Test System
- Core i7 920 CPU running at 2.66GHz
- 3GB Kingston DDR3-1600 running at 1067MHz
- 2 74GB WD Raptor SATA HDDs running in RAID 0 Mode
- CoolerMaster 1000W PSU
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB running Catalyst 8.11
- Windows Vista with SP1 installed
Tests
- Sysmark 2007 Preview Patch 3
- PCMark05/Vantage
- 3DMark06/Vantage
- x.264
- 7zip
- wPrime
- CPUBench 2003
- Crystalmark 2004
Performance should be exemplary from an ASUS motherboard and it was hands down. The board scored among the highest of the X58 boards in a few of the benchmarks. This is a really good thing coming off a motherboard that comes in at the price point it does, somebody has been doing their homework.
