ECS C51G-M754 Motherboard Review

3D Performance: 3DMark03

We followed the same methodology described in the previous page, but now running 3Dmark03. Keep in mind that 3DMark03 simulates DirectX 9.0 games, which are fully supported by GeForce 6100 but not by SiS 760GX (which is DirectX 8.1) and VIA K8M800 (which is DirectX 7).

You can check the results of our benchmarking below. All the listed video cards were installed on C51G-M754 from ECS.

Amazingly enough the on-board video from ECS C51G-M754 was 10.07% faster than the on-board video from WinFast 6100K8MB-RS on 3DMark03, and both use the same chipset.

As you can see the integrated graphics of GeForce 6100 performed far better than SiS 760 GX and VIA K8M800: ECS C51G-M754 was 787.22% faster than Foxconn WinFast 760GXK8MB (SiS 760 GX) and 963.06% faster than PCChips M861G v1.6a (VIA K8M800). Ouch.

As we’ve stated before, don’t expect on-board video to have the same performance of an add-on card. As you can see on the chart, a GeForce 6200 TurboCache with 64 MB and 64-bit interface, which is an entry-level video card, was 113.05% faster than GeForce 6100, and a “true” GeForce 6200 with 128 MB and 128-bit interface was 240.17% faster than GeForce 6100.