Gigabyte X38-DQ6 vs DFI LP UT P35-TR2

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Here's are a few quick test(Gigabyte has a small vdroop.)
room temp-> 22C
CPU Cooler-> Scythe Infinity

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http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=254379

i'm testing a DFI LP UT P35 TR-2 at the moment and it's a monster ,fast and stable :)
and I decided to start a comparing ,P35 vs X38

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6595/024or1.jpg

Test platforms :

DFI LP UT P35 P35-TR2(0810)
E6600 ES + Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme
2 x 1gb Adata 8500 EE
8800GTX(700/1080) + Thermalright HR-03 Plus
Hitachi 40gb
Win XP Pro SP2 untweaked
Giga EZ 1000w

Gigabyte X38-DQ6(F3)
E6600 ES + Scythe Infinity
2 x 1gb Adata 8500 EE
8800GTX(700/1080) + Thermalright HR-03 Plus
Hitachi 40gb
Win XP Pro SP2 untweaked
Giga EZ 1000w

Futuremark
3d01
DFI P35 -> 72935
Gigabyte X38 -> 73031
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3d03
DFI P35 -> 48243
Gigabyte X38 -> 48680
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Aquamark03
DFI P35 (4.05ghz)-> 222.312
Gigabyte X38 (4.05ghz)-> 220.542
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SuperPi 1m
DFI P35 (4ghz)-> 12.844s
Gigabyte X38 (4ghz)-> 12.781s
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SuperPi 32m
DFI P35 (4ghz)-> 13m45.266s
Gigabyte X38 (4ghz)-> 13m57.297s
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DFI P35 pwns Gigabyte X38?
Gigabyte seems to be strong on Futuremark and weak for Pi32m
DFI boot @ 520fsb(primed/air cooled)
Gigabyte boot @ 510fsb(not tested/air cooled)
DFI clocks a bit better and its very strong for ram tweaking

Very nice results...

Maybe the Gigabyte have worse Super PI results because of FSB Strap settings?
I like the new Gigabyte motherboards since P35, but DFI looks more solid. And BIOS settings galore avaiable. I find Gigabyte BIOSes too poor.

Did you have to raise any voltages to hit 531MHz FSB? What's your CPU max FSB?


PS: We miss your posts at forums hardMOB and Forum PCs

thanks PcCI2iminal for this comparison.. :D good job..
hmmm so it seems that the new x38 chipset is little bit better in superPi 1M than the p35.. but in 32M the p35 wins.

what about 3dmark06 are you planing to run comparison tests with it ??

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Originally Posted by Krohling

[...] Maybe the Gigabyte have worse Super PI results because of FSB Strap settings? [...]

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That's on 266 strap:

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5...3600pn2.th.jpg

Newer BIOS let's you set strap.

Just ran 32M on 333 strap, same settings except tRD7 -> tRD8. 32M was only 5 seconds slower.

Does it have the same results in all of the 3DMark benchmarks? How about gaming benchmarks?

thx :)

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Originally Posted by Krohling

Very nice results...


Did you have to raise any voltages to hit 531MHz FSB? What's your CPU max FSB?


PS: We miss your posts at forums hardMOB and Forum PCs

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air->530-537FSB
dice->589(2 x core),594(1 x core)

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Originally Posted by Solarfall

thanks PcCI2iminal for this comparison.. :D good job..
hmmm so it seems that the new x38 chipset is little bit better in superPi 1M than the p35.. but in 32M the p35 wins.

what about 3dmark06 are you planing to run comparison tests with it ??

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Its too early to say ,i think the new bios will improve a bit on Pi32 and yes i will run 3d06 :)

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Originally Posted by badboy

Does it have the same results in all of the 3DMark benchmarks? How about gaming benchmarks?

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i just tested 01/03 ,05/06 will be the next and some real game :)

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Gigabyte X38 scores better than DFI P35 on 3d06

X38 cpu score->6242
P35 cpu score->6161

memset 4 4 4 4 9 4 28 8 13 10 3 8 3 4
88GTX @ 700/1080 and same level of LOD for both

Good job. :toast: Have you tried quad on the 38? Would be interesting to see how they stack up with a quad.:cool:

How bout setting 4GHz for reference, and tweak other settings on both boards to their limit, including memory, lower straps etc. Or you've done that already on your posts above?

-tam2-

Hi :)

Does GB X38 have any additional memory/NB tweaking options in bios such as fast/turbo/normal (for memory access) etc?

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Originally Posted by kiwi

Hi :)

Does GB X38 have any additional memory/NB tweaking options in bios such as fast/turbo/normal (for memory access) etc?

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Yes, take a look over here: http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/html/...ker%20(M.I.T.)

need a new bios for the p35 DQ6 :(

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Originally Posted by dogsx2

Good job. :toast: Have you tried quad on the 38? Would be interesting to see how they stack up with a quad.:cool:

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here bro :)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5...sbprimezc1.jpg

its the max fsb for prime

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Originally Posted by tam2

How bout setting 4GHz for reference, and tweak other settings on both boards to their limit, including memory, lower straps etc. Or you've done that already on your posts above?

-tam2-

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my time is very short but i will try to re-run all the tests again

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Originally Posted by merlin76

Yes, take a look over here: http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/html/...ker%20(M.I.T.)

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very nice, tons of new stuff on that new bios,i will try it later

in my testing you can push RAM higher and tighter than P35 boards

actually i have had some great 32M SuperPi efficiency out of mine

how often you do see this on a semi tweaked run ;)

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5...i171vsshj5.png



my PB at 3.6GHz (sub 13m run :))
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Originally Posted by PcCI2iminal

my time is very short but i will try to re-run all the tests again




very nice, tons of new stuff on that new bios,i will try it later

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Lookin forward to it, thanks

-tam2-

interesting results!:up:

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Originally Posted by merlin76

Yes, take a look over here: http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/html/...ker%20(M.I.T.)

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interesting link...does it have bios settings too of other boards?

only good bios is f3 if you want 500fsb+