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Fatal1ty F-Stream, Benchmarks, Conclusions
ASRock Fatal1ty F-Stream Tuning:
ASRock's F-Stream software gives Windows access to tweaking and overclocking with the touch of a few buttons, adjustments to the Fatal1ty mouse port, as well as information about key components on your motherboard.
Main System Information Screen:
System Fan Control Section:
Overclocking and Voltage Adjustment:
Fatal1ty Mouse Port Configuration:
Power Saver Monitoring Menu:
Benchmarks:
Today's test system consists of the hardware listed below, and as with all good testing a clean install is used and the latest Windows Updates and manufacturer drivers are applied. The applications used in today's tests are the latest of what was available at the time of this analysis.
The first benchmark measures the maximum achievable memory read bandwidth. The code behind this benchmark method is written in Assembly and it is extremely optimized for every popular AMD and Intel processor core variants by utilizing the appropriate x86, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2 or SSE4.1 instruction set extension. The benchmark reads a 16 MB sized, 1 MB aligned data buffer from system memory into the CPU. Memory is read in forward direction, continuously without breaks.
On to measuring the maximum achievable memory write bandwidth. The benchmark writes a 16 MB sized, 1 MB aligned data buffer from the CPU into the system memory. Memory is written in forward direction, continuously without breaks like the first.
The next benchmark performs different common tasks used during digital photo processing. This benchmark stresses the integer arithmetic and multiplication execution units of the CPU and the memory subsystem.
This benchmark measures CPU performance using AES (a.k.a. Rijndael) data encryption. The CPU AES test uses only the basic x86 instructions, and only consumes a mere 48MB of memory, and it is Hyper Threading, multi-processor (SMP) and multi-core (CMP) aware.
Conclusions:
The Fatal1ty P67 Professional includes all the innovative features ASRock engineering has to offer. Combined with Fatal1ty DNA, it sports an aesthetically pleasing colour scheme and extensive feature set that is sure to satisfy the majority of users. This motherboard left us thoroughly impressed during testing, and you might be fooled upon first inspection into thinking that such a design commands a higher premium - but it comes in at under $280. However, if such a price point is not to your liking, and you can sacrifice the black and red design, ASRock's P67 Extreme6 is like the Fatal1ty's twin brother just at a lower price point, so either way you can't go wrong.
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