Test System
- Core i7 920 CPU running at 2.66GHz
- 3GB Kingston DDR3 1600MHz running at 1600MHz
- 2 74GB WD Raptor SATA HDDs running in RAID 0 Mode
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB running Catalyst 8.11
- Thermaltake ToughPower XT 850W
- Windows Vista with SP1 installed
Tests
- Sysmark 2007 Preview Patch 3
- PCMark05/Vantage
- 3DMark06/Vantage
- x.264
- 7zip
- wPrime
- CPUBench 2003
- Crystalmark 2004
- PiFast
- SpecViewPerf
Performance on the board should be within established parameters for a X58 board as everything is the same and it was. Performance in a couple of cases was the best I've ever seen by a percentage point or two. The board was completely stable at normal clock speeds, which is an important consideration with a motherboard for workstation computers.
