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MSI P6N Diamond nForce 680i Motherboard Review

MSI P6N Diamond nForce 680i Motherboard Review - PCSTATS

Believe it or not, there are high performance motherboards out there for Intel's latest and greatest CPUs which don't have an Intel chipset at their heart. Top of that list is the nVidia nForce 680i.
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External Mfg. Website: MSI		Nov 02 2007	C. Sun

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Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06

Futuremark 3DMark05 1.2.0 Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of gaming hardware.

FutureMark 3DMark05 1.2.0

Overall: Points Ranking

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 7896

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 7908

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 7866

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 7859

ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8086

ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 13142

Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8104

Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 13092

Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 8015

MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 8036

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8021

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8046

Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8034

MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8027

Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8037

Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 8026

MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 8049

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF) 8246

MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750) 8610

Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) 8100

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 C2D E6750 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8193

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 C2D E6750 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 14061

CPU: Points Ranking

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 6621

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 6718

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6513

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6876

ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 9437

ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 9385

Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8618

Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 8589

Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 9525

MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 9621

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9499

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9844

Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9726

MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9712

Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9655

Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 10205

MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 9984

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF) 11033

MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750) 10988

Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) 10831

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 C2D E6750 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 11012

MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 C2D E6750 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 11065

The MSI P6N Diamond motherboard does pretty well here in the 3DMark05 and we can really see the benefit of running two GeForce 7800GTXs in SLI.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2 Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2
Overall:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	4442
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	4450
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	4437
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	4446
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	4494
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	7525
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	4490
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	7522
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600)	4496
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600)	4487
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	4494
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	4488
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	4462
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	4465
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	4457
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600)	4479
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600)	4485
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF)	4610
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750)	4799
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750)	4539
MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 C2D E6750 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	4577
MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 C2D E6750 GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	7611
CPU:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	1960
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	1971
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	1936
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	1959
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	2096
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	2073
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	2101
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	2080
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600)	2099
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600)	2096
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	2130
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	2094
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	2110
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	2112
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600)	2099
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600)	2224
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600)	2212
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF)	2418
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750)	2402
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750)	2303
MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 C2D E6750 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	2415
MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 C2D E6750 GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	2410

3DMark06 results are very good as well, let's check out what the MSI P6N Diamond can do with real world games.

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