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Epox EP-MF570 SLI nForce 570 SLI Motherboard Review - PCSTATS

The Epox MF570 SLI has two PCI Express x16 slots for dual graphics cards, and will support SLI, but with each videocard receiving 8 PCI Express lanes each instead of 16.
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External Mfg. Website: Epox		Sep 29 2006	Max Page

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Test System Specs and Sysmark 2004 Results

Prelude to Benchmarks

The details of how the Epox EP-MF570 SLI motherboard test system was configured for benchmarking; the specific hardware, software drivers, operating system and benchmark versions is indicated below. In the second column are the general specs for the reference platforms this nVidia nForce 570 SLI based motherboard is to be compared against. Please take a moment to look over PCSTATS test system configurations before moving on to the individual benchmark results on the next page.

PCSTATS Test System Configurations

test system reference system #1 reference system #2

processor: amd Athlon64 X2 5000+ Intel Pentium D 940

Clock Speed: 14 x 200 MHz = 2.8 GHz
16 x 200 MHz = 3.2 GHz

Socket: Socket AM2 Socket 775

Motherboard: Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570 SLI)
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (VIA K8T890)
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF 6150)
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI)
Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI)
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI)
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI)
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X)
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965)

Videocard: MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E

Memory: Corsair Twin2X2048-8500

Hard Drive: 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD740

CDROM: AOpen Combo 52x

PowerSupply: PC Power & Cooling TurboCool 510 SLI

Heatsink: AMD Athlon64 FX-62 Reference
Thermaltake Jungle 512

Software Setup:
Microsoft WindowsXP SP2
VIA 4in1 5.09a
nVIDIA Forceware 91.27

Microsoft WindowsXP SP2
nVIDIA Forceware 9.35
nVIDIA Forceware 91.27

Microsoft WindowsXP SP2
Intel INF 7.22
nVIDIA Forceware 91.27

Benchmarks:
SYSMark 2004
Business Winstone 2004
Content Creation 2004
Super Pi
SiSoft Sandra 2005
PCMark05
3DMark05
3DMark06
FarCry
Doom 3
Quake 4

SYSmark2004 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.

SYSmark2004

Internet Overall: Points Ranking

MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 283

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 287

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800) 290

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 363

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 359

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 363

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 358

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 359

Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 355

3D Creation: Points Ranking

MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 246

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 257

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800) 255

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 315

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 314

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 319

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 313

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 316

Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 303

2D Creation: Points Ranking

MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 339

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 348

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800) 340

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 425

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 434

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 439

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 432

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 433

Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 432

Web Publication Points Ranking

MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 273

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 265

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800) 273

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 336

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 339

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 341

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 339

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 338

Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 335

Office Overall: Points Ranking

MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 212

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 207

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800) 218

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 255

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 238

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 235

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 236

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 235

Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 235

Communication: Points Ranking

MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 216

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 189

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800) 223

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 258

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 247

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 247

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 247

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 244

Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 243

Document Creation: Points Ranking

MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 219

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 223

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800) 217

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 282

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 258

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 258

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 257

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 257

Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 260

Data Analysis: Points Ranking

MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) 201

Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 209

Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800) 205

ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 215

Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800) 214

MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 204

Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 207

Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800) 206

Epox MF570 SLI (NF 570 SLI 200/800) 205

The Epox EP-MF570 SLI motherboard performs at the same speed as the previously tested socket AM2 nVIDIA platforms.

Contents of Article: Epox EP-MF570 SLI

Pg 1. Epox EP-MF570 SLI nForce 570 SLI Motherboard Review
Pg 2. Dual PCI Express Videocard - SLI on the nForce 570 SLI
Pg 3. Epox EP-MF570 SLI Motherboard Highlights Gallery
Pg 4. How does the nForce 570 SLI handle overclocking?
Pg 5. — Test System Specs and Sysmark 2004 Results
Pg 6. Benchmarks: Office Productivity, SiSoft Sandra, Super Pi
Pg 7. Benchmarks: PCMark05, 3DMark05
Pg 8. Benchmarks: 3DMark06, FarCry
Pg 9. Benchmarks: Doom 3, Quake 4
Pg 10. Battle of the nForce 570 & 590 SLI

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