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Test System
For this review I'll be
using ABIT's AA8 DuraMAX motherboard which is based on Intel's 925X
Express chipset.
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Hardware |
Model |
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Motherboard: |
ABIT AA8 DuraMAX |
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CPU: |
Intel Pentium 4
2.8GHz (800MHz)
LGA-775 |
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Video Card: |
ABIT Radeon RX600XT-PCIE |
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Memory: |
Crucial Ballistix
DDR2 PC2-5300
CL=4 |
Testing -
SiSoft Sandra
Benchmarking will be
accomplished by using SiSoft Sandra. As far as settings goes, the ABIT
AA8 has some awesome settings for maximizing the performance of the
DDR2. Besides the normal bus speed locks, the AA8 has a CPU to Memory
ratio setting that works great. I'll start out at a ratio of 1:1 and
work my way up to 2:3.
SiSoft
Sandra Memory Bench (higher score is better)
1:1 - 200MHz
3:4
- 200/266MHz
2:3
- 200/300MHz
The CPU:Memory
ratio setting is one of the best features I've seen on an Intel board to
date. I've seen some motherboards with a similar setting, but it never
really worked, and when it did, it did little for performance. Crucial's
DDR2 and ABIT AA8 makes tweaking and overclocking a lot of fun...
Speaking of overclocking, let's see what happens when we start
increasing the bus speed.
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