Configurazione di prova

Oggi, NVIDIA annuncia il chipset nForce4 Intel Edition per socket 775, caratterizzato dal supporto per CPU dual core e SLI. Oltre a maggiori funzionalità, il chipset NVIDIA gode anche di ottime performance, tali da sovrastare la supremazia dell'Intel 925XE.

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Configurazione di prova

Processori
266 MHz FSB (FSB1066) Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73 GHz
2 MB L2-Cache, HT enabled
Motherboard
Socket 775 NVIDIA Reference Motherboard
Chipset: nForce4 Intel Edition
BIOS: 4.86
Socket 775 ASUS P5AD2-E Platinum
Chipset: Intel 925XE
BIOS: 1004 Final
RAM
DDR2-533 2x 512 MB Corsair TwinX CM2X512A-5400C4
Timings: CL 3-3-3-8
DDR2-667 2x 512 MB Corsair TwinX CM2X512A-5400LU
Timings: CL 3-3-3-8 (533), CL 4-3-3-10 (667)
Altro Hardware
Graphics Cards NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Memory: 256 MB GDDR3-SDRAM
Hard Drive Western Digital WD740 Raptor
74 GB, 8 MB Cache, 10,000 RPM, SATA
RAID Test Drives Western Digital WD1600SD
160 GB, 8 MB Cache, 7,200 RPM, SATA
DVD/CD-ROM MSI MS-8216 16x DVD
Software
Graphics Driver NVIDIA Detonator 71.84
Chipset Driver NVIDIA Forceware 7.02
Intel Chipset Intel Chipset Installation Utility 6.3.0.1007
DirectX 9.0c
OS Windows XP Professional, 5.1.2600
Service Pack 2

Test Setup

Due GeForce 6800 GTs

Two GeForce 6800 GTs

Memoria: Corsair XMS2 DIMMs

Memory: Corsair XMS2 DIMMs

Benchmark e Configurazioni

OpenGL

Wolfenstein Version: 2.56 (Patch V 1.02)
Enemy Territory 1280x1024, 32-bit
timedemo 1 / demo demo4
Geometric detail = high
Texture detail = high
Doom III Version: 1.0.1262
1024x768, 32-bit
Video Quality = High Quality
DirectX 8
Unreal Tournament 2004 Version: 3204
1280x1024, 32-bit, Audio = off
THG8-assault-single
DirectX 9
FarCry Version 1.1 Build 1256 (Cooler01=
1280x1024, 32-bit
Quality Options = Very High
Video
Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus Version: 9.1.2
from: 352x288, MPEG-2, 41 MB
to: 720x576, MPEG-2, 95 MB
Encoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2/DVD
no Audio
Auto Gordian Knot
DivX 5.2
XviD 1.0.3
Version: 1.89 Beta
Audio = AC3 6ch
Custom size = 100 MB
Resolution settings = Fixed width
Codec = XviD and DivX 5
Audio = CBR MP3, kbps 192
182 MB VOB MPEG2-source
Audio
Lame MP3 Version 3.96
Wave 17:14 minutes (182 MB) to mp3
32 - 320 kbit
VBR = level 3
Applicazioni
3D Studio Max 6.0
Discreet
Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"
Pixel: 1024x768
Rendering Single
Sintetici
PCMark 2004 Pro Version: 1.3.0
CPU Benchmark, Memory Benchmark
SiSoft Sandra 2005 Pro MultiMedia / CPU Arithmetic
Memory Bandwidth Benchmark