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ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 (ULi M1695 + M1697)

By Zachary Chan - 5 May 2006

Test Setup

Test Setup

With a few past reviews under our wing, we were able to put up a more comprehensive set of benchmark numbers using both the ULi M1695-based ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 and the M1697-based EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI to gauge the performance of the ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2. As usual, we will also use the Chaintech VNF4 Ultra as a reference point for mainstream nForce4 Ultra performance. The test bed setup for all four motherboards are listed below:-

  • ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2, ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 and EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI
  • AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2GHz 512KB L2 cache)
  • 2 x 512MB Kingston DDR400 @ 6-3-3 CAS 2.5 CMD 1T
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB SATA hard disk drive (one single NTFS partition)
  • Leadtek PX6600GT TDH Extreme 128MB - with NVIDIA Detonator XP 71.89 driver
  • ULi Integated Drivers 2.13
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 (with DirectX 9.0c)

 

  • Chaintech VNF4 Ultra
  • AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2GHz 512KB L2 cache)
  • 2 x 512MB Kingston DDR400 @ 6-3-3 CAS 2.5 CMD 1T
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB SATA hard disk drive (one single NTFS partition)
  • Leadtek PX6600GT TDH Extreme 128MB - with NVIDIA Detonator XP 71.89 driver
  • NVIDIA nForce4 package 6.53
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 (with DirectX 9.0c)


Additional Notes

  • The ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 requires a compatible memory timing of CMD 2T to complete SYSmark 2004.


Benchmarks

The following benchmarks will be used in the review to test the performance of the ASRock 939LSI32-eSATA2 motherboard:-

  • BAPCo SYSmark 2004
  • Futuremark PCMark04
  • SPECviewperf 8.01
  • Futuremark 3DMark03
  • AquaMark03
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