[975Chip VS 965Chip@MSI7950GT SLI]

[coolaler]

[975Chip VS 965Chip@MSI7950GT SLI]









platform
M/B ：Intel BAD AXE 304 975chip
MEM ：G.SKILL 2GBZX Dual Channel
HDD ：Seagate 250g SATAII 16Mb Cache
VGA CARD ：MSI 7950 GT SLI
POWER: Zippy 850WG1
OS ：WIN XP SP2
CPU COOLER：Tower 120
CPU ：Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6600 S5 ES 4mb cache



Test info





compare with

platform
M/B ：ASUS P5B Deluxe
MEM ：G.SKILL 2GBZX Dual Channel
HDD ：Seagate 250g SATAII 16Mb Cache
VGA CARD ：MSI 7950 GT SLI
POWER: Zippy 850WG1
OS ：WIN XP SP2
CPU COOLER：Tower 120
CPU ：Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6600 S5 ES 4mb cache







3d06
975Chip@10943pts
965Chip@8919pts

975Chip win

[S&M]

Not that you need me to tell ya , but ...
Awesome Work As Always Master !

[Vapor]

Wow, and 965 had the Kentsfield advantage....

What were the single card scores for each system? I'm curious as to how much a 2nd card gains on 965.

Thanks for the info too

EDIT: for college football fans that have a slow connection: 975 is to 965 like Michigan is to Notre Dame

[coolaler]

3d05
975Chip@19740pts
965Chip@15153pts

975Chip win :MMM:

[coolaler]

I am forgot it's kentsfield@965chip

[eva2000]

as expected on 975x chipset

[coolaler]

3d03
975Chip@43587pts
965Chip@35544pts

[Athens[2004]]

So as we expected , 2nd pciex holds back 965

[coolaler]

3d01@975chip

[cupra]

lot of info, great work !
thx alot master coolaler

[Metroid]

It is impossible 965 take any advantage on 8x + 4x = 12. 975 8x + 8x = 16.

I wanted to see if was 965 = 16 x 975 = 16 lanes.

The results do not show anything new.

However is not bad 965 with kentsfield.

[Blacklash]

So if someone wants to use a dual graphics card set up like SLi or Crossfire they are going to be gimped compared to 975 with 965. Doesn't seem to impact the 7950 GX2 thankfully.

[lopri]

It is impossible 965 take any advantage on 8x + 4x = 12. 975 8x + 8x = 16.

I wanted to see if was 965 = 16 x 975 = 16 lanes.

The results do not show anything new.

However is not bad 965 with kentsfield.

QFCT (Quoted for Close Truth )
Or maybe I'm wrong but I believe the P965 has X16 + X4 configuration, compared to X8 + X8 of 975X. Either way, the second PEG is only X4 width electrically and it dramatically hinders graphics performance. On the other hand, the second PEG on 975X gives no less than 97~98% of the first PEG's performance.

[lopri]

So if someone wants to use a dual graphics card set up like SLi or Crossfire they are going to be gimped compared to 975 with 965. Doesn't seem to impact the 7950 GX2 thankfully.

If you plug the GX2 on the second PEG you will see the impact. (Although there is no reason to do so. ) Actually I used to put my previous GX2 in the second PEG on my P5W-DH. It helped lowering the temps.

[coolaler]

QFCT (Quoted for Close Truth )
Or maybe I'm wrong but I believe the P965 has X16 + X4 configuration, compared to X8 + X8 of 975X. Either way, the second PEG is only X4 width electrically and it dramatically hinders graphics performance. On the other hand, the second PEG on 975X gives no less than 97~98% of the first PEG's performance.

965chip is running 4x+4x

[theteamaqua]

this is why i didnt buy P5B DLX, if i only had 1 card i would get P5B DLX, cuz P5B DLX is prolyl the best board for overclocking, but i have 2 GeForce 7800GTX, so ... i chose 975

wait, so the CPU on P5B DLX was kentsfield Q6600???

[coolaler]

4G@3D01 futuremark

[coolaler]

9x445=4006mhz

[coolaler]

9*445FSB=4Ghz
3d05

[Supertim0r]

really nice coolaler
wich mods to run 445 fsb ?
1066 strap ?

[lionel57000]

somebody has driver for sli with intel 975 ? i ll hope doing the same with 7900gx2 sli

[bCyclon]

wow, more more more tanks

these tests are many profits, good job

[erwinz]

nice comparison coolaler.. many thanks for your insights..

[ex.treme]

Hallo!
coolaler: Can you post here super pi or any cpu marks ? 975vs965. Thx

[Blacklash]

Some of you may find this interesting:

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2837

The link shows the 7950 GX2 and Crossfire on 965 vs 975.