ATI HD 5870 Scaling Performance: X58 vs P55 Showdown
by Gary Key on September 29, 2009 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
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World in Conflict - Soviet Assault
We utilize the built-in benchmark for World in Conflict. We set the advanced options to Very High and manually set AA to 2x and AF to 16x. We take the median score from five benchmark runs.
The single card results at x8 is trailing the x16 setups by 3% at stock and 5% when overclocked. Minimum frame rates for the single card results are around 4% better on the X58 platform at stock and trails the P55 by 3% when overclocked .
World in Conflict CrossFire Scaling – Average Frame Rates
| ATI HD 5870 CF Scaling | World in Conflict | World in Conflict 4.2GHz |
| Intel Core i7 920 (X58) | 58.9% | 77.6% |
| Intel Core i7 860 (P55) | 45.5% | 70.7% |
At stock speeds, the X58 has a 13% scaling advantage over the P55 and almost 7% when overclocked.
World in Conflict CrossFire Scaling – Minimum Frame Rates
| ATI HD 5870 CF Scaling | World in Conflict | World in Conflict 4.2GHz |
| Intel Core i7 920 (X58) | 4.2% | 27.3% |
| Intel Core i7 860 (P55) | 8.7% | 5.9% |
Minimum frame rates favor the P55 in our stock clock speed results right over 4% but trail the X58 around 21% when overclocked.
Battle Forge - Renegade
Our first DX11 benchmark comes courtesy of Battle Forge. We set all options to Very High and enable DX11. We take the median score of five benchmark runs utilizing the in-game benchmark.
The single card results at x8 trails the x16 results by about 2% at stock and when overclocked. Minimum frame rates for the single card results are around 50% better on the P55 platform at stock and both platforms are even when overclocked.
Battle Forge CrossFire Scaling – Average Frame Rates
| ATI HD 5870 CF Scaling | Battle Forge | Battle Forge 4.2GHz |
| Intel Core i7 920 (X58) | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| Intel Core i7 860 (P55) | 84.5% | 83.1% |
At stock and overclocked speeds, both platforms are practically tied when it comes to scaling in average frame rates.
Battle Forge CrossFire Scaling – Minimum Frame Rates
| ATI HD 5870 CF Scaling | Battle Forge | Battle Forge 4.2GHz |
| Intel Core i7 920 (X58) | 225% | 184.6% |
| Intel Core i7 860 (P55) | 133.3% | 176.9% |
Minimum frame rates favor the X58 in our stock and overclocked speed results. This title thrives on CrossFire for improving minimum frame rates. Although the percentages are large, the minimum frame rates are still in the 36 fps range, more than enough for an enjoyable game experience.
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DigitalFreak - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - link
I was being sarcastic, but whatever.There's not really a point in putting the 5850 through this test. It's not as powerful as the 5870, so the difference between the X58 and P55 would be even less.
jordanclock - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - link
I think his point was that while it's great to see performance of an ultra-high end setup, we're more interested in seeing a review of the more affordable HD5850.goinginstyle - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - link
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