Prelude to Benchmarks - Test System Configuration
Over the following page we'll be running the dual socket 604 Intel
Xeon 3.06GHz processor based Tyan S2726UG5N server motherboard though
PCSTATS standard set of server benchmarks. The specific details of how the
Tyan S2726UG5N motherboard test system and client computers were configured
for benchmarking - including the hardware, software drivers, operating system
and benchmark versions - are indicated below.
Take a moment to look over PCSTATS test system configurations
before moving on to the individual benchmark results on the next several pages.
Please keep in mind that this is a server motherboard review,
and that's why there are only a couple of network related
benchmarks.
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| PCSTATS Test System Configurations |
|
primary test system |
client reference system #2 |
client reference system
#3 |
| processor: |
2x intel xeon 3.06 ghz |
intel pentium 4 3.0c |
amd athlonxp 2000+ |
| socket: |
socket 604 |
socket 478 |
socket a |
| clock
speed: |
23 x 133 mhz = 3.06 ghz |
15 x 200 mhz = 3 ghz |
12.5 x 133 mhz = 1.66 ghz |
| chipset: |
intel e7501 |
intel i875p |
nforce 590 sli |
| motherboards: |
tyan thunder i7501 xtreme e7501 |
gigabyte 8knxp i875p |
fic au11 |
| videocard: |
ati rage xl |
asus radeon 9800xt |
prolink geforce2 mx |
| memory: |
2x 1gb corsair registered ecc pc2100 |
2x 256mb corsair twinx3200ll |
2x 256mb geil ultra platinum 433 |
| memory
latency: |
3-2-2-5 |
3-2-2-5 |
4-4-4-12 |
| hard drive:
|
40gb western digital special ed. |
40gb western digital special ed. |
80gb maxtor diamondmax |
| cdrom: |
nec 52x cd-rom |
nec 52x cd-rom |
msi 52x24x52x cd-rw |
| powersupply: |
500w esp psu (eps12v) |
vantec stealth 520w psu |
enermax 430w psu |
| heatsink: |
stock xeon 2u heatsinks |
stock socket 478 heatsink |
Athlon64 FX-62 Reference Heatsink |
| Software
Setup: |
Windows Server 2003
Intel INF 5.02.1012 |
Microsoft WindowsXP SP2
Intel INF 5.02.1012
Catalyst
4.4 |
Microsoft WindowsXP SP2
Forceware 4.24
Forceware
52.16 |
| Benchmarks:
|
NetBench
WebBench | |
NetBench is a portable benchmark program that measures how well a
file server handles file I/O requests from 32-bit Windows clients, which pelt
the server with requests for network file operations. NetBench
reports throughput and client response time measurements. Version 7.0.2 of
NetBench answers user requests for greater disk coverage and more disk-testing
flexibility. To run NetBench, you need a file server, a PC running
Windows NT or Windows 2000 (called the controller) to start and
monitor the tests, and clients that are running either
Windows 95/98 or Windows NT/2000.
NetBench
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