 Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce 9500GT .. 7.40 |============ GeForce GT 220 .. 8.82 |=============== GeForce GT 240 .. 17.23 |============================ GeForce GTX 460 . 32.69 |====================================================== GeForce GT 520 .. 5.20 |========= Radeon HD 4650 .. 13.06 |====================== Radeon HD 5450 .. 2.58 |==== Radeon HD 6570 .. 7.32 |============ Unigine Heaven 2.1 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce 9500GT .. MIN: 39.0 AVG: 43.8 MAX: 45.0 GeForce GT 220 .. MIN: 37.0 AVG: 42.2 MAX: 46.0 GeForce GT 240 .. MIN: 38.0 AVG: 44.8 MAX: 48.0 GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 41.2 MAX: 44.0 GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 37.0 AVG: 41.5 MAX: 45.0 Radeon HD 4650 .. MIN: 33.0 AVG: 40.1 MAX: 44.0 Radeon HD 5450 .. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 38.1 MAX: 44.0 Radeon HD 6570 .. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 36.4 MAX: 44.0 Unigine Heaven 2.1 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better GeForce 9500GT .. MIN: 43.0 AVG: 55.2 MAX: 57.0 GeForce GT 220 .. MIN: 44.0 AVG: 60.7 MAX: 64.0 GeForce GT 240 .. MIN: 37.0 AVG: 51.6 MAX: 54.0 GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 56.6 MAX: 60.0 GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 40.0 AVG: 65.4 MAX: 69.0 Radeon HD 5450 .. MIN: 49.0 AVG: 57.5 MAX: 60.5 Radeon HD 6570 .. MIN: 37.0 AVG: 48.4 MAX: 50.0 Unigine Heaven 2.1 System Power Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better GeForce 9500GT .. MIN: 85 AVG: 113 MAX: 114 GeForce GT 220 .. MIN: 98 AVG: 115 MAX: 118 GeForce GT 240 .. MIN: 94 AVG: 137 MAX: 141 GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 132 AVG: 192 MAX: 203 GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 90 AVG: 112 MAX: 114 Radeon HD 4650 .. MIN: 82 AVG: 117 MAX: 132 Radeon HD 5450 .. MIN: 82 AVG: 89 MAX: 104 Radeon HD 6570 .. MIN: 91 AVG: 105 MAX: 123 CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius GeForce 9500GT .. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 42.3 MAX: 45.0 GeForce GT 220 .. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 41.2 MAX: 46.0 GeForce GT 240 .. MIN: 33.0 AVG: 43.5 MAX: 48.0 GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 40.1 MAX: 44.0 GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 32.0 AVG: 40.5 MAX: 45.0 Radeon HD 4650 .. MIN: 30.0 AVG: 39.7 MAX: 44.0 Radeon HD 5450 .. MIN: 31.0 AVG: 37.5 MAX: 44.0 Radeon HD 6570 .. MIN: 30.0 AVG: 36.2 MAX: 44.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius GeForce 9500GT .. MIN: 43.0 AVG: 53.3 MAX: 57.0 GeForce GT 220 .. MIN: 40.0 AVG: 57.8 MAX: 64.0 GeForce GT 240 .. MIN: 33.0 AVG: 49.0 MAX: 54.0 GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 32.0 AVG: 53.4 MAX: 60.0 GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 36.0 AVG: 61.7 MAX: 69.0 Radeon HD 5450 .. MIN: 49.0 AVG: 56.5 MAX: 60.5 Radeon HD 6570 .. MIN: 36.5 AVG: 47.6 MAX: 50.0 System Power Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts GeForce 9500GT .. MIN: 81 AVG: 108 MAX: 114 GeForce GT 220 .. MIN: 75 AVG: 109 MAX: 118 GeForce GT 240 .. MIN: 76 AVG: 128 MAX: 141 GeForce GTX 460 . MIN: 83 AVG: 178 MAX: 203 GeForce GT 520 .. MIN: 71 AVG: 106 MAX: 114 Radeon HD 4650 .. MIN: 75 AVG: 115 MAX: 132 Radeon HD 5450 .. MIN: 75 AVG: 87 MAX: 104 Radeon HD 6570 .. MIN: 76 AVG: 104 MAX: 123