Asus P5Q Deluxe: Intel P45 has arrived

Written by Richard Swinburne

May 28, 2008 | 08:21

Tags: #analysis #benchmark #bios #ddr2 #deluxe #efficiency #engine #epu #motherboard #overclocking #p45 #performance #power #review #six #tesing

Companies: #asus #intel

Crysis

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Crysis

1680x1050 0AA 0AF, All Medium Settings

  • Abit IX38 QuadGT
  • Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6
  • Asus P5Q Deluxe
  • Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4
  • 34.6
  • 34.4
  • 34.3
  • 23.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Frames Per Second (higher is better)

The field is much narrower here, although the two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 lanes from the X38 and X48 don't make a difference compared to the two x8s from P45. The performance is night and day compared to running CrossFire on the P35 though as there's a huge 10 fps difference.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

Publisher: Activision

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

1680x1050 4xAA 16xAF, Maximum Detail, No Soft Particles

  • Asus P5Q Deluxe
  • Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6
  • Abit IX38 QuadGT
  • MSI P35 Diamond
  • Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4
  • 81.5
  • 78.3
  • 77.8
  • 47.5
  • 41.9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Frames Per Second (higher is better)

The Asus P5Q takes to ETQW like a fish to water, eking out a couple of FPS over even the X48 and X38 boards and doubling the FPS of the P35 ones.

World in Conflict

Publisher: Sierra

World in Conflict

1280x1024 2xAA 2xAF, High Detail

  • Asus P5Q Deluxe
  • Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6
  • Abit IX38 QuadGT
  • Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4
  • MSI P35 Diamond
    • 52.3
    • 29.7
    • 49.0
    • 28.0
    • 49.0
    • 28.0
    • 36.3
    • 23.0
    • 35.0
    • 20.7
0
10
20
30
40
50
Frames Per Second (higher is better)
  • Average
  • Idle

We find the same situation here in World in Conflict too where not only does the Asus deliver higher average frame rates, but also higher minimums as well.
Discuss this in the forums
YouTube logo
MSI MPG Velox 100R Chassis Review

October 14 2021 | 15:04