Ways to add platforms

You can add a platform for calculation by analogy in one of the following ways:

1. Simplified — by default, without configuring additional parameters.
2. Advanced — a more accurate way that requires the selection of a "similar" platform.

To use the advanced method of adding platforms, click the Settings button and select the Extended platform addition mode check box in the window that opens.

General principles for adding platforms

Processors added with this function are calculated based on common CPU rating. The AxxonSoft Platform Calculator uses this data to determine the performance ratio between a target platform (which has not yet been tested) and a similar platform (which has already been tested).

A similar platform is one of the tested platforms (listed in the AxxonSoft Platform Calculator), the characteristics of which are as close as possible to the target platform.

The calculation results for the added platform are approximate: the more the characteristics of the target platform differ from the characteristics of the tested platform, the less accurate the calculation results can be.

The following CPU characteristics affect the results:

• manufacturer
• architecture/production technology (release year)
• model line (server/desktop/mobile)
• CPU frequency
• number of CPU cores

As practice shows, the most important parameters for the calculation are architecture/production technology (release year) and CPU frequency.

To add a platform to the calculation results:

1. Enter a platform name or part of it, or select a name from the drop-down list in the Add platform to recommendations field.
   
   Instead of the platform name, you can enter its rating. In this case, the platforms containing such a number in the name will be displayed in the list of search results first, and then the platforms that are similar in rating to the given one.
   If the platform is in the list of tested ones, then it will be shown in the list of added ones for informational purposes only. Such a platform cannot be added to the calculation results..
   In addition, in the list of platforms, there may be an inscription (PT9) next to the index; this means that the index is based on the 9th version of the performance test. If the inscription is absent, then the index is specified according to the 10th version of the test (PT10).
2. After the platform is selected, click the Add button.

Specifics of adding a platform in advanced mode

If the platform is added in the advanced mode, then after you click the Add button, the Add the platform similar to window opens:

In this window, select the platform, based on which the calculation should be performed for the platform you are adding. For example, it is recommended to select Intel Core i3-6100 as similar platform for adding Intel Core i3-6300, since all parameters (architecture/production technology, model line, number of CPU cores) except frequency are the same while frequency differs insignificantly.

The result of adding a platform

To delete the added platform, click the button.

Added platforms are stored in cookies and remain on the list when you refresh or reopen the page. The list of platforms may change when switching the addition mode (i.e. simplified or advanced) depending on the mode used to add a platform.