Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH Motherboard Review
Processing Performance
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We measured processing performance using PCMark04 program. PCMark04 score reflects the performance of the video card used. Thus in the case of motherboards with on-board video, the one with the best on-board video engine will achieve the higher result.
You can see the results below.
| Motherboard | PCMark04 (Build 1.3.0) |
% |
| Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH (Intel i945G) DDR2 + GeForce 6200 PCI-E | 4868 | +11.57 |
| ASUS P5RD1-V (ATI Xpress 200) DDR on-board | 4502 | +3.19 |
| Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH (Intel i945G) DDR2 on-board | 4363 | |
| Intel D915 GEVL (Intel i915G) DDR2 on-board | 4354 | -0.21 |
| PCChips M985G (Intel i915GV) DDR on-board | 4352 | -0.25 |
| PCChips M985G (Intel i915GV) DDR2 on-board | 4350 | -0.30 |
| Foxconn 865G7MC-ES (Intel i865G) DDR on-board | 4156 | -4.98 |
With its on-board video enabled Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH achieved a performance similar to Intel D915 GEVL (Intel i915G) DDR2 and PCChips M985G (Intel i915GV) DDR2/DDR. It was 4.98% faster than Foxconn 865G7MC-ES (Intel i865G) DDR.
ASUS P5RD1-V (ATI Xpress 200) was 3.19% faster than the reviewed motherboard.
When we installed a GeForce 6200 with 128MB on this motherboard, its processing performance increased 11.57%, achieving the same performance level of entry-level motherboards without on-board video.