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Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 945G Express Core 2 Duo Motherboard Review
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 945G Express Core 2 Duo Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
The Core 2 Duo compatible Intel 945G Express northbridge is ideal for cash-strapped consumers and not so great for AMD... as we'll see with the Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 motherboard.
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Benchmarks: FutureMark PCMark05

FutureMark PCMark05 Source:FutureMark

PCMark05 is a premium tool for measuring both normal home use and simple 3D performance of the latest PC hardware. There are 11 system tests - each one is designed to represent a certain type of PC usage. By running these tests, PCMark05 stresses the components in a similar manner as they are stressed in normal home usage.

PCMark05:
Overall Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 6629
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 6454
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6647
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6127
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 6112
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 5662
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 6094
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 6171
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 5955
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7045
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7046
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6890
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 6901
CPU Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 5317
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 5342
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 5832
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 5336
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 5284
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 5253
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 5294
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 5287
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 5379
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6146
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6221
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6130
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 6112
Memory Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 4964
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 5074
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 5113
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 5035
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 4155
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 4151
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 4088
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 4148
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 4151
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5426
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5336
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5143
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 5126

PCMark05 numbers for the Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 are good, but not as quick as the two P965 Express based motherboards. It'll be interesting to see if the gaming tests can detect the lower bandwidth. Compared to the Athlon 64 reference platforms the 945G Express handles this test a hair better.

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Contents of Article: Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2
 Pg 1.  Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 945G Express Core 2 Duo Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Intel 945G Express and ICH7 Chipsets
 Pg 3.  High Definition Content Playback: System Load Test
 Pg 4.  Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 Motherboard Highlights Gallery
 Pg 5.  Overclocking and Test System Specs
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: Bapco Sysmark 2004
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: Business Winstone 2004
 Pg 8.  Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra, Super PI
 Pg 9.  — Benchmarks: FutureMark PCMark05
 Pg 10.  Benchmarks: FutureMark 3DMark05
 Pg 11.  Benchmarks: FutureMark 3DMark06, FarCry
 Pg 12.  Benchmarks: Doom 3, Quake 4
 Pg 13.  How Does 945G Express Handle Core 2 Duo?

 
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