Testing (continued):
FutureMark 3DMark06:
Another FutureMark benchmark is up next; 3DMark06. This popular package provides a quick overview of a system's 3D gaming potential, and in addition to the total score, the CPU score was recorded as well. Testing was conducted at a resolution of 1280x1024 (no anti-aliasing / optimal filtering), and higher values are better.
The chart indicates that while the CPU performance is identical from board to board, the 3D graphics performance gets a boost on the P5K PRO. The total score rose from 13820 to 14133, or roughly 2-1/4%.
Lavalys Everest Ultimate Edition 4.20:
Everest Ultimate Edition 4.20 from Lavalys was executed next. Four sets of results are provided in order to gauge the performance of system memory in terms of read speed (in MB/s), memory write speed (in MB/s), memory copy speed (in MB/s), and memory latency (in ns). Higher values are better for the first three values, while lower values are desirable for latency.
To continue with the trend seen in other tests, the results here are nearly identical and very good. While the P5KC is capable of running DDR3 memory at much higher speeds, the DDR2 performance is identical to that of the P5K PRO.
HD Tune 2.53:
In general we have been running SimpliSoftware's HD Tach RW for hard drive testing, but unfortunately there still isn't a version compatible with Windows Vista. So, in lieu of that we will check out the results provided by HD Tune 2.53. This is another quick and easy set of tests that analyze the performance of a hard drive in terms of burst rate (MB/s), average transfer rate (MB/s), access time (ms), and CPU utilization (%). Higher is better for the burst rate and average transfer rate, while lower is better for access time and CPU utilization.
Surprise, surprise! Load the two motherboards up with the same components and they once again perform about the same. This definitely isn't a bad thing.
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