Abit IX38 QuadGT

Written by Richard Swinburne

December 6, 2007 | 08:07

Tags: #benchmark #crossfire #ddr2 #enthusiast #gt #lga775 #performance #quad #review #x38

Companies: #abit #intel

Gaming Performance:


Call of Duty 2

1600x1200 2xAA 8xAF, Maximum Detail

  • Abit IX38 QuadGT
  • Asus Maximus Formula
  • Gigabyte GA-X38T-DQ6
  • Abit IP35 Pro
    • 37.8
    • 89.4
    • 40.6
    • 88.9
    • 40.8
    • 90.1
    • 40.4
    • 53.3
0
25
50
75
100
Frames Per Second
  • 7900 GTX
  • X1900 CF

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

1600x1200 0xAA 0xAF, Ultra High Details

  • Abit IX38 QuadGT
  • Asus Maximus Formula
  • Gigabyte GA-X38T-DQ6
  • Abit IP35 Pro
    • 55.1
    • 80.1
    • 55.0
    • 81.3
    • 56.1
    • 80.7
    • 55.1
    • 68.3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Frames Per Second
  • 7900 GTX
  • X1900 CF

World in Conflict

1600x1200 0xAA 0xAF, High Details, DX10

  • Abit IX38 QuadGT
  • Asus Maximus Formula
  • Gigabyte GA-X38T-DQ6
  • Abit IP35 Pro
    • 27.0
    • 27.0
    • 26.0
    • 27.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Frames Per Second
  • 7900 GTX

Gaming performance is very good for the Abit IX38 QuadGT and is consistent with the other boards tested. The twin PCI-Express x16 lanes provide far more bandwidth than the x16/x4 split that the IP35 Pro offers.

Power Consumption


Power Consumption

Power at wall socket. All onboard hardware enabled. Windows desktop Idle, Orthos Load.

  • Abit IX38 QuadGT
  • Asus Maximus Formula
  • Gigabyte GA-X38T-DQ6
  • Abit IP35 Pro
    • 115.0
    • 173.0
    • 115.0
    • 165.0
    • 109.0
    • 159.0
    • 97.0
    • 148.0
0
50
100
150
200
MB/s
  • Idle
  • Load

Even though the idle power consumption is about the same as the feature packed Asus Maximus Formula, the load results are several watts higher, most likely due to the digital PWMs used on the Abit board. Comparatively, the P35 chipset on the Abit IP35 Pro uses quite a bit less juice than all the X38 boards at both idle and load.
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