Intel Core i7-980X Six-Core Processor Extreme Edition Review

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Manufacturer:	Intel
Product:	Intel 980X - BX80613I7980X
Date:	Thu, Mar 11, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Written By:	Nathan Kirsch -
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3DMark Vantage

3DMark Vantage is the new industry standard PC gaming performance benchmark from Futuremark, newly designed for Windows Vista and DirectX10. It includes two new graphics tests, two new CPU tests, several new feature tests, and support for the latest hardware. 3DMark Vantage is based on a completely new rendering engine, developed specifically to take full advantage of DirectX10, the new graphics API from Microsoft.

3DMark Vantage

The Entry settings were used for testing, so a resolution of 1024x768 was used.

Benchmark Results: The Intel Core i7 980X once again destroyed the competition in this benchmark with an insane CPU Score of 32583! This score is 50% higher than the 21679 that we got with the Intel Core i7 975 processor. The GPU Score seems to be GPU limited at around 61,000 3DMarks since we didn't see much of a gain on the FPS in the game benchmarks. The overall score of this benchmark with a Core i7 980X processor and a single Radeon HD 5870 graphics card broke the 50,000 3DMark level, which is a first for a single processor and single graphics card with just one GPU on-board.

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Review Index

Page 1 - Six Core Processors Are Here - Intel 980X
Page 2 - The New DBX-B CPU Cooler
Page 3 - Core i7 980X CPU-Z
Page 4 - The Test System
Page 5 - SiSoftware Sandra 2010c
Page 6 - Microsoft Excel 2007
Page 7 - x264 HD Encoding
Page 8 - Sony Vegas 9.0C Pro
Page 9 - Photodex ProShow Gold 4.1
Page 10 - Handbrake
Page 11 - POV-Ray 3.7 Beta 35
Page 12 - Cinebench R11.5
Page 13 - PCMark Vantage
Page 14 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 15 - Resident Evil 5
Page 16 - Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
Page 17 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 18 - Power Consumption
Page 19 - Intel Core i7 980X Overclocking
Page 20 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions

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