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Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 Motherboard Review - PCSTATS

The new Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 motherboard is based on the VIA K8T800 Pro chipset, and with a sticker price of $135CDN is quite a steal next to the competition.
88% Rating:

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Filed under: Motherboards		Published:	Author:
External Mfg. Website: Soltek		Nov 28 2004	C. Sun

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System Specs and Benchmarks

PCStats Test System Specs:

processor:
amd athlon64 4000+

clock speed:
12 x 200 mhz = 2.4 ghz

motherboards:
msi k8t neo2 fir (k8t800 pro)*
msi k8n neo2 platinum (nf3 ultra)*
epox 9nda3+ (nf3 ultra)*
gigabyte ga-k8nxp-9 (nf4 ultra)**
asrock k8 combo-z/asr (ali m1689)*
soltek sl-k8tpro-939 (k8t800 pro)*

videocard:
asus x800xt/vtd*
msi rx800xt-vtd256**

memory:
2x 512mb mushkin pc3200 special ed.

hard drive: 40gb western digital special ed

cdrom: nec 52x cd-rom

powersupply: vantec 400b ion

software setup
windowsxp build 2600
via 4in1 4.53v
forceware 4.34
forceware 6.10 beta
catalyst 4.9

workstation benchmarks
sysmark 2004
business winstone 2004
content creation 2004
super pi
sisoft sandra 2004
pcmark04
3dmark2001se
3dmark05
aquamark3
comanche 4
x2: the threat
ut2003
ut2004
doom 3

*using the asus x800xt/tvd which is based on the radeon x800xt pe gpu. **using the pci express-based msi rx800xt-vtd256 which uses the radeon x800xt gpu (slightly slower than the asus card).

SYSmark 2004 Source: Bapco

SYSmark 2004 is BAPCo's latest revision of the mainstream office productivity and Internet content creation benchmark used to characterize the performance of the business client. It is based on a foundation of extensive research into emerging usage models and computing trends and incorporates the latest benchmarking methodologies to evaluate platform technologies. SYSmark 2004 contains scientifically designed workloads that represent the range of activities that an office productivity or Internet content creation work may encounter. In addition to extensive validation across multiple platforms, users can be sure of a consistent and reliable performance comparison.

SysMark 2004

Internet Overall: Points Ranking

MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 222

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 225

Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 224

Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400) 230

ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) 202

Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 228

3D Creation: Points Ranking

MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 220

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 219

Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 211

Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400) 215

ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) 202

Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 219

2D Creation: Points Ranking

MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 244

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 268

Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 269

Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400) 276

ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) 246

Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 273

Web Publication Points Ranking

MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 205

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 195

Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 197

Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400) 205

ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) 167

Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 198

Office Overall: Points Ranking

MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 212

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 201

Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 204

Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400) 208

ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) 201

Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 211

Communication: Points Ranking

MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 218

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 206

Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 208

Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400) 217

ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) 210

Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 218

Document Creation: Points Ranking

MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 226

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 217

Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 216

Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400) 221

ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) 217

Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 223

Data Analysis: Points Ranking

MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 194

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 182

Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) 183

Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400) 189

ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) 177

Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) 193

Things certainly start off well for the Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 motherboard! It's able to beat out the extremely quick Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 nForce4 motherboard which is impressive. Overall, it was one of the fastest boards in this test.

Contents of Article: Soltek SL-K8TPro-939

Pg 1. Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 Motherboard Review
Pg 2. Board details and Printer issues
Pg 3. BIOS Shots
Pg 4. — System Specs and Benchmarks
Pg 5. Benchmarks: Winstone 2004, Winbench 99
Pg 6. Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra 2004, Super Pi
Pg 7. Benchmarks: PCMark04, 3DMark2001
Pg 8. Benchmarks: 3DMark05, AquaMark03
Pg 9. Benchmarks: Comanche 4, X2: The Threat, UT2003
Pg 10. Benchmarks: UT2004, Doom 3
Pg 11. Maximum Motherboard Overclock and Conclusion

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