Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH Motherboard Review
How We Tested
Contents
During our benchmarking sessions, we used the configuration listed below. Between our benchmarking sessions the only variable was the motherboard being tested.
Hardware Configuration
- BIOS Version: F3 – April 7th, 2006.
- PCB revision: 01.
- CPU: Pentium 4 640 (3.2 GHz, H.T.) socket LGA775.
- Cooler: Original In-a-Box.
- DDR2 Memory: Two OCZ DDR2 PC2-4200 Platinum Enhanced Bandwidth Revision 2 Limited Edition memory modules with 512 MB each, 533 MHz (3-2-2-8 1T).
- DDR Memory: Two Corsair TWINX1024-4000PRO memory modules with 512 MB each, configured in DDR Dual Channel DDR400 (3-4-4-8 1T).
- Hard disk drive: Samsung SpinPoint SP0411N (7,200 rpm, 40 GB, ATA-133).
- Video Cards (PCI Express): GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB, GeForce 6200 128MB and GeForce 6200 TurboCache 64 MB 64-bit.
- Video Cards (AGP): GeForce 6600 GT and GeForce FX 5200 128MB 128-bit.
- Video Resolution: 1024x768x32 75Hz.
- Power Supply: Seventeam ST420BKV-03F.
Software Configuration
- Windows XP Professional installed using NTFS
- Service Pack 2
- DirectX 9.0c
Driver Versions
- NVIDIA video driver version: 71.89 WHQL.
- ATI video and chipset driver version: Catalyst 5.6.
- Intel video driver version: 14.14.0.4332.
- Intel PCI Express Inf driver version: 7.0.0.1025.
- Intel AGP Inf driver version: 7.2.1.1003.
- ULi driver version: 6.2.0.3.
- High Definition Audio driver version: Realtek 1.19.
- Realtek 850 audio driver version: A3.73a.
- C-Media audio driver version: 5.12.01.0008.
Used Software
- SYSmark2004 – Patch 2
- PCMark04 Business 1.3.0
- 3DMark2001 SE 3.3.0
- 3DMark03 Pro 3.6.0
- 3DMark05 Pro 1.2.0
- Doom 3
- Quake III Arena 1.32
We adopted a 3% error margin; thus, differences below 3% cannot be considered relevant. In other words, products with a performance difference below 3% should be considered as having similar performance.