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Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH 945GZ Express Motherboard Review
Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH 945GZ Express Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Compact microATX boards don't traditionally come with a lot of peripheral expansion slots, but the Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH is pretty good on this front.
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Motherboard Benchmarks: Bapco Sysmark 2004

BapCo 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.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportBapco SysMark 2004
Internet Overall: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 363
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 359
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 363
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 359
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 284
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 280
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 278
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 283
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 290
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 430
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 428
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 424
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 419
Epox 5P945 Pro (945P 200/667 Core 2 Duo) 426
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 248
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 324
3D Creation: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 315
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 314
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 319
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 316
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 253
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 254
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 248
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 246
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 255
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 372
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 366
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 365
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 364
Epox 5P945 Pro (945P 200/667 Core 2 Duo) 369
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 215
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 275
2D Creation: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 425
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 434
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 439
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 433
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 335
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 333
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 336
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 339
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 340
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 534
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 532
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 530
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 525
Epox 5P945 Pro (945P 200/667 Core 2 Duo) 530
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 318
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 408
Web Publication Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 336
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 339
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 341
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 338
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 263
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 255
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 250
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 273
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 273
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 402
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 401
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 400
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 386
Epox 5P945 Pro (945P 200/667 Core 2 Duo) 394
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 212
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 303
Office Overall: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 255
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 238
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 235
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 235
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 210
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 193
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 207
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 212
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 218
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 301
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 300
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 300
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 285
Epox 5P945 Pro (945P 200/667 Core 2 Duo) 285
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 193
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 235
Communication: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 258
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 247
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 247
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 244
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 218
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 200
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 211
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 216
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 223
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 275
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 273
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 269
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 256
Epox 5P945 Pro (945P 200/667 Core 2 Duo) 255
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 202
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 224
Document Creation: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 282
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 258
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 258
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 257
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 204
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 185
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 206
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 219
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 217
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 344
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 346
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 347
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 337
Epox 5P945 Pro (945P 200/667 Core 2 Duo) 338
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 182
Gigabyte GA+945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 263
Data Analysis: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 215
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 214
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 204
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 206
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 200
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 196
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 201
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 201
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 205
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 290
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 290
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 290
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 268
Epox 5P945 Pro (945P 200/667 Core 2 Duo) 268
Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 195
Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 219

To illustrate the differences between processors operating on a 533MHz and 800MHz FSB, PCSTATS tested the Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH with a Core 2 Duo E6600 at both front side bus clock speeds.

The Core 2 Duo processor is only running at 1.8 GHz, instead of its native 2.4 GHz as intended. Please keep in mind that this motherboard only supports an FSB as high as 800 MHz. Despite this handicap, the Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH runs office oriented tasks well (albeit a little slower than the others).

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Contents of Article: Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH
 Pg 1.  Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH 945GZ Express Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Intel 945GZ Express and ICH7 Chipsets
 Pg 3.  High Definition Content Playback: System Load Test
 Pg 4.  Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard Highlights Gallery
 Pg 5.  Overclocking the Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH Motherboard
 Pg 6.  Test System Specs and Benchmarks
 Pg 7.  — Motherboard Benchmarks: Bapco Sysmark 2004
 Pg 8.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Office Productivity, SiSoft Sandra
 Pg 9.  Motherboard Benchmarks: SuperPi, PCMark05
 Pg 10.  Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06
 Pg 11.  Motherboard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3, Quake 4
 Pg 12.  How Does 945GZ Express Handle Core 2 Duo?
 
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