The test bench we decided to use is the E6750 CPU that we use for all Intel based tests. When we move further into 2008 we will likely move to Quad Core CPUs like the QX9770 Yorkfield. It is hard to use a test CPU that isn’t officially launched. The motherboard tests are the same, so it should be an interesting comparison to the nForce 780i SLI motherboards.

Test System

• XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard
• Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
• 2GB Crucial Tracer DDR3-1600MHz running 1333MHz
• GeForce 8800GTS 320MB running 169.25 Forceware
• 2 74GB WD Raptor HDDs in RAID 0 mode
• Rosewill 950W SLI Certified PSU

Tests

• Sysmark 2007 Preview
• PCMark05
• SpecViewPerf 10
• CPUBench
• Crystalmark 2004
• 3DMark05/06
• Sisoft Sandra XI Processor Arithmetic test
• PiFast
• Windows Vista Business 32-bit