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DFI LanParty Dark X38 Motherboard Review
Author: Dennis Garcia
Published: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Benchmarks - Synthetic
Time for the benchmarks! 
The system as it was tested
DFI LanPartyDK X38 T2R Intel X38 Chipset
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212
2x Mushkin PH2-6400 DDR2 (5-4-4-12) 2gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212
2x Mushkin PH2-6400 DDR2 (5-4-4-12) 2gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Reference System
DFI UT P35 T2R Intel P35 Chipset
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212
2x Mushkin PH2-6400 DDR2 (5-4-4-12) 2gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212
2x Mushkin PH2-6400 DDR2 (5-4-4-12) 2gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Reference System
DFI LanParty UT NF680I LT SLI-T2R
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212
2x Mushkin PH2-6400 DDR2 (5-4-4-12) 2gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212
2x Mushkin PH2-6400 DDR2 (5-4-4-12) 2gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
SiSoft Sandra
Sandra is a software collection of synthetic benchmarks that will give us a basic idea as to what a system is capable of. It should be noted that SiSoft numbers change depending on what version you have installed; these were recorded using Sandra Pro Business Version 2008.1.13.12
Cachemem
Cachemem is a synthetic benchmark used to test bandwidth and latency
Synthetic Conclusion
Synthetic performance never really tells the entire story but is a good benchmark of what the system "could" do under the right conditions.
The real surprise here is the memory score on the UT 680i in comparison to the X38 and P35. All of the settings were set to default during these tests so this really speaks to the quality of this original design motherboard from DFI.
Our Cachemem scores are included though appear to favor the Intel chipsets or is not fully supported by Vista. Look for this benchmark to be going away in the future.
The real surprise here is the memory score on the UT 680i in comparison to the X38 and P35. All of the settings were set to default during these tests so this really speaks to the quality of this original design motherboard from DFI.
Our Cachemem scores are included though appear to favor the Intel chipsets or is not fully supported by Vista. Look for this benchmark to be going away in the future.
