Prelude to Benchmarks

The details of how the ASUS M4A78T-E motherboard 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 AMD 790GX based motherboard 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 phenom ii x3 720 black edition (am3) amd Athlon64 X2 5000+ (AM2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (775) Clock Speed: 14 x 200 MHz = 2.8 GHz 13 x 200 MHz = 2.6 GHz 8 x 333 = 2.66GHz Motherboard: ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX / AM3) ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX / AM2+) ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G) Biostar TF8200 A2+ (Geforce 8200) Foxconn A690GM2MA (AMD 690G) Foxconn A7DA-S (AMD 790GX) Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a) Intel DG45ID (Intel G45) ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45) Videocard: MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC Memory: 2x 1024MB Corsair Twin2X2048-6400C4 2x 1024MB Patriot PDC32G1600LLK 2x 1024MB Corsair Twin2X2048-8888C4DF Hard Drive: 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD740 CDROM: ASUS BC-1205PT-BD Blu-Ray Drive Monitor (1080p): ASUS MK241 24" HD LCD PowerSupply: PC Power & Cooling TurboCool 750W Heatsink: AMD Athlon64 FX-62 Reference Intel Reference Software Setup: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate ATi Catalyst 9.1 nVIDIA Forceware 169.25 Benchmarks: SYSMark 2007 Preview SiSoft Sandra 2009 PCMark Vantage 3DMark06 3DMark Vantage FEAR Call of Juarez Crysis

SYSmark2007 Preview 1.05	Source: Bapco

SYSmark 2007 Preview is an application-based benchmark that reflects usage patterns of business users in the areas of Video creation, E-learning, 3D Modeling and Office Productivity. This new release includes a robust and refreshed set of applications. The new release also incorporates numerous new features and enhancements such as an improved GUI allowing streamlined start-up and run along with a heads-up-display (HUD) and automated error reporting.

SYSMark 2007 1.04 Overall: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 135 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 138 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 99 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 91 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 100 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 95 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 103 E-Learning: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 147 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 144 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 97 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 95 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 96 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 90 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 94 Videocreation: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 106 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 128 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 107 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 102 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 98 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 101 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 106 Productivity: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 138 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 132 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 90 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 88 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 117 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 86 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 107 3D: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 151 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 152 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 105 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 102 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 106 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 103 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 106

It appears that the higher latencies of the DDR3 memory used for the Asus M4A78T-E make it a little bit slower than the Asus M3A78-T in some of Sysmark's tests, despite the higher frequencies. With faster, more expensive DDR3 memory at 1333MHz and beyond this score can improve.

SiSoft Sandra 2009	Source: Sandra

Sandra is designed to test the theoretical power of a complete system as well as the individual components. The results are also purely theoretical and may not represent real world performance.

SiSoft Sandra 2009 ver 15.72 Processor Arithmetic Dhrystone ALU: (GIPS) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 28.59 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 28.64 Processor Arithmetic Whetstone iSSE3: (Gflops) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 27.7 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 27.64 Processor Multi-Media Int x8 iSSE3: (Mpixels/s) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 81.93 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 81.85 Processor Multi-Media Float x4 iSSE2: (Mpixels/s) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 36.1 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 36.04 Processor Multi-Media Float x2 iSSE2: (Mpixels/s) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 19.75 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 19.68 Multicore Efficiency Bandwidth: (GB/s) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3.75 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3.67 Multicore Efficiency Latency: (ns) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 96 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 83 Memory Bandwidth Int iSSE2: (GB/s) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 11.38 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 11.38 Memory Bandwidth Float iSSE2: (GB/s) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 11.38 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 11.41 Memory Latency (Random): (ns) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 85 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 82 Memory Latency (Linear): (ns) Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 14 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 14