EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified LGA1366 Motherboard Review

Extreme Overclocking & Benching Part II

Adding the second card sure fills the space on the motherboard nicely. This setup just looks hot with dual GTX 295's. As we can see in the photo above to the left, we are below -70C and the CPU is benching rather nicely. Here now are our Dual GTX 295 Results.

3DMark 03 click for full size...	3DMark 05 click for full size... HWBot.org - Compare FutureMark Orb
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Here is where we got things really cooking. The Vantage score without PhysX is ranked as the 12th best Vantage Performance result on HWBot.org at time of posting the review. The above 05 result is also good for a 4th place for dual GTX 295's on HWBot.org. Take a look at the memory clocks for the 05 run, 1080MHz 7-8-7-20 1T...this board loves this memory. The key for these benches is the fact that we consistently benched this CPU higher than we could on any other board so far. The motherboard was more consistent under LN2 than we have had a motherboard since the Rampage Extreme using a C2D chip. The Classified is really in a class by itself for benching. Recovering from getting too cold (AKA cold bug) is painless and the board didn't have a misfire once during our two 10 and 12 hour sessions. The results get even better when we switch to 2D benching.

The last of the results we will look at today are referred to as 2D results as they aren't 3D benchmarks. They include WPrime, SuperPi, and CPU-Z validations.

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CPU-Z Validation click for full size... CPU-Z Validation

The 2D results are where this board really took this CPU to another level. wPrime is a multi-core benchmark that puts a beat down on cooling and power delivery. This CPU would choke out at hundreds of MHz lower on other boards. On the Classified, it would run wPrime near what it could with single core benches like SuperPi. This is a testament to just how good the PWM on this Classified is.

Speaking of SuperPi, the EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified absolutely rocked this setup. The Dominator-GT memory showed how much it loves the Classified during some of the 3D benches but it thoroughly excelled at 32M powering us to a sub 7 minute run. Good enough for a global top 10 on HWBot.org in 32M at the time of posting. This isn't just a good result, this is among the absolute best out there. We also tossed in a quick 32M at 230BCLK and a CPU-Z validation at 235BCLK with our last few liters of LN2 during the last session.

There really is nothing else to say. We couldn't be happier with the EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified for benching. Whether it was multi-core 3D benches or single core 2D benches, the Classified simply pushed our hardware faster than it has gone on any other board. It handles long sessions with ease and was simply the best motherboard we have benched LN2 under. The only problem is that our LN2 bill has increased drastically because benching is just too easy and fun with this board.