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Biostar TA890GXE AMD 890GX Motherboard Review
Biostar TA890GXE AMD 890GX Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Biostar's TA890GXE motherboard is a no-frills approach to the AMD 890GX chipset. It's a microATX form-factor motherboard so it can fit into nearly any case, it has robust graphics and storage options and most importantly it's affordable.
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External Mfg. Website: Biostar May 03 2010   J. Apong  
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Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra 2009

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.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportSiSoft Sandra 2009 ver 15.72
Processor Arithmetic Dhrystone ALU: (GIPS) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 38.32
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 43.84
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 43.7
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 28.59
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 28.64
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 25.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 43.76
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 43.63
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 43.8
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 43.78
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 25.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 25.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 25.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 25.6969
Processor Arithmetic Whetstone iSSE3: (Gflops) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 41.84
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 42.3
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 42.17
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 27.7
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 27.64
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 25.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 42.17
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 42.2
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 42.21
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 42.25
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 25.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 25.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 25.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 25.6969
Processor Multi-Media Int x8 iSSE3: (Mpixels/s) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 126.1
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 124.13
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 125.63
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 81.93
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 81.85
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 75.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 125.39
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 125.48
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 125.64
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 125.65
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 75.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 75.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 75.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 75.6969
Processor Multi-Media Float x4 iSSE2: (Mpixels/s) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 54.79
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 54.88
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 55
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 36.1
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 36.04
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 34.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 54.94
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 54.93
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 55.04
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 55.04
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 34.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 34.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 34.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 34.6969
Processor Multi-Media Float x2 iSSE2: (Mpixels/s) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 30
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 30
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 29.99
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 19.75
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 19.68
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 18.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 30.04
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 29.89
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 30.03
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 30.06
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 18.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 18.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 18.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 18.6969
Multicore Efficiency Bandwidth: (GB/s) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 4
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 4.7
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 4.95
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 3.75
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 3.67
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 4.59
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 4.57
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 4.66
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 4.65
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 3.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3.6969
Multicore Efficiency Latency: (ns) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 94
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 91
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 89
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 96
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 83
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 80.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 91
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 97
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 89
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 77
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 80.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 80.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 80.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 80.6969
Memory Bandwidth Int iSSE2: (GB/s) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 6
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 11.77
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 12.18
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 11.38
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 11.38
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 10.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 11.41
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 11.42
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 12.12
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 12.24
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 10.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 10.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 10.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 10.6969
Memory Bandwidth Float iSSE2: (GB/s) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 6
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 11.76
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 12.17
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 11.38
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 11.41
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 10.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 11.41
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 11.36
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 12.13
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 12.75
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 10.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 10.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 10.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 10.6969
Memory Latency (Random): (ns) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 87
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 86
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 83
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 85
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 82
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 80.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 81
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 82
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 83
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 80
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 80.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 80.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 80.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 80.6969
Memory Latency (Linear): (ns) Points Ranking
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 16
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955BE GTS 250) 15
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 PIIX4 955 GF GTS250) 15
ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 14
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 14
Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 14.6969
MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 15
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 15
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 15
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 14
ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 14.6969
Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 14.6969
Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 14.6969
Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 14.6969

SiSoft Sandra 2009 doesn't show much of a difference between the various AMD chipsets, they all do a good job of harnessing the full power of the CPU.

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Contents of Article: Biostar TA890GXE
 Pg 1.  Biostar TA890GXE AMD 890GX Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Motherboard Highlights Photo Gallery
 Pg 3.  Overclocking CPU/IGP, Power Draw, Test Specs
 Pg 4.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2007
 Pg 5.  — Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra 2009
 Pg 6.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage
 Pg 7.  IGP Motherboard IGP Benchmarks: 3DMark06
 Pg 8.  IGP Motherboard IGP Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage
 Pg 9.  IGP Motherboard IGP Benchmarks: FEAR
 Pg 10.  DX10 Motherboard IGP Benchmarks: Call of Juarez, Crysis
 Pg 11.  HD Playback CPU Load Benchmarks
 Pg 12.  Conclusions: Budget 890GX for MicroATX

 
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