abit & Foxconn (Intel G31)
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Date: 20.10.2008 |
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Performance tests
While determining the starting FSB speed, it turned out that both the boards set it within admissible ranges.
In our test setup, we used the following hardware:
Apart from the mentioned two motherboards, we used abit I-N73HD (NVIDIA GeForce 7100) in our tests.
Now on to the gaming benchmarks.
Tests of application software.
Video encoding (DivX, Xvid) was measured in seconds, i.e. the less the better.
Data compression (WinRAR) was measured in K/sec, i.e. the less, the better.
Final Words
Both the products have almost identical specifications, an approximately equal price and it is most likely that the package bundle for abit I-G31 will be similar to that for Foxconn G31MG-S. However, the Foxconn's board is a little bit more advantageous. That is seen from the 8-channel audio subsystem (versus 6-channel in the abit's) and support for COM and LPT interfaces (not supported by the abit's model). However, 8-channel sound is useless for the office computer, while the serial and parallel ports will do for plugging in "outdated" peripherals.
We also note that for the cheap home computer a motherboard based on the Intel G31 chipset is not suitable at all because of the slow and weakly functional graphic core. Therefore, we would recommend the thrifty user to draw attention to the AMD platform for which there is a vast choice of cheap motherboards built on AMD/NVIDIA chipsets with the powerful integrated graphics. Use of systems based on the Intel G31 chipset is more aimed at corporate users.
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