System Setup and Benchmarks

Our testing setup involved a move to the new Intel P35 chipset — the first with official 1333 MHz front-side bus support.  I used the new Gigabyte P35-DQ6 motherboard with which we have had great overclocking success. 

Intel Core 2 Test System Setup

CPU

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66 GHz / 1333 FSB
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66 GHz
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93 GHz

Motherboards

Gigabyte P35-DQ6

Memory 

Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4

Hard Drive

Western Digital Raptor 150 GB – Review

Sound Card

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value

Video Card

ATI X1900 XTX

Video Drivers

Catalyst 7.5

DirectX Version

DX 10

Operating System

Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

AMD Test System Setup

CPU

AMD Athlon FX-62 AM2

Motherboards

NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI

Memory 

Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4

Hard Drive

Western Digital Raptor 150 GB – Review

Sound Card

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value

Video Card

ATI X1900 XTX

Video Drivers

Catalyst 7.5

DirectX Version

DX10

Operating System

Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

Benchmarks:

  • SiSoft Sandra XI
  • 3DMark06
  • PCMark05
  • CineBench 9.5
  • WinRAR 3.7 Beta 8
  • Windows Media Encoder x64
  • LAME MT 3.97a MP3 encoder
  • POV Ray 3.7 Beta 20b
  • Valve Source VRAD map build benchmark
  • Valve Source particle benchmark
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