MSI's and Foxconn's motherboards (P45)
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Date: 01.09.2008 |
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Performance tests
While determining the starting FSB speed, we found that the Foxconn board sets it at a high enough precision, as compared to the MSI board which overstated it by over 1 MHz.
In our test setup, we used the following hardware:
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Test setup
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| CPU |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 LGA775 (2.33 GHz; Conroe) |
| Cooler |
Gigabyte 3D Cooler GP Edition |
| Video card |
ASUS 8800 GT (GeForce 8800 GT; PCI Express x16)
Driver version: 169.25 |
| Sound card |
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| HDD |
Samsung HD160JJ |
| Memory |
2x 1024 MB Corsair DDR2 TWIN2X2048-8500C5
2x 1024 MB GoodMem DDR2 GP1066D264L5/2GDC |
| Power supply unit |
FSP 550 W |
| OS |
MS Vista |
Apart from our motherboards in question, we used ASUS P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45) in our tests.
Let's first take a look at the results of synthetic benchmarks.
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 more, the better.
Final Words
For now, we are not making any conclusions regarding MSI P45 Neo, because the test specimen proved to be absolutely inoperative. Probably, later we'll be able re-testing the board and publish the final verdict in a comparative overview of motherboards based on the Intel P45 chipset.
As regards the Foxconn P45A-S, the conclusions on that have proved to be preliminary. We found nothing to complain about the stability and operability, as well as other parameters of this product. However, the retail price is still unknown, and besides that we note the low overclocking capability. Quite possibly, the problems of overclocking are related to the BIOS version, and to all appearances we'll need to re-test the board by the end of the year.
Conclusion
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Foxconn P45A-S
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MSI P45 Neo
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Pros:
- high stability and good performance level;
- two PCI Express x16 slots;
- support for SerialATA II /RAID (8 links; ICH10R + JMB361);
- support for one P-ATA link (JMB363);
- integrated 8-channel audio and Gigabit Ethernet LAN controller;
- support for USB2.0 (12 ports) and IEEE-1394 (Firewire; 3 ports).
Cons:
The board's specific features:
- poor overclocking results.
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Pros:
- high stability and good performance level;
- support for SerialATA II/RAID ( 6 links; ICH10);
- support for one P-ATA link (JMB363);
- integrated 8-channel audio and Gigabit Ethernet LAN controller;
- support for the USB 2.0 (12 ports).
Cons:
The board's specific features:
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