Intel D850GB Review :: Performance

03-28-2001 · Category: Motherboards

By Doc Overclock

All tests were conducted with the following system configuration:

  • Motherboard: Intel Garibaldi D850GB
  • CPU: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 Processor
  • Chipset: Intel 850
  • Cooling: Molex Copper Finned P4 Cooler
  • Memory: 256MB PC800 Rambus RDRAM (Corsair)
  • Video: MSI Ge-Force 2 Pro 64 Megs DDR SDRAM
  • CD: Shuttle 52X IDE ATA33
  • Hard Drive: Western Digital 40GB UDMA100
  • Sound: Onboard AC'97 Codec with 3D positional sound via SPX technology
  • Network: Onboard Intel Ether Express 10/100
  • Case: Test station by Tom Fulco
  • Monitor: Colorcase Magic Canvas 15.1 Digital Flat Panel

All tests were done with the following software programs.

  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows ME Millennium Edition
  • For Performance: SYSmark 2000
  • For Video: 3Dmark 2000

All tests were done after a new format and fresh installation of the operating system.

The Results:

Intel D850GB motherboard performance

Intel D850GB motherboard performance

Summary

The Garibaldi has nice scores in both video and system stress and function ability tests, making this a real performance leader. I liked this motherboard. It was quite easy to work with as there are really no serious changes that have to be made to the motherboard to get up and going. It is a very plug and play solution. Intel has a winning combination in the Pentium 4 CPU and the 850 Chipset, and it shows in the test scores.