Performance Comparison

Time has come to check out the performance numbers and compare the results in two different system modes: in nominal mode and during CPU and memory overclocking. First we are going to talk about the results in nominal mode, when the boards set the most optimal parameters on their own, without any help from the user. Due to Turbo Boost technology the clock frequency multiplier of our Intel Core i7-860 processor could increase to 26x. Our today’s hero will be competing against previously tested ASRock P55 Deluxe, Asus P7P55D Deluxe, Biostar TPower I55, Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 and GA-P55-UD3R. The mainboards are listed on the diagrams according to their performance (from high to low). The results of DFI LANPARTY DK P55-T3eH9 mainboard are marked with a little darker color for your convenience.

The results shown by DFI LANPARTY DK P55-T3eH9 mainboards are usually on the last or the one but last place, but this isn’t the reason to be upset or frustrated with DFI. Gigabyte mainboards by default increase their base clock, ASRock P55 Deluxe does an even less modest job increasing the base clock that is why no wonder these solutions are faster than the others. Biostar TPower I55 also has peculiarities of its own, even with Turbo Boost working it doesn’t always increase the processor clock frequency multiplier that is why it falls behind the others. So, it turns out that despite a seemingly significant number of competitors in this test, DFI LANPARTY DK P55-T3eH9 can only fairly compete against Asus P7P55D Deluxe, which is also just as honest as DFI solution in the nominal mode, as it doesn’t increase the base clock like Gigabyte or ASRock and doesn’t lower the processor clock frequency multiplier, like Biostar solution. If you look at the test results one more time, you will see that DFI LANPARTY DK P55-T3eH9 mainboard is most often next to Asus P7P55D Deluxe, i.e. its performance is not low, but quite normal. Yes, it is always behind Asus board, which is not a very good sign, but the difference is usually minor.