Clock per Clock Comparison: 680i vs 975X

[BenchZowner]

As ideas keep flowing in my head ( lol ), I thought I should write a article about clock per clock performance of the 4 main contenders in the C2D era

Since most people here are overclockers, or should I say benchmarkers ( shows the relation to benchmark numbers, etc ) I thought I should give this part of the article a small ( non visual quality ) presentation.

Information:
I've tested the Intel 975X Chipset & the nVIDIA nFORCE 680i chipset in various benchmarks, by using the same ( exact ) configuration ( software & hardware-wise ) on both tested motherboards.
I've matched ( where applicable ) the memory timings ( and sub-timings ofcourse ) and clock frequencies of both configs. ( the same parts were used on both motherboards )

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Test System
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Motherboard: Asus Striker Extreme ( 680i ) & Asus P5W DH Deluxe ( 975X )
RAM: OCZ PC2-6400 S.O.E. Urban Elite 2GB Kit
VGA: Twintech GeForce 8800GTX
HDD: Maxtor MaXLine III 300GB

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Configurations
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FSB: 350MHz ( QDR-1400 )
DRAM/FSB: 1:1
RAM Mode: Linked
RAM Sync: Synchronized
RAM Timings:http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/memset.jpg
HyperPath 3 - GPUex - LinkBoost: Disabled
BIOS Versions: Striker1002 - P5W1602
OS:Windows XP Service Pack 2
Drivers:Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility v8,1,1,1010 - nVIDIA nFORCE v9.53 - nVIDIA ForceWare v97.92

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The results
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http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/SuperPi1m.jpg

http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/SuperPi32m.jpg

http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/3D_Mark2001SE.jpg

http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/AquaMark3.jpg

http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/3D_Mark03.JPG

http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/3D_Mark05.JPG

http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/3D_Mark06.jpg

http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/Hexus-PiFast.jpg

http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/wPrime.jpg

SuperPi 32M Screenshots
http://weboperative.com/OCIDB/albums/userpics/10033/normal_superpi.jpg

Edit:
The tests were run ( x times ) & averaged:
3D Mark2001SE = 2 times
3D Mark03 = 2 times
3D Mark05 = 1 time
3D Mark06 = 1 time
AquaMark 3 = 3 times
SuperPi 1M = 5 times
SuperPi 32M = 1 time
Hexus Pi-Fast = 2 times
wPrime = 2 times

 

[moosey]

Nice job...thanks

 

[BenchZowner]

Forgot to mention the CPU used & clocks.
It's a Core 2 Extreme @ 3.5GHz ( 350MHz x 10 )

Part 2 coming soon

 

[khurios2000]

Originally posted by: BenchZowner


Part 2 coming soon

what would that be?

 

[trOver]

Excellent! Ive been waiting for something like this. Glad I picked my P5W-DH Deluxe over a 680i board, the 975x wins in almost all the benchs!

 

[BenchZowner]

Let's revive this thread to add the second part

Part 2:

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Test System
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Motherboard: Asus Striker Extreme ( 680i ) & Asus P5W DH Deluxe ( 975X )
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme X6800 ( @ 3.66GHz / 333MHz x 11 )
RAM: Corsair Dominator 9136C5D ( TWIN2X2048-9136C5D )
VGA: Twintech GeForce 8800GTX
HDD: Maxtor MaXLine III 300GB

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Configurations
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FSB: 333MHz ( QDR-1333 )
DRAM/FSB: 1:1
RAM Mode: Linked
RAM Sync: Synchronized
RAM Timings: 3-3-3-4

HyperPath 3 - GPUex - LinkBoost: Disabled
Command Rate: 680i = 1T , 975X = 2T
BIOS Versions: Striker1002 - P5W1601
OS:Windows XP Service Pack 2
Drivers:Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility v8,1,1,1010 - nVIDIA nFORCE v9.53 - nVIDIA ForceWare v97.94

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The results
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Hexus PiFast:
680i = 26.47s
975X = 25.92s

SuperPi 8M:
680i = 181.563s http://www.benchzone.com/datas/users/0-striker-extreme-overclocked-superpi8m.jpg]

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975X = 179.422s http://www.benchzone.com/datas/users/0-p5w-overclocked-superpi8m.jpg]

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Everest Ultimate v400:
680i = Memory Read: 9511MB/s - Memory Latency: 52.8ns
975X = Memory Read: 8554MB/s - Memory Latency: 50.0ns

WinRAR v3,70 Beta 5 Benchmark:
680i = 1599kb/s
975X = 1710kb/s

3D Mark2001SE:
680i = 60824
975X = 61155

AquaMark 3:
680i = 190977
975X = 193073

x3:Reunion Benchmark:
680i = 85.328fps average
975X = 85.731fps average

Windows Media Encoder 9 - HD ( 5MBPS ) Video Encoding Test:
680i = 8min 12s
975X = 8min 2s