nForce 590 SLI: Foxconn C51XEM2AA

Disk Performance:

The SATA read tests were conducted with a 74GB Western Digital Raptor using HD Tach 3.0.1.0's 8MB zone test. The USB 2.0 tests were done using an ATA133 160GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 hard drive (model number: 6L160PO) using the same 8MB zone test enclosed in an Icy Box USB 2.0 hard drive caddy. We recorded the average read speeds in all cases.


SATA performance on Foxconn's C51XEM2AA nForce 590 SLI was faster than we've seen on any other motherboard. The ATI Sturgeon reference board with SB600 performed pretty well and was comparable with older Socket 939 motherboards.


The USB performance on the Foxconn C51XEM2AA is the fastest we've seen, too. Both the ATI Sturgeon reference mobo and the DFI LANParty UT CFX3200-DR were a close second, while the A8N32-SLI Deluxe was only 0.6MB/sec slower.