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MSI P35 Platinum Intel P35 Express Motherboard Review
MSI P35 Platinum Intel P35 Express Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Along with the Intel P35 Express Northbridge is a revised Southbridge chipset called the Intel ICH9. Between the previous Intel ICH8 Southbridge and the new Intel ICH9 are some slight upgrades and extra ports.
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Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06

Futuremark 3DMark05 1.2.0 Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of gaming hardware.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFutureMark 3DMark05 1.2.0
Overall: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 7896
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 7908
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 7866
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 7859
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8086
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 13142
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8104
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 13092
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 8015
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 8036
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 8021
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 8046
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 8034
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 8027
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 8037
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 Core 2 Duo) 8026
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 Core 2 Duo) 8049
CPU: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 6621
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 6718
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6513
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6876
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single) 9437
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 9385
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8618
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 8589
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 9525
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 9621
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 9499
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 9844
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 9726
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 9712
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 9655
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 Core 2 Duo) 10205
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 Core 2 Duo) 9984

The MSI P35 Platinum performs well in 3DMark05, the overall score is about the same but the CPU portion of the test gets a nice boost from the extra memory bandwidth.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2 Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFuturemark 3DMark06 1.0.2
Overall: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 4442
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 4450
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 4437
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 4446
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single) 4494
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 7525
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single) 4490
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 7522
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 4496
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 4487
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 4494
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 4488
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 4462
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 4465
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 4457
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 Core 2 Duo) 4479
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 Core 2 Duo) 4485
CPU: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 1960
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 1971
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 1936
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 1959
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single) 2096
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 2073
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single) 2101
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 2080
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 2099
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 2096
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 2130
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 2094
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 2110
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 2112
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 Core 2 Duo) 2099
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 Core 2 Duo) 2224
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 Core 2 Duo) 2212

3DMark06 results mirror those of 3DMark05, although the differences is a lot smaller. Extra bandwidth does improve CPU scores... slightly.

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Contents of Article: MSI P35 Platinum
 Pg 1.  MSI P35 Platinum Intel P35 Express Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Introducing the Intel P35 Express and ICH9 Chipsets
 Pg 3.  MSI P35 Platinum Motherboard Highlights
 Pg 4.  Overclocking Intel's P35 chipset
 Pg 5.  BIOS Options / Test System Specs
 Pg 6.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2004
 Pg 7.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC Worldbench (Graphics)
 Pg 8.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC Worldbench (Office)
 Pg 9.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC Worldbench (Data Crunching)
 Pg 10.  Motherboard Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra, Super Pi, PCMark05
 Pg 11.  — Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06
 Pg 12.  Motherboard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3., Quake 4
 Pg 13.  PCSTATS Maximum Motherboard Overclocking Chart & Conclusions

 
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