Configurazione di prova

Spesso un singolo produttore offre un'ampia scelta di motherboard, tutte in grado di supportare il vostro processore preferito. Questa situazione costringe l'utente a chiedersi: la motherboard più costosa, varrà veramente la spesa extra? Abbiamo messo a confronto due prodotti MSI, uno mainstream e l'altro high-end.

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Configurazione di prova

Processore
Single Core CPUs Intel Pentium 4 Processor 560 (3.6 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache)
Memoria
Intel Platform (DDR400) 2x 512 MB - DDR400 (200 MHz)
Corsair Pro Series CMX512-3200XL (XMS3208 V1.1)
(CL2.0-2-2-5-1T @ 200 MHz)
Intel Platform (DDR2-667) 2x 512 MB - DDR2-667 (333 MHz)
Corsair CM2X512A-5400UL (XMS5400 V1.2)
(CL3-2-2-8-1T @ 333 MHz)
Motherboards
Intel Platform MSI 915PL Neo-V Rev. 1.0, BIOS 1.0)
Intel 915P Chipset
MSI P4N Neo (Rev. 1.0, BIOS 1.2 )
NVIDIA nForce4 Intel Edition SLI Chipset
Altro Hardware
Graphics Card (PCIe) NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT (Reference Board)
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT (350 MHz)
Memory: 256 MB DDR-SDRAM (500 MHz)
Hard Drive Hitachi Deskstar 7K250
250 GB, 8 MB Cache, 7200 rpm
Power Supply Tagan TG480-U01, ATX 2.0, 480 W
Software
NVIDIA Chipset Drivers NVIDIA Forceware 7.13
Intel Chipset Drivers Intel Inf 7.2.1.1003
Graphics Driver NVIDIA Forceware 77.72
DirectX Version: 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
OS Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600,
Service Pack 2

MSI's 915PL Neo-V is a very slim full-size ATX motherboard with support for dual channel DDR400 memory.

MSI 915PL Neo-V

The P4N Diamond runs DDR2 memory.

P4N Diamond

Benchmark e configurazioni

Benchmark e configurazioni
OpenGL
Doom III Version: 1.0.1262
1280x1024, 32 Bit
Video Quality = High Quality
demo1
Graphics detail = High Quality
Wolfenstein
Enemy Territory
Version: 2.56 (Patch V 1.02)
1280x1024, 32 Bit
timedemo 1 / demo demo4
Geometric detail = high
Texture detail = high
DirectX 8
Unreal Tournament 2004 Version: 3204
1280x1024, 32 Bit, Audio = off
THG8-assault-single
3DMark2003 Version 3.6.0
1024x786, 32 Bit
Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark
DirectX 9
FarCry Version 1.1 Build 1256
1280x1024 - 32 Bit
qualtity options = High
3DMark 2005 Version 1.0
1024x786, 32 Bit
Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark
Video
Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus Version: 9.4.1
from: 352x288 MPEG-2 41 MB
to: 720x576 MPEG-2 95 MB
Encoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2/DVD
no Audio
Auto Gordian Knot
DivX 5.2.1
XviD 1.0.3
Version: 1.95
Audio = AC3 6ch
Custom size = 100 MB
Resulution settings = Fixed width
Codec = XviD and DivX 5
Audio = CBR MP3, kbps 192
182 MB VOB MPEG2-source
Windows Media Encoder Version: 9.00.00.2980
720x480 DV to WMV
320x240 (29.97 fps)
282 kbps streaming
Audio
Lame MP3 Version 3.97.1 Multi-threaded Alpha
Wave 17:14 minutes (182 MB) to mp3
32 - 320 kbit
VBR = level 3
Applicazioni
WinRAR Version 3.41
283 MB, 246 Files
Compression = Best
Dictionary = 4096 kB
3DS Max 7 Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"
1600x1200
Rendering Single
Sintetici
PCMark 2005 Pro Version: 1.0.1
CPU and Memory Tests
SiSoftware Sandra Pro Version 2005, SR1
CPU Test = Multimedia Benchmark
Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark
ScienceMark Version 2.0
All Tests