Setup del Test

Sono ormai disponibili sul mercato i nuovi chipset PT880 di VIA e 655FX di SiS. Entrambi sono stati progettati per schiacciare Intel nella fascia desktop. Hanno un prezzo interessante e supportano il Serial ATA grazie all' introduzione di nuovi Southbridge. THG li ha confrontati per voi con i chipset 875P e 865PE di Intel.

Setup del Test

Sistema di Test
Processore	Intel Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz, FSB800 512 KB L2 cache
Scheda madre	Intel 875P: Soyo P41875P Dragon 2 Intel 865PE: Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro2 SIS 655FX: Engineering Sample VIA PT880: Soltek SL-PT880E-RL
RAM	2x 256 MB DDR/PC3200, CL2, Corsari XMS
Scheda video	nVIDIA GeForceFX 5900, 128 MB
Scheda Network	3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit/s
Sistema Operativo	Windows XP Pro 5.10.2600 Service Pack 2, pre-SP3 patches
Benchmark e Test
Bapco Sysmark 2002	Version 1.0
Quake III Arena	Patch V1.16 640x480 - 16 bit / 1024 x 768 - 32 bit Timedemo1 / demo demo001 / nv15demo command line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0 Graphics detail = Normal
Gunmetal Benchmark	Benchmark 1
3DMark 2003	Versione 3.2.0 Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark 1024 x 786 - 32 bit
Gunmetal Benchmark	Benchmark 1
PCMark 2002 Pro Pack	Build 101 CPU and RAM Tests
SiSoftware Sandra Standard 2003 SP1	Versione 2003.3.9.44 CPU MultiMedia / CPU Arithmetic RAM Bandwidth Benchmark
Newtek Lightwave	Versione 7.5 - Build 572 Render First Frame = 1 Render Last Frame = 60 Render Frame Step = 1 Rendering Bench "SKULL_HEAD_NEWEST.LWS" Show Rendering in Progress = 320x240 Ray Trace Shadows, Reflection Refraction, Transparency = on Multithreading = 8 Threads
Unreal Tournament 2003	Versione 2206 system/benchmark.exe 1024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = off Texture Detail = Normal Character Detail = Normal World Detail = Highest Physics Detail = High all = on, Decal Stay = High
Xmpeg 4.5	AMD: Optimized MMX iDCT Intel: Optimized SEE2 iDCT
WinRAR	Version 3.2 178 MB Wave file, Compression = Best Dictionary = 4096 KB
Comanche 4 Demo	1024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = off
Discreet 3D Studio Max 5.1	Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig" Rendering Single, 1024x768
SPEC viewperf	Version: 7.1 1280x1024x32 Bit
Splinter Cell	Version 1.2b 2_2_1_KalinatekDemo 1024x786 32 Bit / no sound Shdow resolution
Mp3 Encoding	Lame 3.92
Driver e Setting
Driver Grafico	NVIDIA reference driver 45.23
Driver del Chipset	Intel-based: Intel INF-Update 5.00.1009 VIA VIA Hyperion 4in1 4.49v SiS AGP 1.16a IDE 2.04
Versione DirectX	9.0b
Risoluzione	1024x768, 32-bit, 85 Hz refresh