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Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 nForce 590 SLI Motherboard Review - PCSTATS

Looking at the feature set of nVIDIA's high end nForce 590 SLI chipset is like reading the menu on what a high end workstation system ought to have... except for the uninspiring single IDE channel.
85% Rating:

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External Mfg. Website: Gigabyte		Sep 25 2006	Max Page

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Benchmarks: PCMark05, 3DMark05

PCMark05 Source:FutureMark

PCMark05 is a premium tool for measuring both normal home use and simple 3D performance of the latest PC hardware. There are 11 system tests - each one is designed to represent a certain type of PC usage. By running these tests, PCMark05 stresses the components in a similar manner as they are stressed in normal home usage.

PCMark05:

Overall Points Ranking

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 8276

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 6629

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 6454

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 6647

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 6707

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 6127

Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 6357

CPU Points Ranking

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 5313

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 5317

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 5342

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 5832

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 5729

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 5336

Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 5337

Memory Points Ranking

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 4121

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 4964

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 5074

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 5113

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 5216

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 5035

Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 4770

The only thing that looks kind of odd here is the memory score; I'm not sure as why it's so low. The other benchmark results do not indicate any lack of memory bandwidth, hopefully this is a one-off.

3DMark05 Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of gaming hardware.

3DMark05
Overall:	Points	Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667)	7700
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800)	7896
Biostar TForce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800)	7898
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800)	7908
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single)	7866
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI)	12306
Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	7943
Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI	12315
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single)	7859
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI)	12399
Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 (NF 590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single)	7946
Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 (NF 590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI)	12397
CPU:	Points	Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667)	6225
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800)	6621
Biostar TForce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800)	6557
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800)	6718
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single)	6513
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI)	6543
Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	6663
Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI	6517
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single)	6876
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI)	6665
Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 (NF 590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX Single)	7026
Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 (NF 590 SLI 200/800 7800GTX SLI)	6722

3DMark05 results indicate the Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 is performing on par with its nForce 590 SLI competition.

Contents of Article: Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5

Pg 1. Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 nForce 590 SLI Motherboard Review
Pg 2. RoHS and the nForce 590 SLI Chipset
Pg 3. Tri-Mode SLI a Reality?
Pg 4. Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-G5 Motherboard Highlights Gallery
Pg 5. Overclocking the Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5
Pg 6. Prelude to Benchmarks / Sysmark 2004
Pg 7. Benchmarks: Office Productivity, SiSoft Sandra, Super Pi
Pg 8. — Benchmarks: PCMark05, 3DMark05
Pg 9. Benchmarks: 3DMark06, FarCry
Pg 10. Benchmarks: Doom 3, Quake 4
Pg 11. Conclusions - A Solid Socket AM2 Board from Gigabyte?

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