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DFI LanParty Dark X48 Motherboard Review
Author: William West
Published: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Benchmarks - Synthetic
Time to test the board with some synthetic benchmarks. 
System as it was tested
DFI LanPartyDK X48 T2R Intel X48 Chipset
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
1x Crucial Ballistix-6400 DDR2 (5-4-4-12) 2gig
VisionTek 4850 PCI Express
VisionTek 4850 PCI Express
Samsung F1 750GB SerialATA 72000RPM
Asus 20X DVD Burner SATA
Cooler Master Real Power 850w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Asus 20X DVD Burner SATA
Cooler Master Real Power 850w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Reference System
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
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
Synthetic Conclusion
Looking at the Synthetic benchmark show us how each chipset compares to each other. Synthetic is not a real world situation, but is the best way to show controlled exact measurements. As you will notice that the X38, and the X48 are very close to each other in performance wise. The biggest difference here may in fact be the different amount of ram in each system. The X38 and the X48 are just about dead on with each other. It just goes to show they are the same chips. Just one is a tiny bit better.
Now, let’s move onto the real world benchmarks.
Now, let’s move onto the real world benchmarks.
