Intel x58 chipset obtained the possibility to officially support SLI technology in the same time this platform will preserve the possibility to work with the CrossFireX technology . Associate tested the motherboard Asus P6T deluxe on base of Intel x58 and the processor core i7 extreme 965 (3.2 GHz) C0 stepping .
In the composition of the test platform enter a pair of video cards radeon HD 4870 from Asus productions with 512 MB GDDR5 memory , and also three giga-byte memory modules :DDR 3-1333 from A -DATa productions. All tests are executed at the default processor frequency 3.2 GHz.
In the quiescent conditions the processor multiplier is reduced from 24x to 12x, and it operates at 1.6 GHz. Single video card radeon HD of 4870 at 815/3700 MHz frequencies in the test 3DMark vantage collects P10493 .
The activation of CrossFire X regime ( two video cards radeon HD 4870 ) ensures a increase to P16759.
In other words, under the specific conditions the CrossFire technology increases the speed almost by 60%. Related Products :
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