Intel’s Mighty Dual Xeon Beast – V8 Platform Preview

Test Systems

Testing Procedure:

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows XP Professional build 2600 with Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. All of the modules were run in dual channel mode! The memory on the Intel and AMD test platforms with DDR2 memory was run with Corsair PC2-6400C3 memory running 4GB at 3-4-3-9 2T timings at 800MHz except for the Intel quad-core system as it was run at 3-3-3-9. The memory timings on the Quad FX system were set to 4-4-4-12 and the V8 system was set to 5-5-5 at 667MHz.

Here is the AMD Scoket AM2 Test platform:

AMD AM2 Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	All AMD AM2 Processors	Click Here
Motherboard	DFI NF590 SLI-M2R	Click Here
Memory	Corsair PC2-6400C3	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	2x Western Digital 500MB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 1KW	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Here is the Intel Test Platform:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	All LGA775 Processors	Click Here
Motherboard	Intel D975XBX rev304	Click Here
Memory	Corsair PC2-6400C3	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	2x Western Digital 500MB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 1KW	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Here is the Intel Quad-Core Test Platform:

Intel Quad-Core Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	All LGA775 Processors	Click Here
Motherboard	eVGA 680i SLI	Click Here
Memory	Corsair PC2-8888 Dominator	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	2x Western Digital 500MB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 1KW	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Let’s move on and take a look at the testing!