To visualize the huge performance differences between the boards, we turned to the fastest member of the Xeon DP class. We used the 3.06 GHz Xeon without L3 cache to have a reasonably priced desktop system with which to compare. RAM with registered support was provided by Mushkin modules (SPD : CL2.0 3-2-X) and Corsair storage (SPD : CL2.0 3-2-6) for the unbuffered variety.
Corsair’s unbuffered memory
Mushkin’s registered/ECC memory
The fastest possible memory timings are always used in testing, with stable operation a must. Since the choice of BIOS settings for some boards is on the conservative side, the SPD timings in this case are read and set from the motherboard itself.
An ATI Radeon 9800 XT with 256 MB set us up with the right graphics capability. To ensure that there was enough data for video encoding, a RAID 0 with two SATA 80 GB Maxtor hard drives connected via a Promise SATA RAID controller was used.
As test software, we only used programs that are SMP- (Symmetric Multi Processing) or HT- (HyperThreading) capable.
- A Single Or Dual Platform?
- Cool Head For 185 W Thermal Power
- EKL's Beta Stage Cooler
- Innovatek InnovaFlatFlow: Nickel And Copper
- The Test Candidates In Detail
- ASUS PP-DLW, Continued
- Intel SE7505VB2: Native Dual Solution
- Intel SE7505VB2, Continued
- Intel SE7505VB2, Continued
- MSI Master2-FL (MS-9141): An Unfortunate Design At An Attractive Price
- MSI Master2-FL (MS-9141), Continued
- MSI E7505 Master-LS2 (MS-9121): A Flexible All-rounder
- MSI E7505 Master-LS2 (MS-9121), Continued
- Tyan Tiger I7505 (S2668AN): Small But Select
- Tyan Tiger I7505 (S2668AN), Continued
- Tyan Tiger I7505 (S2668AN), Continued
- Tyan Thunder I7505 (S2665UANF): Super Features For A High Price
- Tyan Thunder I7505 (S2665UANF), Continued
- Tyan Thunder I7505 (S2665UANF), Continued
- How We Tested
- Hardware Test Configuration
- Performance Results
- Video Benchmarks
- Video Benchmarks, Continued
- Application Benchmarks
- Application Benchmarks, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Features Table
- Features Table, Continued
- Conclusion
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