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ECS 945G-M3 Motherboard Review
ECS 945G-M3 Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
The brand spanking new ECS 945G-M3 motherboard is one of the first generation Intel VIIV compatible boards to be touted as such.
 77% Rating:   
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External Mfg. Website: ECS Apr 12 2006   C. Sun  
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Benchmarks: SYSMark 2004

SYSmark2004 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 to extensive validation across multiple platforms, users can be sure of a consistent and reliable performance comparison.

SysMark 2004
Internet Overall: Points Ranking
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) 280
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) 278
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 283
Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) 285
Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) 288
ECS C19-A SLI (NF4 SLI XE 200/800) 286
ECS 945G-M3 (945G 200/667) 280
3D Creation: Points Ranking
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) 254
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) 248
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 246
Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) 252
Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) 252
ECS C19-A SLI (NF4 SLI XE 200/800) 251
ECS 945G-M3 (945G 200/667) 252
2D Creation: Points Ranking
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) 333
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) 336
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 339
Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) 335
Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) 345
ECS C19-A SLI (NF4 SLI XE 200/800) 338
ECS 945G-M3 (945G 200/667) 333
Web Publication Points Ranking
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) 255
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) 250
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 273
Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) 275
Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) 274
ECS C19-A SLI (NF4 SLI XE 200/800) 275
ECS 945G-M3 (945G 200/667) 251
Office Overall: Points Ranking
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) 193
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) 207
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 212
Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) 216
Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) 214
ECS C19-A SLI (NF4 SLI XE 200/800) 215
ECS 945G-M3 (945G 200/667) 210
Communication: Points Ranking
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) 200
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) 211
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 216
Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) 223
Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) 217
ECS C19-A SLI (NF4 SLI XE 200/800) 220
ECS 945G-M3 (945G 200/667) 217
Document Creation: Points Ranking
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) 185
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) 206
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 219
Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) 221
Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) 222
ECS C19-A SLI (NF4 SLI XE 200/800) 223
ECS 945G-M3 (945G 200/667) 205
Data Analysis: Points Ranking
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) 196
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) 201
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 201
Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) 204
Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) 204
ECS C19-A SLI (NF4 SLI XE 200/800) 203
ECS 945G-M3 (945G 200/667) 200

The ECS 945G-M3 motherboard performs quite well in an office-oriented benchmark suite like SYSMark2004. The DDR2 memory runs at DDR-667 speeds, which is why the boards based on the nVidia nForce 4 (DDR-800) show a bit of an advantage.

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Contents of Article: ECS 945G-M3
 Pg 1.  ECS 945G-M3 Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  BIOS and Overclocking Options
 Pg 3.  — Benchmarks: SYSMark 2004
 Pg 4.  Benchmarks: Office Productivity, SiSoft Sandra, Super Pi
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: PCMark05, 3DMark05
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: 3DMark06, FarCry, X3 Reunion, UT2004
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: Doom 3, Quake 4

 
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