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Epox EP-5EGA+ 915G Motherboard Review

Epox EP-5EGA+ 915G Motherboard Review - PCSTATS

The standard flavour is the 915P, but as you guessed it, the 915G boasts its own Intel GMA900 integrated video package.
75% Rating:

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Filed under: Motherboards		Published:	Author:
External Mfg. Website: Epox		Oct 12 2004	C. Sun

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System Specs and SYSmark 2004

PCStats Test System Specs:

processor:
intel pentium 4 3.2e

clock speed:
16 x 200 mhz = 3.2 ghz

motherboards:
gigabyte ga-8anxp-d (925x)*
gigabyte ga-8gpnxp (915p)**
albatron mars px915g pro (915g)**
albatron mars px915p-agpe (915p)*
epox 5ega+ (915g) *

videocard:
albatron trinity pc5900*
gigabyte gv-nx57128d**

memory:
2x 256mb samsung pc3700 (ddr2)
2x 256mb corsair twinx 3200ll

hard drive: 40gb western digital special ed

cdrom: nec 52x cd-rom

powersupply: vantec 400b ion

software setup
windowsxp build 2600
intel inf 5.10.1012
forceware 60.85

workstation benchmarks
sysmark 2004
business winstone 2002
content creation 2002
winbench 99
sisoft sandra 2004
super pi
pcmark2002
pcmark04
3dmark2001se
aquamark3
comanche 4
x2: the threat
ut2003

* - albatron geforcepcx 5900 videocard used.
* - gigab8yte geforcepcx 5750 videocard used.

SYSmark 2004 Source: Bapco

SYSmark 2004 is BAPCo's latest revision of the mainstream office productivity and Internet content creation benchmark used to characterize the performance of the business client. It is based on a foundation of extensive research into emerging usage models and computing trends and incorporates the latest benchmarking methodologies to evaluate platform technologies. SYSmark 2004 contains scientifically designed workloads that represent the range of activities that an office productivity or Internet content creation work may encounter. In addition with extensive validation across multiple platforms, users can be sure of a consistent and reliable performance comparison.

SYSmark 2004

Internet Overall: Points Ranking

Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400) 217

Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P 200/400) 225

Albatron PX915G Pro (915G 200/400) 214

Albatron PX915P-AGPe (915P 200/400) 216

Epox EP-5EGA+ (915G 200/400) 217

3D Creation: Points Ranking

Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400) 207

Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P 200/400) 215

Albatron PX915G Pro (915G 200/400) 204

Albatron PX915P-AGPe (915P 200/400) 206

Epox EP-5EGA+ (915G 200/400) 208

2D Creation: Points Ranking

Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400) 256

Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P 200/400) 266

Albatron PX915G Pro (915G 200/400) 253

Albatron PX915P-AGPe (915P 200/400) 254

Epox EP-5EGA+ (915G 200/400) 258

Web Publication Points Ranking

Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400) 192

Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P 200/400) 199

Albatron PX915G Pro (915G 200/400) 190

Albatron PX915P-AGPe (915P 200/400) 190

Epox EP-5EGA+ (915G 200/400) 191

Office Overall: Points Ranking

Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400) 190

Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P 200/400) 189

Albatron PX915G Pro (915G 200/400) 186

Albatron PX915P-AGPe (915P 200/400) 188

Epox EP-5EGA+ (915G 200/400) 190

Communication: Points Ranking

Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400) 180

Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P 200/400) 183

Albatron PX915G Pro (915G 200/400) 177

Albatron PX915P-AGPe (915P 200/400) 176

Epox EP-5EGA+ (915G 200/400) 182

Document Creation: Points Ranking

Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400) 197

Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P 200/400) 196

Albatron PX915G Pro (915G 200/400) 195

Albatron PX915P-AGPe (915P 200/400) 196

Epox EP-5EGA+ (915G 200/400) 197

Data Analysis: Points Ranking

Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400) 192

Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P 200/400) 188

Albatron PX915G Pro (915G 200/400) 187

Albatron PX915P-AGPe (915P 200/400) 190

Epox EP-5EGA+ (915G 200/400) 190

Here in SYSmark 2004 we see that all motherboards perform roughly the same at stock speeds under the various tests.

Contents of Article: Epox EP-5EGA+

Pg 1. Epox EP-5EGA+ 915G Motherboard Review
Pg 2. Board layout and design
Pg 3. Overclocking and BIOS shots
Pg 4. — System Specs and SYSmark 2004
Pg 5. Benchmarks: Winstone 2002, Winbench 99
Pg 6. Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra 2004, Super Pi
Pg 7. Benchmarks: PCMark2002, PCMark04
Pg 8. Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, AquaMark3
Pg 9. Benchmarks: Comanche 4, X2: The Threat, UT2003
Pg 10. Maximum Motherboard Overclock Tests and Conclusion

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