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Testing:
The configuration described on the previous page was run through a handful of tests in order to gauge the ECS GF9300T-A Black Series GeForce 9300 motherboard's performance. The following list details all of the tests to be considered:
» Windows Experience
» HDTune 2.53
» Everest Ultimate Edition 4.20
» PCMark Vantage
» 3DMark Vantage
» Performance Test v6.1
» Power Consumption
Most of these tests were executed at the default speed (with a 1333MHz FSB and the processor at 3.0GHz), as well as while overclocked (with a 1600MHz FSB and the processor at 3.2GHz). The exceptions to these testing conditions include 3DMark Vantage and HD Tune 2.53 where the tests were run at the default speed setting only. 3DMark Vantage was broken up into multiple phases to see how varying amounts of frame buffer memory impacted performance, while HD Tune 2.53 was run just once since the speed of the processor and memory has minimal impact on the hard drive performance.
Windows Experience:
The first test was to simply let Window's gauge the performance level of the system by running the "Windows Experience" feature from the control panel. The highest possible score is a 5.9 in any given category, and the "base" score is determined by the value of the poorest performing component. Here we see that most sub-systems score fairly well, while only graphics / gaming graphics performance could use a boost. While results aren't shown separately for the overclocked condition, the test was repeated and the values were the same. Apparently memory capacity is more important than memory speed, because you can't score any higher in that category:
» Base Score: 4.8
» Processor: 5.6
» Memory (RAM): 5.9
» Graphics: 4.8
» Gaming Graphics: 5.1
» Primary Hard Disk: 5.5
HD Tune 2.53:
HD Tune is a quick way to analyze the overall performance of a hard drive in terms of burst rate (MB/s), average transfer rate (MB/s), access time (ms), and CPU utilization (%). Higher is better for the burst rate and average transfer rate, while lower is better for access time and CPU utilization. The screenshot below was taken after the test was completed on the Maxtor MaxLine III 250GB SATA 3Gbps hard drive.
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