Intel Skulltrail III - Eight against Four Performance Comparison
by
Bert Toepelt
Table of contents
- 1. Intel Skulltrail - Benchmarks and Analysis
- 2. Benchmarks – Skulltrail 1.6% Slower
- 3. Benchmarks – QX9775 up to 15% faster at 4.00 GHz.
- 4. Benchmarks – QX9775 34.1% faster than the Q6600
- 5. Performance Analysis – 2 Years Too Early and no Software Support
- 6. Total Cost of the Skulltrail System – At least €4000{{According to Intel...
- 7. A Brief History of Extreme Systems
- 8. Test Setup
- 9. Software Configuration
- 10. Benchmarks and Settings
- 11. 3D-Games - UT2004, Prey
- 12. 3D-Games - Quake 4, Warhammer
- 13. 3D-Games - Supreme Commander, Serious Sam 2
- 14. 3D-Rendering - Cinema 4D, 3D-Studio Max
- 15. Applications - AVG, WinRAR
- 16. Applications - Photoshop, PDF
- 17. Applications - Deep Fritz
- 18. Audio Encoding - iTunes, Lame
- 19. Synthetic - Sandra CPU
- 20. Synthetic - Sandra Memory
- 21. Synthetic - Sandra Multimedia
- 22. Synthetic - PC-Mark
- 23. Synthetic - 3DMark06
- 24. Video Encoding - Xvid, Pinnacle Studio
- 25. Video Encoding - Premiere, Mainconcept
- 26. Video Encoding - HDTV, DivX
- 27. Video Encoding - CloneDVD
- 28. Conclusion – Technologically not mature and Lacking Software Support
| Article | Topics |
|---|---|
| Part I | Intel D5400XS Motherboard FB-DIMM Memory |
| Part II | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 Processor 43 Xeon Models Overclocking Power Consumption Energy Cost |
| Part III | Performance Analysis Benchmarks Conclusion |
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so... all in all, it sucks
sounds awesome, but the performance is troublesome. if they swapped out the memory, and if games actually could use it, then it would be awesome! but if your thinking ill buy this to be future proof(you will soon find that you wasted your money)
WRONG. This system will cost a HELL of a lot more than four grand.
And I wonder if Intel will rush out some custom high-speed memory with the ECC crippled? For a whopping price of course..
That'll bring the price up to mid-fives or low six grand, easy...
Why does TH assume you'd pair such a strong CPU setup with (comparatively) weak graphics? AFAIK just one GTX costs a fair bit more than what's listed here, and anyone who'd want SkullTrail is a hundred times more likely to buy THREE. Or THREE Ultras
That in turn means that you'll be looking at a 1.2KW PSU AND a 300W 12V booster for the extra oomph (oh, and the missing PCIe connectors...) And they'd either want to dismantle and replace the southbridge cooler or invest in a whole lotta dampening material for the insides of the case to supress the unholy fan noise
Bit of a white elephant, this.
well, the life isn't just about playing games on the pc............this motherboard is done for professional use. boxx, sgi, apple, dell, hp ecc are using dual quads for years...........but we use them to create what you play a year later