File Compression & Encryption:

Website: WinRAR
We used the Intel X25-M SSD to provide a uniform performance base between all the boards tested in file compression and decompression.



After pretty poor performance in our memory tests, we weren’t surprised to find that file compression and decompression was slow on the UD3R also. The large file compression and encryption test was the only one that the board didn’t come last in, and even then it was only by the breadth of a cat’s whisker.

File Decompression & Decryption:

The two RAR archives created during the compression and encryption tests were then decompressed and decrypted.



Large file decompression and decryption placed the UD3R joint last with the equivalently priced MSI X58 Pro. The UD3R was even slower than the MSI in small file decompression and decryption tests, and by a fair margin.