Configurazione di prova

Abbiamo messo a confronto quattro motherboard X48 Express, mettendo sull'altro piatto della bilancia la nostra scheda di riferimento X38. Non ci aspettavamo numeri da capogiro e, in effetti, non ne abbiamo visti. Il nuovo chipset è interessante, ma non strabiliante. Lasciamo a voi la scelta della prossima scheda madre.

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Configurazione di prova

Hardware
Socket 775 Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

(Conroe 65 nm, 3.00 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache)

DDR3 System Memory Crucial Ballistix BL12864BA1608.8SFB DDR3-1600

2x 1024 MB at DDR3-1066, CL 5.0-5-5-15

DDR2 System Memory Crucial Ballistix BL12864AA804.16FD3 DDR2-800

2x 1024 MB at DDR2-1066, CL 5.0-5-5-15

Hard Drive (System) Western Digital WD1500ADFD-00NLR1, Firmware: 20.07P20

150 GB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA/150

Hard Drives (Empty) 2x Western Digital Caviar WD7500AAKS, RAID 0

750 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA 300

Graphics Card Gigabyte GV-RX385512H (Radeon HD 3850)

670 MHz GPU, 512 MB GDDR3-1660

Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X (PCI Express)
Power Supply Coolermaster RS850-EMBA (850W, ATX12V v2.2)
Software & Driver
OS Windows Vista Ultimate 6.0.6000 (Vista Retail)
DirectX Version DirectX 10.0
Platform Drivers Intel INF 8.6.0.1006
Graphics Driver ATI Catalyst 7.12

Benchmarks e impostazioni

Benchmark e impostazioni
Giochi 3D
Crysis Version: 1.1

Video Modes: 800x600 (low), 1920x1200 (high)

Video Quality: Low Details (low), Very High Details (high)

Anti-aliasing: Off (low), 8x (high)

Benchmark: Benchmark_CPU.bat

Supreme Commander Version: 3.220

Video Modes: 1024x768 (low), 1920x1200 (high)

Video Quality: Lowest Details (low), Highest Details (high)

Anti-aliasing: Off (low), 8x (high)

Graphics: Medium

Test Path: Options/Performance/Test Settings

Unreal Tournament 3 Version: 1.2 (Dual-Core Patch)

Video Modes: 640x480 (low), 1920x1200 (high)

Video Quality: Lowest Details (low), Highest Details (high)

Post Processing: Default (low), Intense (high)

Benchmark: 16-bot botmatch (war-marketdistrict)

Applicazioni
Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus Version: 7.5.467

Virus Base: 269.6.1/776

Benchmark: Scanning 3.82 GB Application Folder

Maxon Cinema 4D Version: 10.008

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

Benchmark: Rose Drop, 8-bits (50 Frames)

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Version: 10.0x20070321

Filtering from a 69 MB TIF-Photo

Benchmark: Tom's Guide-Benchmark V1.0.0.4

Rarlab Winrar Version 3.70 BETA 8

Compression = Best

Dictionary = 4096 kB

Uncompressed Folder Size: 642 MB

Video
TMPEGEnc 4.0 Xpress Version: 4.2.10.211

Import File: Terminator 2 SE DVD (2 Minutes)

Resolution: 720x576 (PAL) 16:9

Audio: Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 6-Channel, English

Advanced Acoustic Engine MP3 Encoder (160kb/s)

DivX 6.6 Version: 6.6.1

Profile: Home Theater Profile (720 x 576)

1-pass, 780 kb/s

Encoding mode: Insane Quality

Enhanced multithreading

XviD 1.1.2 Version: 1.1.2

Target quantizer: 1.00 (maximum quality)

Clone DVD 2 Version: 2.908

DVD "Terminator II SE" (English version)

Transcoding from DVD-9 to DVD-4.7

Audio: English Dolby AC-3/6 (surround) - DTS

Subtitles: None

Sintetici
SiSoftware Sandra XII Version 2007.5.11.40

Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark

Prestazioni Hard Drive
Low Level Performance h2benchw 3.6 (by c'T Magazine
I/O Performance IOMeter 2003.05.10:

Fileserver Benchmark

Webserver Benchmark

Database Benchmark

Workstation Benchmark

Audio
Rightmark Audio Analyzer Version: 6.0.6

Stream Quality: 16 bits, 44.1 khz