Stress Test MK II

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I do believe it's the Asus P5WD2 Premium rather then the P5LD2 Deluxe. Look at the position of the sound chip outputs.
P5LD2 Deluxe:
http://www.asus.com.tw/999/images/products/512/512_l.jpg
P5WD2 Premium:
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/motherboards/asus/p5wd2_premium/p5dw2.jpg



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<font color=green>AMD</font color=green> Athlon64, Abit AV8.
<font color=blue>Intel</font color=blue> Dual PIII, Asus P2B-DS.
<font color=blue>VIA</font color=blue> Epia M9000.
<font color=red>I</font color=red><font color=green>B</font color=green><font color=blue>M</font color=blue> Thinkpad 570E.
 
Yes.

I hope Thom starts the test off fair as he's currently got windows hovering over the Farcry timedemo. that is sure to add cpu time is repainting desktop.

With less of a load on the AMD it may show it's the better single task CPU, but we are wanting real world multitasking tests. So lets hope things are tested properly this round.

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The voltages are a lot better than they used to be. I think they replaced the power supply on the AMD one too to match the Intel one and are starting the whole test over. The Intel system still has the new memory and the 3rd board and no SLI. AMD's and Intel's are both listed as 0 reboots, so I am guessing they are starting over. They also pulled out the second graphics card on AMD's. It looks like it was the SLI killing the systems and possibly the power supplies. The scores are all erased too. The temp on the Intel system is still way too high though.
 
Am i reading that wrong...or is the intel box really at 91c right now?

F@H:
AMD: [64 3000+][2500+][2000+ down][1.3x2][366]
Intel: [X 3.0x3][P4 3.0x2][P4 2.4x5 down][P4 1.4]

"...and i'm not gay" RX8 -Greatest Quote of ALL Time
 
Your beloved Intel is about to hit 90C....and your facts are all wrong. Not that idle is even that important when C&Q isn't enabled...but whatever.

The key numbers are the load numbers. Let's say 800W for combined load (highest I saw was 813W, IIRC), AMD has 345W of those 813W, that leaves 468W for the Intel under load with all else the same as the AMD (board and RAM excluded). That's 123W DIFFERENCE. That's a huge difference considering the RAM is lower-powered than DDR...just the board and the CPU consume a good 130W more than the AMD X2 and board.

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.
 
You have no clue what you're talking about, do you?

Things were proper before. Then the Intel board overheated. Then another. Now they have to go down to single card mode (giving the advantage to Intel as it has a heat problem, not AMD, and losing a card will help the heat).

Repainting the desktop? That's no CPU time at all with all the eye-candy turned off (it isn't with it turned on, either....not even with skins and stuff is it a noticible CPU usage).

Why they couldn't call AMD the victor after the PD killed two boards and just was proven unreliable in a stress test environrment is beyond me. Oh wait, Intel is lining their pockets in some form or another....any other website would have been disgusted with the performance of the Intel, but not THG.

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.
 
"AMD in Shame"

Looks like my theory is correct. When you force the AMD to do the proper multiasking work it's a worse performer than when it's getting attention by winning the small tasks and leave the heavy ones for the Intel.

Very interesting test, this. Shame on you AMD.

If Thom hasn't forced the priority then the test is showing again that AMD will lose the scores at the start and through congestion of code execution (in the heavy load type threads), the AMD X2 will force the heavy-threads to the side so as to win those smaller threads.

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Porkster|
Do you wake up each morning and say to yourself " I know what I'm going to do... I'm going to rule the world!!!! (sadly)".

... you're all geeks! [affectionate term]... did anyone build with lego as a child?!
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I've a rather more interesting heading.

Ad: "Intel - the hitman"

The ultimate chip for destroying mainboards - maximum heat - maximum power - New version-less performence, more expensive.

We're experienced, and we use our market position to flow the market with our inferior products. Call now for a free fire extinguisher.

Remember - Intel inside - idiot outside - everyday."

How you can call AMD a fault after what've seen of Intel, is incredibla, and really amazing. Makes me wonder if you're an Intel stockholder...
 
You are right Sinker, the mobo they are using now
is the P5WD2 Premium. My bad!

The i945 wouldnt support Pentium Extreme Edition 840,
and it had to be a 955X chipset. No Intel fanboy, so
I completely forgot about it.
 
LoL you sound like my roomate when he's fu'ing with people online.

Anyway, it looks like to me, that the Intel chip IS better at multitasking these particular programs better then AMD. Er well, until it dies that is.

On a different note...anybody want to start taking bets on when that cpu burns out? I say 30min...any takers?

F@H:
AMD: [64 3000+][2500+][2000+ down][1.3x2][366]
Intel: [X 3.0x3][P4 3.0x2][P4 2.4x5 down][P4 1.4]

"...and i'm not gay" RX8 -Greatest Quote of ALL Time
 
The system would crash within a minute of booting if that were true.

Heck, my Northwood B crashed in two minutes when I tried that + Prime95.

The fan isn't disconnected, it's spinning clearly in the picture and the fan speed is about 2100RPM. No where does it say it is or was disconnected.

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.
 
Bob, I'll take 31 minutes (price is right technique, biatch!). Nah, just fu<b></b>cking wit ya....I'll give it 50 minutes.

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.
 
Actually i think thats the chipset fan running at 2000rpm, the cpu fan isn't showing a reading and says its disconnected.

F@H:
AMD: [64 3000+][2500+][2000+ down][1.3x2][366]
Intel: [X 3.0x3][P4 3.0x2][P4 2.4x5 down][P4 1.4]

"...and i'm not gay" RX8 -Greatest Quote of ALL Time
 
Just to resum the power situation. We all know the AMD was constant at 345watts with the expected full load. Now the total wattage is 630watts for both systems. Simple math, 630watts-345watts=(Intel @ 285watts) with system under full load, nice.

Intel 840EE System, 285watts, full load.
AMD X2 4800+ System, 345watts, full load.

FACTS... (even if you subtract one gfx card)

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According to THG "We subject the two devices to a full week under a maximum load, while running applications chosen to reflect typical usage conditions. This will make clear what stability and product quality really mean and whether investing in them pays off for buyers. These traits are of particular critical importance in a business environment, thus the focus on computing-intensive applications."

I think as a "STRESS TEST" the Intel "system" has performed poorly, e.g. several reboots and the need to change, remove, replace several components. This shows me the as far as being able to handle the STRESS and to be a "stable" system they have a long way to go.

If this is a performance test on a "real life" situation, I think the IT guys would be utilizing the tweaks in the OS to have the "system" running at its best. This would include adjusting the priority for the programs in use.

The consistant 90' temp for the Intel CPU is not a good sign for its capability to handle the "STRESS".
 
Chipset is passively cooled....it says CPU fan on the 24hr graph stuff anyway. A small fan would run at like 8000RPM anyway (i.e., a chipset fan).

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.
 
345W is no longer applicable....the AMD system had a graphics card taken out. So did the Intel. Get your facts straight you fu<b></b>cker.

As I said earlier....813W-345W = 468W for the Intel system. Not that hard, is it?

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.
 
ROFLMAO! 345 with SLI mode and 2 gfx cards enabled, yes. Of course it draied much more power then. But if you use your eyes, you see that they've removed the second 6800Ultra card, and that is a major lift of the PSU, not to mention the fact that the chipset doesn't drain that much power...
 
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