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Return of the X58 - The Best from ASUS and Gigabyte

By Vincent Chang - 23 Mar 2010

Temperature & Power Consumption

Temperature

For the temperature section, we measured the temperature of the passive heatsink placed over the chipset die with a laser thermometer after subjecting the systems to an endless loop of 3DMark06. The ASUS was easily the coolest of the three here, with a reading that was more than 10 degrees Celsius lower than the Gigabyte UD7.

 

 

Power Consumption

However, when it came to power consumption, the Gigabyte boards had the edge. Whether it was at idle or peak, the Gigabyte boards performed better, thus more power efficient.

 

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