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Intel Desktop Board Examination
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Posted: March 13th, 2002
Written by: Tuan Huynh
The Test
Test Bed 1
Memory provided by Kingston Technology
Software
- Intel Application Accelerator 2.0.2100
- Intel Chipset INF 3.20.1008
- Intel Active Monitor
- NTI CD Maker 2000
- Macromedia Shockwave
- Norton Antivirus 2002
- NVIDIA Detonator 23.11
Benchmark Software
- SiSoft Sandra Memory Bandwidth
Sysmark 2001
On the Sandra front, both boards score respective numbers. The D850MVSE using the i850 chipset, is still able to beat out the D845BG using the newer i845D chipset. Both boards have outstanding numbers in terms of bandwidth, but will the memory bandwidth affect performance?
Sysmark 2001’s Internet Content Creation is a good benchmark for testing real world performance. The Internet Content Creation benchmark thrives on memory bandwidth. Here we see the D850MVSE with it’s Rambus take a 6% lead over the D845BG and it’s DDR with a score of 242, which is comparable to most of the other boards out on the market.
Sysmark 2001 Office Productivity is more of a benchmark that thrives on the performance of the I/O subsystem and the amount of memory a system has. With that said and done, the D850MVSE still takes a lead over the D845BG but with a narrower gap. Again, both boards perform quite well and are able to stack up to the competition.
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