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Biostar iDEQ 250N Mini PC Geforce 6100 Small Formfactor Barebones
Biostar iDEQ 250N Mini PC Geforce 6100 Small Formfactor Barebones - PCSTATS
The iDEQ 250N is a socket AM2 AMD Athlon64 platform which is based on nVIDIA's extremely popular GeForce 6100 and nForce 410 series chipsets.
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Test System Specs and Sysmark 2004 Results

Prelude to Benchmarks

The details of how the Biostar iDEQ 250N Mini PC System test system was configured for benchmarking; the specific hardware, software drivers, operating system and benchmark versions is indicated below. In the second column are the general specs for the reference platforms this GeForce 6100 / nForce 410 based system is to be compared against. Please take a moment to look over PCSTATS test system configurations before moving on to the individual benchmark results on the next page.

PCSTATS Test System Configurations
test system reference system #1 reference system #2
processor: amd Athlon64 X2 5000+ Intel Pentium D 940
Clock Speed: 13 x 200 MHz = 2.6 GHz

16 x 200 MHz = 3.2 GHz

Motherboard: Biostar iDEQ 250N Mini PC System (GF 6100)

Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI)
Shuttle XPC SN27P2(NF 570 Ultra)

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X)
Videocard: MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E
Memory: Corsair Twin2X2048-6400C3
Hard Drive: 150GB Western Digital Raptor WD1500AD 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD740
CDROM: AOpen Combo 52x
PowerSupply: PC Power & Cooling TurboCool 510 SLI
Heatsink: Biostar Stock HSF AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ Reference
Shuttle Stock HSF

Thermaltake Jungle 512

Software Setup:

Microsoft WindowsXP SP2
nVIDIA Forceware 9.34
nVIDIA Forceware 91.27

Microsoft WindowsXP SP2
Intel INF 7.22
nVIDIA Forceware 91.27

Benchmarks:

SYSMark 2004
Business Winstone 2004
Content Creation 2004
Super Pi
SiSoft Sandra 2005
PCMark05
3DMark05
3DMark06
FarCry
Doom 3

Quake 4

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.

SYSmark2004
Internet Overall: Points Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 287
Asus M2N32-SLI DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 352
Shuttle XPC SN27P2 (NF 570 200/800) 346
Biostar iDEQ 250N (GF 6100 200/800) 350
3D Creation: Points Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 257
Asus M2N32-SLI DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 301
Shuttle XPC SN27P2 (NF 570 200/800) 306
Biostar iDEQ 250N (GF 6100 200/800) 303
2D Creation: Points Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 348
Asus M2N32-SLI DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 426
Shuttle XPC SN27P2 (NF 570 200/800) 421
Biostar iDEQ 250N (GF 6100 200/800) 425
Web Publication Points Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 265
Asus M2N32-SLI DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 339
Shuttle XPC SN27P2 (NF 570 200/800) 322
Biostar iDEQ 250N (GF 6100 200/800) 334
Office Overall: Points Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 207
Asus M2N32-SLI DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 237
Shuttle XPC SN27P2 (NF 570 200/800) 215
Biostar iDEQ 250N (GF 6100 200/800) 221
Communication: Points Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 189
Asus M2N32-SLI DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 255
Shuttle XPC SN27P2 (NF 570 200/800) 193
Biostar iDEQ 250N (GF 6100 200/800) 242
Document Creation: Points Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 223
Asus M2N32-SLI DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 257
Shuttle XPC SN27P2 (NF 570 200/800) 252
Biostar iDEQ 250N (GF 6100 200/800) 249
Data Analysis: Points Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 209
Asus M2N32-SLI DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 203
Shuttle XPC SN27P2 (NF 570 200/800) 203
Biostar iDEQ 250N (GF 6100 200/800) 205

In the SYSMark 2004 tests we see the Biostar iDEQ 250N performs on par with the other Athlon64 X2 5000+ platforms, and that's pretty darn quick. If you're looking for a no frills workstation machine, the Biostar iDEQ 250N fits the bill just fine. The AMD Sempron 3600+ would also be a good option to use with this economical SFF PC.

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Contents of Article: Biostar iDEQ 250N
 Pg 1.  Biostar iDEQ 250N Mini PC Geforce 6100 Small Formfactor Barebones
 Pg 2.  Barebones System Features and Requirements
 Pg 3.  The iDEQ 250N Chassis
 Pg 4.  Inside the Biostar SFF PC
 Pg 5.  GeForce 6100 and nForce 410 Chipsets
 Pg 6.  nVIDIA PureVideo and High Definition Content
 Pg 7.  Overclocking the little machine
 Pg 8.  — Test System Specs and Sysmark 2004 Results
 Pg 9.  SFF PC Benchmarks: Office Productivity, SiSoft Sandra, Super Pi
 Pg 10.  SFF PC Benchmarks: PCMark05, 3DMark05
 Pg 11.  SFF PC Benchmarks: 3DMark06, FarCry
 Pg 12.  SFF PC Benchmarks: Doom 3, Quake 4
 Pg 13.  Biostar's Good Little SFF PC

 
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