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Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 Express Motherboard Review
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 Express Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Mainstream users really can't hope for much more, but if you're looking to build a low cost entry level computer I'll bet you want something a little cheaper than P35 can afford. Well just your luck, Intel has released a stripped down iteration of the P35 called the P31 Express chipset.
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External Mfg. Website: Gigabyte Nov 02 2007   C. Sun  
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Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06

Futuremark 3DMark05 1.2.0 Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of gaming hardware.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFutureMark 3DMark05 1.2.0
Overall: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 7896
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 7908
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 7866
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 7859
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8086
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 13142
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8104
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 13092
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 8015
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 8036
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8021
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8046
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8034
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8027
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 8037
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 8026
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 8049
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) 8246
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 16118
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750) 8610
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) 8100
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 15971
CPU: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 6621
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 6718
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6513
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 6876
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 9437
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 9385
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 8618
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 8589
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 9525
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 9621
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9499
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9844
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9726
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9712
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 9655
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 10205
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 9984
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) 11033
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 10567
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750) 10988
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) 10831
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 10741

Intel X38 Express motherboards will retail for three times what the Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L goes for, yet the two platforms are neck and neck in 3DMark05! That's a pretty awesome value don't you think?

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2 Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFuturemark 3DMark06 1.0.2
Overall: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 4442
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 4450
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 4437
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 4446
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 4494
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 7525
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 4490
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 7522
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 4496
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 4487
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 4494
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 4488
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 4462
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 4465
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 4457
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 4479
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 4485
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) 4610
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9635
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750) 4799
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) 4539
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9512
CPU: Points Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 1960
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 1971
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 1936
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 1959
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 2096
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 2073
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 2101
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 2080
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 2099
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 2096
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 2130
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 2094
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 2110
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 2112
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 2099
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 2224
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 2212
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) 2418
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2409
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750) 2402
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) 2303
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2411

In 3DMark06 we see similar results, the Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L motherboard is kicking major butt!

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Contents of Article: Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L
 Pg 1.  Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 Express Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Motherboard highlights
 Pg 3.  Intel P31 Express Chipset
 Pg 4.  Overclocking the the budget platform
 Pg 5.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2004
 Pg 6.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2004 Continued
 Pg 7.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC Worldbench (Graphics)
 Pg 8.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC Worldbench (Office)
 Pg 9.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC Worldbench (Data Crunching)
 Pg 10.  Motherboard Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra, Super Pi
 Pg 11.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark05
 Pg 12.  — Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06
 Pg 13.  Motherboard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3., Quake 4
 Pg 14.  PCSTATS Maximum Motherboard Overclocking Chart & Conclusions

 
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