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Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H Review
[Abstract]
IntroductionEver since the trend moved towards modernization of the traditional PC into home entertainment consoles, there have been plenty of reasons for one to go for Small Form Factor (SFF) ...
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Test Setup
Since our preview of the Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3, there has been some newer final drivers for the GMA X3000. With updated drivers at hand, we wanted to see how well the Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H performs compared to the Gigabyte board. The test setup for this benchmark run will be exactly the same as what we've used previously, except for the new drivers of course.
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor (2.93GHz)
2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-800 @ 12-4-4 CAS 4.0
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB SATA hard disk drive (one single NTFS partition)
Intel GMA X3000 DVMT 256MB - with beta drivers 6.14.10.4704 (Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H only)
Intel GMA X3000 DVMT 256MB - with beta drivers 6.14.10.4666 (Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 only)
Intel INF 8.1.1.1001 and AHCI 6.1.0.1022 driver set
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (and DirectX 9.0c)
Benchmarks
The following benchmarks will be used in this article to determine the performance of the motherboards:
BAPco SYSmark 2004
Futuremark PCMark05
SPECviewperf 9.0
Futuremark 3DMark05
AquaMark3
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