In order to compare Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 and Asus M2N32 WSPro we used the same components and tried to have the exact same memory speeds. However it was nearly impossible to set CL4 with the Crucial PC2-8000 memory, despite the fact that we pumped up memory voltage up to 2.25V and disabled MemoryBoost function under Advanced Features. To be exactly correct, we did managed to get the system boot under Windows, but CL4 was not stable, even with 2.25V as Orthos stability test showed:

We assume this is a BIOS problem that must be addressed in the near future from Gigabyte.

• CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4600+
• CPU Cooler: Stock AMD
• Memory: 2x1GB Crucial PC2-8000 (800MHz @ 5-4-4-12-2T, 2.25V)
• VGA: MSI 7600GT Silent with Nvidia 163.71 installed
• HDD: WD 80GB SATAI (primary)
• Monitor: Viewsonic 19" LCD VP930b (1280x1024 resolution)
• Operating system: Windows XP SP2 with all latest updates installed

We used a variety of software, from benchmark to games:

• Sisoft Sandra 2008 XII
• Everest Lavalys Ultimated Edition v4.20.1170
• SuperPI Mod v1.5XS
• PC Mark05 v1.2.0
• 3D Mark06 v1.1.0
• x264 Benchmark
• Science Mark 2
• POV 3.70 beta15
• CineBench R9.5
• CineBench R10
• SysMark 2007 Preview
• WorldBench 6 beta2
• Lost Planet Extreme Conditions DX9 Demo