ASUS P6X58D-E Motherboard Review — Overclocking
Article NavigationPage 1: IntroductionPage 2: SpecificationsPage 3: FeaturesPage 4: Packaging and ContentPage 5: Closer LookPage 6: Closer Look (Continued)Page 7: Closer Look (Continued)Page 8: Test SetupPage 9: BIOSPage 10: BIOS (Continued)Page 11: Software BundlePage 12: Software Bundle (Continued)Page 13: OverclockingPage 14: Cinebench 11.5 & x264 HD BenchmarkPage 15: SiSoftware SandraPage 16: EverestPage 17: Far Cry 2Page 18: Street Fighter IV & Batman: Arkham Asylum Page 19: 3DMark 06 & VantagePage 20: Power ConsumptionPage 21: Conclusion
ASUS P6X58D-E Motherboard Review
?by Sahil Mannick
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?15-06-10
Overclocking
Stock speed
Knowing that the CPU was capable of 4Ghz, it didn’t take long to achieve those clocks on the P6X58D-E motherboard. By simply increasing the BCLK to 200MHz and setting the core voltage/QPI-DRAM voltage to 1.296V/1.35V in BIOS respectively, I already had a stable system running at 4GHz. Similarly to the Rampage III Extreme, the board is also very good at handling overclocked memory. The P6X58D-E had no issues running the OCZ 1333MHz at 1600MHz with slightly loosened timings at CAS 8.
4GHZ
Another similarity to the Rampage III Extreme was the fact that it required less voltage than my Biostar X58 board to get 4GHz stable. The Precision Tweaker II feature makes it efficacy apparent here. One thing to note though is that Load-Line Calibration was enabled by default. Disabling it made the core voltage fluctuate such that under load, it would decrease and when idling, the vCore increased. This is counter intuitive to what we should expect with C1E enhanced halt state enabled and was definitely a downside of the motherboard compared to the Biostar.
However, this problem can easily be overcome by enabling LLC but slightly higher idle temperatures can be expected. Load line calibration is enabled by default when overclocking even when left on ‘Auto’ in BIOS. The problem is that voltages do not drop while idling in accordance to core clock reduction through Speedstep and C1E enhance halt state. What this means is that higher than usual idle temperatures are to be expected, even if the core clock has lowered.
221MHz BCLK
Of course, following in the footstep of the Rampage, I tried to see how far I could push the CPU and the base clock. In the end, the board managed to achieve a BCLK of 221MHz stably, 1MHz short of what was possible on the Rampage III Extreme. You might notice that the actual CPU clock speed is actually slightly higher than what was achieved on the Rampage, making this a very impressive result. However, anything higher than a 221MHz BCLK did not boot. To attain this high base clock, it is recommended to raise the PCIe clocks to around 112MHz.
Of course, overclocking is at the users’ risk and the headroom may vary.
Overclocked memory
The P6X58D-E is also an excellent board when it comes to overclocking memory. The board managed to keep the OCZ RAM stable at 1758MHz 9-9-9-24 from a stock 1333MHz 7-7-7-20. On the whole, the motherboard delivers brilliant overclocking headroom and I’m sure more capable CPUs and RAM can have their potential fully unlocked on this ‘budget’ board.
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Performance Analysis
We booted up our test suite to see if the D-E could give the excellent UD3R (rev 2) a run for its money.
With very little between the two in terms of features and price, performance was going to be the only way we could separate the two boards. It’s important to note that before testing we updated our test board to the latest 0303 BIOS which is publically available on Asus’ website.
The various storage control chips on the Asus motherboard worked well, if not brilliantly, achieving data transfer speeds of 204MB/sec write and 248MB/sec read over the SATA 3Gbps ports, and of 206MB/sec write and 305MB/sec read over the SATA 6Gpbs ports. These results compare favourably to those obtained from the UD3R (rev 2), with the D-E achieving faster read speeds over both busses. However, the D-E was also slightly slower than the UD3R (rev 2) on write speeds, so the two boards are tied on the storage performance front.
The D-E failed to outperform the UD3R (rev 2) in our Media Benchmarks though, and its stock speed overall score of 2,073 was one of the poorer results we’ve seen. Having said this, the UD3R (rev 2), which recorded the highest stock result we’ve seen, was only 33 points quicker — a tiny margin, and one which wouldn’t make any discernable difference when in use.
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In Crysis the D-E ran the game at the same 31fps minimum, but was 2fps faster when it came to the average frame rate. This indicates that the D-E can bus game data around a tiny bit quicker than the UD3R (rev 2), but not to a huge degree.
Overclocking
Eager to use those power phases and play with the BIOS, we tested the D-E for its maximum QPI. The BIOS is logically arranged and easy to use, with all the overclocking options gathered in the Extreme Tweaker menu. We’d go as far as saying that the D-E has the edge over the UD3R (rev 2) in the BIOS friendliness stakes, but that’s not to say the UD3R (rev 2) is in any way awkward to use – the Asus BIOS is just a little easier to navigate.
We managed to push the D-E to a 220MHz QPI, with an ICH voltage of 1.2V and a QPI/DRAM voltage of 1.37V. This is the same great result as achieved by the UD3R (rev 2), and shows that the D-E is capable of getting the best out of the X58 chipset.
We dropped the QPI back to 200MHz and used a 22x CPU multiplier to overclock our Core i7-980X Extreme Edition from 3.33GHz to 4.4GHz, which required a CPU voltage of 1.38125V and a CPU PLL of 1.96V. At this frequency, the board tore through our tests to achieve an overall score of 2,589 — 39 points more than the 2550 the UD3R (rev 2) managed when it was overclocked to the same level. A particular highlight for the D-E was the 1,895 score in our image editing test which was only four points away from being the fastest score we’ve ever seen from an X58 motherboard.
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Crysis saw less improvement from the overclock, with the minimum frame rate jumping from 31fps to 39fps. This left the D-E trailing the UD3R (rev 2) by around 3fps; the Gigabyte produced more gaming performance than the D-E when both were overclocked.
Conclusion
The Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R (rev 2) and Asus P5X58D-E are very similar to each other in terms of price, features and performance.
The D-E has a few things going in its favour though, such as its extra on-board overclocking features, friendly BIOS, extra power phases and slightly superior performance in our Media Benchmarks when overclocked. Against it however, is its lack of an IDE port, two fewer SATA ports and slightly inferior gaming performance when overclocked.
However, the margins we’re talking about here are so small that you’d be hard pushed to notice the difference in a real-world situation. As a result we’d suggest making your decision based on which features are most important to you. If you need lots of SATA ports or an IDE port, the Gigabyte UD3R will do you proud. If you plan to run your PC overclocked for extended periods of time then the Asus D-E’s extra power phases and slightly better overclocked performance should be what you’re looking for.
It’s clear that both boards would make a great basis for a powerful but affordable LGA1366 rig, and with manufacturers and retailers slashing their prices to get your business, there has never been a better time to upgrade either.
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1 — Asus P6X58D-E Review2 — P6X58D-E Testing Methods3 — P6X58D-E Image Editing and Video Encoding4 — P6X58D-E Multi-tasking and Overall5 — P6X58D-E SATA Performance6 — P6X58D-E Gaming Performance7 — P6X58D-E Performance, Overclocking and Conclusion
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Specifications ASUS P6X58D-E
Processor specifications
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| Manufacturer | Intel |
| Socket | LGA1366 |
| Number of sockets | 1 |
Memory specifications
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| Number of slots | 6 |
| Buffered (RDIMM) memory support | No |
| Max. |
24 GB |
| Type | DDR3 DIMM |
Memory frequency
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| Maximum | 2000 MHz |
| Minimum | 1066 MHz |
ECC
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| ECC support | No |
Memory mode
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| Three -channel | is |
| Four -channel | No |
| Two -channel |
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| BIOS Recovery | 1 | |
| Number of USB connectors | 10 | |
| Form-factor | ATX | |
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NE Reviews of ASUS P6X58D-E dirol-2207 — regarding PCI connectors — here we run into the limitations of ATX mother size. Then take XL-ATX — but only Gigabytes are available, which shove only x16 connectors, and not the usual ones take out further … A worthy workhorse from Asus! if you do not particularly need PCI connectors, then take it worth the money! Works great, did not overclock my I7 960 so far enough, the temperature is 35-38 in idle. Works very well, but still shoved the audio card everything works fine. I wanted to say about the temperature, I don’t know how they write about 38, but I was also afraid of heating, and wrote directly to them on the site’s website, and they gave me an answer that this modification has when accelerating the rate to 65 degrees, but getting smarter personally up to 50 rises no higher. my system conf: And so for the money a good motherboard and inexpensive compared to the premium. An excellent motherboard, while its minus becomes a plus only if you don’t wait for repair in a hurry The manufacturer’s advertising exaggerates the capabilities of USB 3 and SATA 6. There is NO full-fledged performance. |