Biostar TA890FXE PCSTATS Review - Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark06, 3DMark Vantage

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Meet the Biostar TA890FXE motherboard, an AMD 890FX platform that eschews tons of frilly extra's for a core feature set and competitive sticker price.
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Filed under: Motherboards		Published:	Author:
External Mfg. Website: Biostar		Jul 14 2010	J. Apong

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Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark06, 3DMark Vantage

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 reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.1.0

Overall: Points Ranking

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 15134

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 15127

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 14880

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 14877

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 15089

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 14929

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 14916

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 14990

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 14942

ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 14891

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 15811

Biostar TA890FXE (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 15630

MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 15855

Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 15785

Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 15008

ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 15085

Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 15082

MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 14995

ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 14998

Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 14983

Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 14964

CPU: Points Ranking

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4658

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4594

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4135

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4155

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 4289

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 4240

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 4162

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 4183

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 4169

ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 4150

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5783

Biostar TA890FXE (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5736

MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5784

Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5761

Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 4521

ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 4558

Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 4455

MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 4374

ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 4386

Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 4327

Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 4317

With the overall scores in 3DMark06 flat-lining, the interesting information here is in the CPU test. Scores between the 890FX-based motherboards are all close, but the Biostar TA890FXE does trail the pack a little here.

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1 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.

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1

Performance Overall: (P) Points Ranking

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 7782

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 7744

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 7523

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 7499

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 6552

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 7516

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 7522

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 7576

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 7545

ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 7537

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7802

Biostar TA890FXE (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7824

MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7881

Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7827

Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 7380

ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 7459

Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 7363

MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 7308

ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 7299

Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 7318

Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 7280

CPU score: Points Ranking

MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 16399

MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 16579

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 12287

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 12153

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 12707

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 12360

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 12363

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 12334

ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 12475

ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 12458

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 16439

Biostar TA890FXE (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 16298

MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 16255

Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 16292

Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 11045

ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 11109

Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 11011

MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 10994

ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 10982

Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 11129

Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 10881

The scores here are so close as to make no real difference in real-world performance, if you're looking to pick up an AMD 890FX based motherboard they'll all have the same default performance, with the real differences making themselves known in overall feature set and overclocking abilities.

Contents of Article: Biostar TA890FXE

Pg 1. Biostar TA890FXE AMD 890FX Motherboard Review
Pg 2. AMD 890FX Core Logic
Pg 3. Motherboard Highlights Photo Gallery
Pg 4. Overclocking and BIOS Features
Pg 5. Power Draw and Test System Specs
Pg 6. Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2007
Pg 7. Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra 2009 Processor
Pg 8. Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra 2009 Memory
Pg 9. Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage
Pg 10. — Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark06, 3DMark Vantage
Pg 11. Motherboard Benchmarks: FEAR

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