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MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherboard Review

Manufacturer: Micro-Star International
Product: MSI Big Bang XPower2
Date: Fri, Mar 09, 2012 - 08:00 AM
Written By: Dan Stoltz -
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SiSoftware Sandra 2012 Sp1 Memory Bandwidth Benchmark

Sisoftware Sandra 2011 SP5

The Sisoft Sandra 2011 SP5 benchmark utility just came out a few weeks ago and we have started to include it in our benchmarking. Sandra 2011 comes with support for Virtualisation (Virtual PC/Server, Hyper-V, VMware) and GPGPU (OpenCL, DirectX 11 DirectCompute), but today we will be using the program to look at memory and CPU performance!

MSI Big Bang XPower II Intel X79 Sandra 2012 SP1 Memory Benchmark Scores

Benchmark Results: Since we started testing the Intel X79 platform, the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme has been leading the way on the top of our charts. The MSI Big Bang XPower II was able to knock the ASUS R4E off of that pedestal, at least in SiSoftware Sandra SP1. The MSI Big Bang XPower II was able to hit a Float Memory Bandwidth of 40.986GB/s and an Integer Memory Bandwidth of 40.916Gb/s. It's only a difference of .127GB/s or .3% on the Float Memory tests and .031Gb/s or .08% on the Integer Memory tests. These small differences won't make a difference in the average day to day usage or performance, but it is a testament to the performance of the MSI Big Bang XPower II.

Next Page - Futuremark 3DMark11 Synthetic Gaming Benchmark


Review Index
Page 1 - MSI Big Bang XPower II
Page 2 - MSI Big Bang XPower II Retail Packaging
Page 3 - MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherbaord Layout
Page 4 - MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherbaord BIOS
Page 5 - The Legit Reviews Test System
Page 6 - SiSoftware Sandra 2012 Sp1 Memory Bandwidth Benchmark
Page 7 - Futuremark 3DMark11 Synthetic Gaming Benchmark
Page 8 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 9 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat DirectX 11 Benchmark
Page 10 - Aliens Vs. Predator DirectX 11 Benchmark
Page 11 - Intel X79 SATA III 6Gbps Performance
Page 12 - Intel X79 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Performance
Page 13 - System Power Consumption
Page 14 - MSI Big Bang XPower II Overclocking
Page 15 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion