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Intel SkullTrail Preview - Dual Core 2 Extreme QX9775 Processors

Manufacturer: Intel
Product: Skulltrail - D5400XS motherboard w/ two QX9775 Processors
Date: Tue, Feb 05, 2008 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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WinRAR and 3DMark06

RARLAB - WinRar v3.71 has a multithreaded version of the RAR compression algorithm, which improves the compression speed on computers with several CPU, dual core CPU and processors with hyperthreading technology. Multithreading is enabled by default, but you can disable it in "General" part of "Settings" dialog.

WinRAR on Quad-Core

When we ran WinRAR on the Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor quad-core processor, we noticed that it used roughly 80-84% of the available cores, so it makes for a decent SMP benchmark.

WinRAR Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processor easily took the lead on WinRAR 3.71 by beating out the rest of the processors.

3DMark06

Futuremark's 3DMark06 has a built-in CPU test is a multi-threaded DirectX gaming metric that's useful for comparing relative performance between similarly equipped systems. This test consists of two different 3D scenes that are processed with a software renderer that is dependent on the host CPU's performance. Calculations that are normally reserved for your 3D accelerator are instead sent to the CPU for processing and rendering. The frame-rate generated in each test is used to determine the final score.

Futuremark CPU Benchmark Results

As expected, 3dMark 2006 CPU test shows us that the Skulltrail system just plain wipes up the floor with our other two CPUs represented here as it just totally out paces them by about 30% and more in score.

Next Page - Call of Duty 4 Game Testing


Review Index
Page 1 - Skulltrail Enthusiast Platforms Arrive
Page 2 - A Closer Look At Skulltrail
Page 3 - The Test System
Page 4 - Sandra XII SP1 Memory Bandwidth
Page 5 - Photodex ProShow Gold 3.2
Page 6 - Sony Vegas 8.0b
Page 7 - Microsoft Excel 2007
Page 8 - Cinebench R9.5
Page 9 - Cinebench R10
Page 10 - POV-Ray 3.7 Beta 25
Page 11 - POV-Ray Real-Time Raytracing
Page 12 - WinRAR and 3DMark06
Page 13 - Call of Duty 4 Game Testing
Page 14 - Overclocking Results
Page 15 - Power Consumption and Final Thoughts