Shootout at the Core 2 Corral: Seven P965 Motherboards Compared
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Test Setup
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System Hardware | |
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Socket 775 Processors | Intel Core 2 Duo E6700(Conroe 65 nm, 2.67 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache) |
RAM | 2x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 4.0-4-4-8)Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 XMS6404v1.1 |
Hard Drive | Western Digital WD1500ADFD-00NLR1150 GB, 10.000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150(Firmware 20.07P20) |
Graphics Card | Connect3D X1900XTX VIVO, P/N : 3055ATI Radeon X1900XTX - 512 MB |
Power Supply | OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI - 700W |
System Software & Drivers | |
OS | Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
Platform Drivers | 8.0.1.1006 |
Graphics Driver | ATI Catalyst 6.8 |
Connect3D’s X1900XTX ensured that each platform could reach its full performance potential in games.
Most applications see some benefit from low memory latencies, and Corsair’s XMS2 performed flawlessly.
With 16 MB of cache and a 10,000 RPM spindle speed, Western Digital’s 150 GB Raptor allowed applications and game maps to load quickly.
Benchmarks And Settings
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Benchmarks and Settings | |
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3D-Games | |
Call of Duty 2 | Version : 1.03Video Mode : 1024x768Anti-aliasing : offShadows : notimedemo demo2 |
F.E.A.R | Version : 1.0 RetailVideo Mode : 1024x768Computer : MediumGraphics : MediumTest Path : Options/Performance/Test Settings |
Quake 4 | Version : 1.2 (Dual-Core Patch)Video Mode : 1024x768Video Quality : defaultTHG Timedemo waste.maptimedemo demo8.demo 1 (1 = load textures) |
Audio | |
Lame MP3 | Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to mp3160 kbps |
OGG | Version 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to oggQuality : 5 |
Video | |
TMPEG 3.0 Express | Version : 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)fist 5 Minutes DVD Terminator 2 SE (704x576) 16:9Multithreading by rendering |
DivX 6.2 | Version : 6.2.2 (4 Logical CPUs)Profile : High Definition Profile1-pass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode : Insane QualityEnhanced multithreadingno Audio |
XviD 1.1.0 | Version : 1.1.0 Beta 2Target qantizer : 1.00 |
Applications | |
Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version : 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering HTDV 1920x1080 |
Synthetics | |
PCMark05 Pro | Version : 1.1.0System, CPU and Memory TestsWindows Media Player 10.00.00.3646Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980 |
SiSoftware Sandra 2005 | Version 2005.7.10.60CPU Test = Arithmetic, Multimedia BenchmarksMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.
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