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ABIT AW9D-MAX 975X Express Motherboard Review

ABIT AW9D-MAX 975X Express Motherboard Review - PCSTATS

ABIT, which is now officially known as Universal ABIT, is recapturing is former glory. The ABIT AW9D-MAX motherboard is based on Intel's top of the line 975X Express and ICH7R chipsets, packs in quite a lot to get excited about.
80% Rating:

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External Mfg. Website: ABIT		Feb 28 2007	Max Page

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Motherboard Benchmarks: SuperPi, PCMark05

Super Pi Mod 1.5 Source: SuperPI

SuperPI calculates the number PI to 1 Million digits in this raw number crunching benchmark. The program allows the user to change the number of digits of PI that can be calculated from 16 thousand to 32 million. Our benchmark is set to 1 Million digits and 19 iterations.

SuperPi Mod 1.5
1 Million Digits:	Seconds	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	34
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	34
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	33
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	33
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	41
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840)	39
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840)	41
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	39
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840)	39
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	20
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	20
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	20
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	20
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	20
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	20
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	20
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	21
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	20
ABIT AW9D-MAX (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	20

20 seconds is a standard time for an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 equipped system in Super Pi's 1 million digit test. Nice and fast!

Futuremark PCMark05 1.1.0 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.

FutureMark PCMark05 1.1.0:

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

ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7012

Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6917

Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6897

MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7035

Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7003

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

MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7022

ABIT AW9D-MAX (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7035

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

ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6145

Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6140

Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6131

MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6144

Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6141

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

MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6128

ABIT AW9D-MAX (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6137

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

ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5372

Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5366

Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5387

MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5323

Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5256

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

MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5314

ABIT AW9D-MAX (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5324

PCMark05 results from the ABIT AW9D-MAX are good. It puts the ABIT AW9D-MAX in a strong light!

Contents of Article: ABIT AW9D-MAX

Pg 1. ABIT AW9D-MAX 975X Express Motherboard Review
Pg 2. Accessories in the Box
Pg 3. External Serial ATA and Port 80
Pg 4. ABIT AW9D-MAX motherboard highlights
Pg 5. The Intel 975X Chipset
Pg 6. Overclocking the ABIT AW9D-MAX motherboard
Pg 7. Motherboard Benchmarks: 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
Pg 12. Motherboard Benchmarks: Quake 4 / Conclusion

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