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PCMark Vantage HDD Performance

Though the real-world value of some PCMark tests might be debatable, its hard drive benchmark attempts to replicate real-world program performance.

The X58 Extreme6’s PCIe bridge appears to reduce PCMark’s overall score slightly, while the P55 Extreme4’s PCIe 1.1 connection drops it to the bottom.

Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.