Intel provided an Intel 975XBX2 motherboard for testing of the new CPU, which I covered earlier in the review. I decided to keep the rest of the test system exactly the same as the previous CPU review, the Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Core 2 Duo E6700 review. The Western Digital Raptor SATA HDDs are still among the best on the market today, as they are rated for 10000 RPM and have the best performance of any hdd on the market. The memory used is Corsair XMS2 1066 MHz SLI Certified EPP memory.



The CPU was preinstalled by Intel. The test motherboard did not have a production heatsink, with Fan Speed Control. When you purchase the CPU it should come with a full-fledged heatsink and fan that should have full FSC and support for the Digital thermometer on the QX6700.

Tests Platforms

AMD System
Motherboard ASUS M2N32-SLI
CPUs AMD Athlon 64 FX62/5000+
Cooling CoolerMaster
Hard Drives Dual Western Digital WD740 Raptor 10000 RPM in RAID 0 array
Memory Corsair XMS2 1066MHz SLI EPP
VGA: XFX 7900GT runnin 91.47 Forceware 520/720 core/memory
DVD: Sony 16X
PSU Ultra Producfts 600W SLI Certified

Intel System
Intel 975XBX2 motherboard
Hard Drives Dual Western Digital WD740 Raptor 10000 RPM in RAID 0 array
Memory Corsair XMS2 1066MHz SLI EPP
VGA: XFX 7900GT runnin 91.47 Forceware 520/720 core/memory
DVD: Sony 16X
PSU Ultra Producfts 600W SLI Certified
X6800/E6700

Test Software

SpecViewPerf 9.0
Sysmark 2004
PCMark05
PCMark04 Memory test
Sisoft Sandra 2005 SR2 Memory test
Aquamark 3
SuperPi 1 million digits calculated
Doom 3 1024x768 no AA no AF HQ settings’
FEAR 1024x768 Performance demo no AA no AF max setings
3Dmark06 1280x1024 default run
3Dmark05 1024x768 default run