System Setup

System Setup

Intel Core 2 Extreme Edition X6800
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

ASUS P5W DH Deluxe (975X)

2GB Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3

ATI Radeon X1900 XTX and Radeon X1900 CrossFire with CrossFire 6.6

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2

DirectX 9.0c

Benchmarks

LAME MT MP3 Encoding (MS Compiler)
DivX Converter
Windows Media Encoder 9
3DMark06
F.E.A.R. 1.05
Pacific Fighters 4.04
Quake 4 1.2
Oblivion
SiSoft Sandra 2007
Lock On: Modern Air Combat
Half-Life 2 Lost Coast
Cinebench 9.5

Notes

Over the course of the following pages, you’re going to see lots of different system configurations covering a wide range of benchmarks. The graphs are going to look a little crowded because we tested 11 different CPU/memory speed and timing combinations. Here’s what it all means:

Core 2 Extreme DDR2-1066C5: This is the Core 2 Extreme X6800 running with 1,066MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 5-5-5-15

Core 2 Extreme DDR2-800C5: This is the Core 2 Extreme X6800 running with 800MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 5-5-5-15

Core 2 Extreme DDR2-800C3: This is the Core 2 Extreme X6800 running with 800MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 3-4-3-9

Core 2 Extreme DDR2-667C5: This is the Core 2 Extreme X6800 running with 667MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 5-5-5-15

Core 2 Extreme DDR2-667C4: This is the Core 2 Extreme X6800 running with 667MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 4-4-4-12

Core 2 Duo DDR2-1066C5: This is the Core 2 Duo X6800 running with 1,066MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 5-5-5-15

Core 2 Duo DDR2-800C5: This is the Core 2 Duo X6800 running with 800MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 5-5-5-15
Core 2 Duo DDR2-800C3: This is the Core 2 Duo X6800 running with 800MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 3-4-3-9

Core 2 Duo DDR2-667C5: This is the Core 2 Duo X6800 running with 667MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 5-5-5-15

Core 2 Duo DDR2-667C4: This is the Core 2 Duo X6800 running with 667MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 4-4-4-12

Core 2 Duo DDR2-667C3: This is the Core 2 Duo X6800 running with 667MHz DDR2 memory with timings of 3-4-3-9