ASUS Maximus II Formula Performance-Test
Category : Legacy
Published by Jean-Luc Hadey on 30.08.08
After we tested the ASUS Rampage Extreme we had the possibility to review the Maximus II Formula whereas the first one is based on Intels X48 Chipset and the second one on the P45. Therefore the Maximus II Formula supports DDR2 instead of DDR3 and this will also be the biggest difference except the built in watercooling solution on the Rampage Extreme.
It's a matter of fact that the Maximus II Formula and the Rampage Extreme are very similar therefore we decided to focus on the performance.
| ASUS Maximus II Formula, Intel P45 / ICH10R, DDR2 | ASUS Rampage Extreme Intel X48 / ICH9R, DDR3 |
Layout | **** | **** |
Delivery | ***** | ***** |
Equipment | ***** | ***** |
BIOS for overclockers | ***** | ***** |
O.C.-Profile memory function | yes | yes |
onboard start and reset | yes | yes |
C-Mos clear button | yes | yes |
all-solid capacitors | yes | yes |
CPU current supply | 16 phases | 16 phases |
DDR3 current supply | 2 phases | 2 phases |
northbridge current supply | 3 phases | 3 phases |
built in watercooling | no | yes |
multi GPU | Crossfire | Crossfire |
price | around $270 | around $430 |
Layout, delivery and the equipment will be rate with stars.
* | = | very bad |
** | = | bad |
*** | = | sufficient |
**** | = | good |
***** | = | excellent |
Test setupMainboards | ASUS Maximus II Formula und Asus Rampage Extreme |
CPU | Intel C2D E8400 |
Graphics card | nVidia 8800GTS 320MB |
Memory | Corsair XMS3 Dominator 1800, @ 1333 MHz, 7-7-7-20 |
Hard drive | Western Digital 160GB RE16 |
Power suplly | Corsair 620 Watt |
Drive | Plextor 712A |
Operating System | Windows Vista Home Premium 64Bit |
Graphical interface | directX 9.0c März. 08, und directX10 |
Graphic driver | nVIDIA ForceWare 175.19 |
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Test resultsPCMark Vantage | Maximus II Formula DDR2 | Rampage Extreme DDR3 |
Total | 5128 | 5229 |
Gaming | 4896 | 5161 |
Music | 4183 | 4317 |
3DMark06 1.1.0 (Punkte) | Maximus II Formula DDR2 | Rampage Extreme DDR3 |
Total | 10625 | 10661 |
SM2.0 | 4670 | 4690 |
HDR/SM3.0 | 4708 | 4713 |
CPU | 2777 | 2793 |
Lavalys Everest Memory Benchmarks | Maximus II Formula DDR2 | Rampage Extreme DDR3 |
Read (MB/s) | 8071 | 8970 |
Write (MB/s) | 7121 | 7109 |
Copy (MB/s) | 7345 | 7379 |
Latences (ns) | 62.7 | 56.3 |
USB-2.0 Schnittstelle | Maximus II Formula DDR2 | Rampage Extreme DDR3 |
CPU load | 5% | 5% |
Burst (MB/s) | 37.5 | 37.6 |
Read average (MB/s) | 35 | 35.0 |
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SATA Schnittstelle | | |
CPU load | 4% | 3% |
Burst (MB/s) | 242.3 | 244.1 |
Read average (MB/s) | 68.1 | 67.4 |
Spiele: 1280x1024, kein AA & AF, Details: Hoch | | |
HL2 Lost Coast (DX9) | 147.79 | 141.25 |
Prey (DX9) | 194.5 | 189.7 |
World in Conflict (DX10) | 39 | 36 |
Call of Juarez (DX10) | 15.9 | 13.5 |
Super PI mod 1.5 XS | Maximus II Formula DDR2 | Rampage Extreme DDR3 |
1M | 15.538s | 15.486s |
8M | 3m 07.852s | 3m 08.604s |
OverclockingWith our overclocking attempts we are looking for the highest possible FSB. As a stabilitytest we use SuperPI 1.5 which has to run a 32M calculation. Therefore the results can be considered as stable. To cool the CPU we used a Zalman 9700.
We reached 540 MHz FSB stable with a multiplyer of 6 and a CPU VCore of 1.48 Volts.
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ConclusionThe Maximus II Formula gives you what you expect of a board with a pricetag this high: Performance on a high level, an efficient and quiet cooling solution, a BIOS optimizied for hardware enthusiasts, good overclockability, high quality components and a well thought layout. Included in delivery is everything you could ever need to equip your board with.
Togeter with a powerful Intel dual- or quad core CPU, enough DDR2 memory and a high end graphic solution the Maximus II Formula is an ideal platform for overclockers and gamers.
At this point we thank
ASUS,
Corsair Deutschland and
Intel for providing the testsamples.
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