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Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H G965 Express Motherboard Review
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H G965 Express Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
The 965 Express series chipsets gives Intel something that it has been lacking for a couple of years; a versatile chipset that offers excellent performance for a low price.
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External Mfg. Website: Foxconn Jan 29 2007   C. Sun  
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Motherboard Benchmarks: SuperPi, PCMark05

Super Pi Mod 1.5 Source: SuperPI

SuperPI calculates the number PI to 1 Million digits in this raw number crunching benchmark. The program allows the user to change the number of digits of PI that can be calculated from 16 thousand to 32 million. Our benchmark is set to 1 Million digits and 19 iterations.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportSuperPi Mod 1.5
1 Million Digits: Seconds Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 34
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 34
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 33
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 33
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 41
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 39
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 41
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 39
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 39
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 20
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 20
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 20
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 20
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 20
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 20
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 21
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 20
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 21
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 21

The Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H motherboard completes Super Pi's 1 million digit test in 21 seconds which is pretty quick.

Futuremark PCMark05 1.1.0 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.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFutureMark PCMark05 1.1.0:
Overall Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 6629
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 6454
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6647
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6127
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 6112
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 5662
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 6094
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 6171
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 5955
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6917
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6897
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7035
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7003
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7045
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7046
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6890
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 7022
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 6901
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 4593
CPU Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 5317
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 5342
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 5832
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 5336
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 5284
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 5253
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 5294
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 5287
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 5379
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6140
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6131
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6144
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6141
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6146
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6221
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6130
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 6128
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 6112
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 6154
Memory Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 4964
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 5074
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 5113
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 5035
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) 4155
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840) 4151
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840) 4088
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840) 4148
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) 4151
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5366
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5387
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5323
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5256
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5426
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5336
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5143
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) 5314
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 5126
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) 5125

I'm not sure why the overall score from PCMark 05 is so low, especially as the other scores are in line with what we would expect. Memory results are a tad low, but nothing out of the ordinary. Perhaps it is the onboard GMA3000 which is more of a software videocard than the GMA950 was.

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Contents of Article: Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H
 Pg 1.  Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H G965 Express Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Intel G965 Express Chipset Overview
 Pg 3.  Foxconn Motherboard Highlights
 Pg 4.  High Definition Content Playback: System Load Test
 Pg 5.  Motherboard Benchmarks: SYSMark2004
 Pg 6.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC WorldBench 5.0
 Pg 7.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Office Productivity, SiSoft Sandra
 Pg 8.  — Motherboard Benchmarks: SuperPi, PCMark05
 Pg 9.  Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06
 Pg 10.  Motherboard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3, Quake 4
 Pg 11.  GMA X3000 Good for Office Use

 
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