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In this review PCSTATS is testing out Foxconn's DigitaLife X38A motherboard, an Intel X38 Express and Intel ICH9R platform that supports both DDR2 and DDR3 memory formats.
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Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark06, Quake 4, FEAR
3DMark06
is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A
fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and
gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC
performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D
feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0
graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU
tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next
generation gaming performance today.
 Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2 |
| Overall: |
Points |
Ranking |
| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066) |
9409 |
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| Asus BLITZ Formula
(P35 333/1066) |
9385 |
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| Foxconn MARS (P35
333/1066) |
9230 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB Single) |
9566 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) |
11375 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 Onboard Graphics) |
384 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
9365 |
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| Asus Maximus Extreme
(X38 333/1333) |
9360 |
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 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800
DDR2) |
9415 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3)
|
9355 |
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| CPU: |
Points |
Ranking |
| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066) |
2399 |
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| Asus BLITZ Formula
(P35 333/1066) |
2384 |
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| Foxconn MARS (P35
333/1066) |
2344 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB Single) |
2345 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) |
2354 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 Onboard Graphics) |
2352 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
2341 |
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| Asus Maximus Extreme
(X38 333/1333) |
2373 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800
DDR2) |
2413 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3)
|
2386 |
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3DMark06
results between all platforms are about the same... then again, this test is
more of a videocard benchmark anyway.
Quake 4
is the latest shooter from ID and is based on the Doom 3 engine. Tweaked to for
more eye candy, Quake 4 promises to be tougher on videocards and systems than
its predecessor was. Quake 4 also does not have a 60 fps limiter like Doom 3,
with the Ultra setting, graphic textures can surpass the 500MB mark! Each test
is run three times and with the third run being recorded.
| ID Software Quake 4 1.04 |
| LQ 640x480: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066) |
215.2 |
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| Asus BLITZ Formula
(P35 333/1066) |
224.5 |
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| Foxconn MARS (P35
333/1066) |
207.1 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB Single) |
213.7 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) |
215.7 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 Onboard Graphics) |
23.3 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
202.2 |
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| Asus Maximus Extreme
(X38 333/1333) |
221.6 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800
DDR2) |
227.6 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3)
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220.4 |
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| UQ 1024x768: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066) |
206.1 |
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| Asus BLITZ Formula
(P35 333/1066) |
207.9 |
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| Foxconn MARS (P35
333/1066) |
183.7 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB Single) |
191.6 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) |
204.6 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 Onboard Graphics) |
52.7 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
170 |
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| Asus Maximus Extreme
(X38 333/1333) |
208.5 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800
DDR2) |
208.9 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3)
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206.3 |
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At lower resolutions the Foxconn DigitaLife X38A clearly
prefers DDR2 memory, but interestingly at higher resolutions the limit of the
videocard starts to come into play and things are much closer.
 Sierra FEAR 1.08 |
Source: Sierra |
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FEAR is
Sierra's latest first person shooter which relies heavily on DirectX 9 features.
With its "Soft Shadows" feature enabled, even the fastest videocards run at a
crawl, FEAR is definitely the new benchmark for future FPS games to follow.
| Sierra FEAR 1.04 |
| Minimum 640x480: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066) |
554 |
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| Asus BLITZ Formula
(P35 333/1066) |
572 |
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| Foxconn MARS (P35
333/1066) |
551 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB Single) |
545 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) |
535 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 Onboard Graphics) |
145 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
558 |
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| Asus Maximus Extreme
(X38 333/1333) |
563 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800
DDR2) |
575 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3)
|
562 |
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| Maximum 1024x768: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
(X38 333/1066) |
124 |
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| Asus BLITZ Formula
(P35 333/1066) |
125 |
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| Foxconn MARS (P35
333/1066) |
126 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB Single) |
134 |
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| MSI P6N Diamond (NF
680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) |
201 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 Onboard Graphics) |
3 |
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| Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF
7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) |
122 |
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| Asus Maximus Extreme
(X38 333/1333) |
124 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800
DDR2) |
130 |
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| Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3)
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123 |
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FEAR results also show that games prefer the lower
latencies of DDR2 memory over DDR3. That may change with quad core processors
but then again the software must also support that feature too.
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