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Epox 4PCA3+ i875P Motherboard Review
Epox 4PCA3+ i875P Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
For not only are Epox motherboards typically fast, they are also typically very good overclockers.
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External Mfg. Website: Epox Jul 21 2003   C. Sun  
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System Spec's and Benchmarks

pcstats test system specs:

computer hardware:

processor:

pentium 4 3.0c

clock speed:

15 x 200 mhz = 3.0 ghz

15 x 237 mhz = 3.56 ghz

motherboards:

aopen ax4c max
msi 875p neo-fis2r
msi 865pe neo2-fis2r
abit is7-g
epox 4pca3+

chipsets:

i875p
i865pe

videocard:

ati radeon 9700 pro

memory:

2x 256mb corsair xms3500 cas2

hard drive: 40gb western digital special ed.
cdrom: nec 52x cd-rom
floppy:

panasonic 1.44mb floppy drive

heatsink: avc sunflower
powersupply: vantec 470w stealth psu
software setup windowsxp build 2600
intel inf 5.00.1012
catalyst 3.2
workstation benchmarks

sysmark2002
business winstone 2002
content creation 2002
winbench 99
sisoft sandra 2003
pcmark2002
3dmark2001se
quake iii arena
ut2003

* - hyperthreading was enabled and running for all the tests.

BAPCO Sysmark 2002 Source:MadOnion / BAPco

SysMark2002 is more of an extension of SysMark2001 rather then a whole new benchmark. The applications used during testing have been updated and most importantly for AMD users, the new SysMark2002 uses the Windows Media Encoder 7.1 which supports the AthlonXP's SSE instructions.

BapCo SysMark 2002 Benchmark Results
Internet Content (FSB/Memory) Sysmarks Ranking
1. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i875P (200/400) N/A
2. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i875P (200/400) 434
3. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (200/400) 425
4. Pentium 4 3.0C/Abit i865PE (200/400) 425
5. Pentium 4 3.0C/Epox i875P (200/400) 442
6. Pentium 4 3.0C/Epox i875P (216/432) 474

Office Productivity (FSB/Memory)

1 Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i875P (200/400) N/A
2. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i875P (200/400) 225
3. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (200/400) 220
4. Pentium 4 3.0C/Abit i865PE (200/400) 221
4. Pentium 4 3.0C/Epox i875P (200/400) 244
6. Pentium 4 3.0C/Epox i875P (216/432) 261

Wow, it looks like the Epox 4PCA3+ is quite an awesome performer even at stock speeds! Overclocking does boost the SysMark scores nicely.

Winstone 2002 Source: Zdnet

Content Creation Winstone 2002 is a system-level, application-based benchmark that measures a PC's overall performance when running top, Windows-based, 32-bit, content creation applications on Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows XP.

Business Winstone 2002 is a system-level, application-based benchmark that measures a PC's overall performance when running today's top-selling Windows-based 32-bit applications on Windows 98, Windows 2000 (SP6 or later), Windows Me, or Windows XP. Business Winstone doesn't mimic what these packages do; it runs real applications through a series of scripted activities and uses the time a PC takes to complete those activities to produce its performance scores.

Winstone 2002 Benchmark Results
Content Creation (FSB/Memory) Score Ranking
1. Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i875P (200/400) 48.6
2. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i875P (200/400) 48.2
3. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (200/400) 47.6
4. Pentium 4 3.0C/Abit i865PE (200/400) 47.4
5. Pentium 4 3.0C/Epox i875P (200/400) 48.3
6. Pentium 4 3.0C/Epox i875P (216/432) 50.7

Business Winstone (FSB/Memory)

1 Pentium 4 3.0C/AOpen i875P (200/400) 34.7
2. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i875P (200/400) 34.3
3. Pentium 4 3.0C/MSI i865PE (200/400) 33.5
4. Pentium 4 3.0C/Abit i865PE (200/400) 33.3
5. Pentium 4 3.0C/Epox i875P (200/400) 34.6
6. Pentium 4 3.0C/Epox i875P (216/432) 35.3

Things in the Winstone 2002 based benchmarks are much closer.

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Contents of Article: Epox 4PCA3+
 Pg 1.  Epox 4PCA3+ i875P Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Epox throws in the kitchen sink
 Pg 3.  Overclocking and the BIOS
 Pg 4.  — System Spec's and Benchmarks
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: Winbench 99, SiSoft Sandra 2003
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: PCMark2002, 3DMark2001SE
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: Quake III Arena, UT2003
 Pg 8.  Pretty fast motherboard!

 
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