Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8IEXP Review :: Performance

Stability & Compatibility

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Test System

• GIGABYTE GA-8IEXP
• Intel Pentium 4 2000 CPU (Northwood core)
• 256MB DDR333 PC2700 Crucial DDR memory
• Base System specs

The installation was so smooth. Installed 5 cards and booted, that's it. There was not a single problem. I overclocked the system and fixed the PCI/AGP frequency. The results were beyond my expectations. The default frequency was 2020 MHz and it was a little bit over specs but if it is that stable, why not?

Performance

The performance was not the best but 8 out of 15 with all those features on it satisfied me. Performance is important but don't forget the difference between maximum and minimum performance with the same settings are about 3-5%. For this board may be 1-2% comparing to the top performer. It is not bad.

SYSMark 2001 - 192

3DMark 2001 - 7131

SPECviewperf

Quake III - 165.4