System Specs:
Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702 (IE 8.0)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Date / Time 2009-12-31 / 13:00
Motherboard:
CPU Type TripleCore AMD Phenom X3 8450, 2351 MHz (10.5 x 224)
Motherboard Name Foxconn M61PMV Series (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce 6100-430, AMD K10
System Memory 2048 MB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
DIMM1: Micron 8HTF12864AY-800E1 1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz) (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)
DIMM2: Micron 8HTF12864AY-800E1 1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz) (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)
BIOS Type Award (12/04/09)
Display:
Video Adapter ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series (256 MB)
Video Adapter ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series (256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon HD 3450 (RV620)
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (H9NY639318)
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter ATI Radeon HDMI @ ATI RV620 - High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Adapter VIA VT1708B CE @ nVIDIA nForce 6100-400/405/420/430 (MCP61) - High Definition Audio Controller
Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Storage Controller NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller
Storage Controller NVIDIA nForce RAID Device
Storage Controller NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Disk Drive Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
Disk Drive NVIDIA STRIPE 447.14G (447 GB)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S
SMART Hard Disks Status Unknown
Partitions:
H: (NTFS) 447.1 GB (432.4 GB free)
Total Size 447.1 GB (432.4 GB free)
Results:

Bottom Line:
I'm a bit underwhelmed. I really expected more from this but it does load Photoshop faster so I guess it did help. Day to day usage is not as noticeable as the generic benchmarks would lead you to believe.