Memory Bandwidth
What makes the X58 platform such a strong performer is the amount of memory bandwidth produced between the Core i7 processor and memory. For the most part, the motherboard acts as a passive bridge between the two. SANDRA Memory Benchmark was run three times to give you an average of the amount of bandwidth were talking here.
As you can see, there’s are extreme level of memory bandwidth readily available. This kind of bandwidth assists the processor in compiling and crunching data in a far greater capacity than before. At 27 GB/s, there’s no reason this platform can’t do the same.
Crysis
This is still one of the most graphic intensive game titles and more than potent enough to make any graphics card work its memory modules off. This is especially true when running the game at Ultra High settings. Plus, it gives me an excuse to play around a little.
Farcry 2
Farcry 2 is the newest of the three games here. It offers some expansive environmental mapping. There’s so much game to be processed by the system that the platform really has to work well together to produce a worthy experience.
Call of Duty: World at War
Finally, we bring the system back out of the heavens with a game title that’s more popular than the others. The game offers some very detailed graphics along with some of the most graphically intense game play. If your system is unstable, chances are it won’t make it through half a round.
As you can see, this will make a great gaming platform even for the most intense gamers whether your favorite title is built on DirectX10 or DirectX9. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Vista or XP Pro user, you can expect the same great results from this motherboard when running this game.