Test System

Abit IC7-Max3 (latest drivers from Abit's Website)
Intel P4 Northwood 3.4
ATI Radeon 9800XT Catalyst 4.5
Corsair TwinX XMS 4000 2x 256MB in Dual Channel mode (default timings)
2x Western Digital Raptor 36GB SATA in RAID 0
ThermalTake P4Spark+ Heat-sink Fan
MadDog Entertainer DVD
Antec 450w PS





WinBench 99

WinBench runs a series of scripts on desktop applications to test system productivity performance.

WinBench 99
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Business Disk

High-End Disk

Business Graphics

High-End Graphics

ABIT IC7 MAX3

DFI PRO875B

Intel D875PBZ

15700

14100

13300

0

(WinMarks)

50000

 

 

Business Disk

High-End Disk

Business Graphics

High-End Graphics

ABIT IC7 MAX3

DFI PRO875B

Intel D875PBZ

43700

39500

40000

0

(WinMarks)

50000

 

 

Business Disk

High-End Disk

Business Graphics

High-End Graphics

ABIT IC7 MAX3

DFI PRO875B

Intel D875PBZ

745

744

751

0

(WinMarks)

50000

 

 

Business Disk

High-End Disk

Business Graphics

High-End Graphics

ABIT IC7 MAX3

DFI PRO875B

Intel D875PBZ

1390

1390

1390

0

(WinMarks)

50000

 

 

Despite all boards using the same ICH controlled SATA RAID solution, the Abit IC7-Max3 leads by a wide margin in disk performance. Graphics performance, however, is rather even.

Unreal Tournament 2003

Unreal Tournament is a DirectX 8 game; the Botmatches are timed runs from a recorded match and are included in the game.

The D875PBZ keeps the Unreal Tournament crown...