Performance

And finally we want to benchmark our Infinity 975X/G in comparison with its competitors from ASUS and Intel that are also based on the i975X chipset. We’ll use the following hardware for this test:

• Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 CPU (LGA775, 2.93GHz, 4MB L2 cache)
• Mainboards:
• ASUS P5W DH Deluxe (LGA775, Intel 975X Express)
• DFI Infinity 975X/G (LGA775, Intel 975X Express)
• Intel D975XBX2 (LGA775, Intel 975X Express)
• Memory: 2GB DDR2-800 SDRAM with 4-4-4-12 timings (Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5)
• Graphics card: PowerColor X1900 XTX 512MB (PCI Express x16)
• Disk subsystem: Western Digital WD1500AHFD (Serial ATA-150)
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista x64, build 6000

Identical settings were selected in the mainboards’ BIOS Setup.

The diagrams show that the three mainboards – all based on the Intel 975X Express chipset – deliver roughly similar performance. The DFI Infinity 975X/G doesn’t differ from other mainboards on the same chipset in this aspect.