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Foxconn Quantum Force X48 BlackOps Motherboard Review
Author: Dennis Garcia
Published: Thursday, July 31, 2008
Benchmarks - Synthetic
Time for the benchmarks! 
The system as it was tested
Foxconn Quantum Force BlackOps X48 Intel X48 Chipset
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
Custom Watercooler – DD TDX block 1/2” hose
2x OCZ PC3 1600 DDR3 (6-6-6-19) 1gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
Custom Watercooler – DD TDX block 1/2” hose
2x OCZ PC3 1600 DDR3 (6-6-6-19) 1gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Reference System
DFI LanPartyDK X38 T2R Intel X38 Chipset
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212
2x Mushkin PH2-6400 DDR2 (5-4-4-12) 2gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 2 x 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB (Quad-Core)
CoolerMaster Hyper 212
2x Mushkin PH2-6400 DDR2 (5-4-4-12) 2gig
VisionTek 3870 PCI Express
Western Digital Raptor X 150BG SerialATA 10000RPM
LG 20x Super Multi GSA-H55L
Hiper HPU-4S730 730w power supply
Window Vista SP1
SiSoft Sandra
Sandra is a software collection of synthetic benchmarks that will give us a basic idea as to what a system is capable of. It should be noted that SiSoft numbers change depending on what version you have installed; these were recorded using Sandra Pro Business Version 2008.1.13.12
Synthetic Conclusion
Synthetic performance never really tells the entire story but is a good benchmark of what the system "could" do under the right conditions.
The real surprise here is the noticeable difference in memory scores between the DDR2 and DDR3 systems. Granted some BIOS tuning and chipset differences could be a play here but given the out of box performance almost makes DDR3 worth it.
The real surprise here is the noticeable difference in memory scores between the DDR2 and DDR3 systems. Granted some BIOS tuning and chipset differences could be a play here but given the out of box performance almost makes DDR3 worth it.
