Performance:

The Test Setup:

• Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H Intel 975X Chipset Motherboard And
• ASUS P5N32-E SLI nVidia 680i Chipset Motherboard (for comparison)
• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU
• Corsair 2GB (2 x 1GB) Twin2X PC2-8500 DDR2 Memory Kit
• Seagate 250GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA-II HDD
• Inno3D GeForce 7950GT PCI-Ex16 512MB Video Card
• Antec Basiq 500W ATX PSU

As you can see from above we will be comparing the Foxconn 975X7AB against an nVidia 680i chipset motherboard, the ASUS P5N32-E SLI. They will be put through a range of CPU, memory and graphics benchmarks.

Firstly 3DMark06:

The 3DMark06 test shows there is an almost negligible difference between the two boards, but the Foxconn does come out slightly in front. The only noticeable difference in the 3DMark06 tests was in the CPU tests, with the Foxconn edging slightly ahead, while all other tests were more or less equal.

Next PCMark05:

PCMark05 shows a different story to 3DMark, with the Foxconn lagging slightly behind the ASUS board. The majority of the PCMark tests showed an ever so slight favour towards the ASUS board, but the most notable was the memory latency test (13.2 Million Accesses/s for the ASUS vs. 11.4 for the Foxconn), hopefully the next few tests will help shed some light on what areas of the boards are causing these differences.

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