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Biostar TA890FXE AMD 890FX Motherboard Review
Biostar TA890FXE AMD 890FX Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Meet the Biostar TA890FXE motherboard, an AMD 890FX platform that eschews tons of frilly extra's for a core feature set and competitive sticker price.
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External Mfg. Website: Biostar Jul 14 2010   J. Apong  
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Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark06, 3DMark Vantage

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 reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

PCSTATS Benchmark
 ReportFuturemark 3DMark06 1.1.0
Overall: Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 15134
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 15127
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 14880
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 14877
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 15089
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 14929
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 14916
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 14990
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 14942
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 14891
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 15811
Biostar TA890FXE (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 15630
MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 15855
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 15785
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 15008
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 15085
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 15082
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 14995
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 14998
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 14983
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 14964
CPU: Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4658
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4594
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4135
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4155
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 4289
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 4240
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 4162
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 4183
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 4169
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 4150
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5783
Biostar TA890FXE (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5736
MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5784
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5761
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 4521
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 4558
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 4455
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 4374
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 4386
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 4327
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 4317

With the overall scores in 3DMark06 flat-lining, the interesting information here is in the CPU test. Scores between the 890FX-based motherboards are all close, but the Biostar TA890FXE does trail the pack a little here.

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1 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 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1
Performance Overall: (P) Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 7782
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 7744
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 7523
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 7499
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 6552
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 7516
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 7522
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 7576
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 7545
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 7537
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7802
Biostar TA890FXE (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7824
MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7881
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7827
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 7380
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 7459
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 7363
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 7308
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 7299
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 7318
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 7280
CPU score: Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 16399
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 16579
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 12287
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 12153
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 12707
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 12360
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 12363
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 12334
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 12475
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 12458
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 16439
Biostar TA890FXE (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 16298
MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 16255
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 16292
Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 11045
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 11109
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 11011
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 10994
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 10982
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 11129
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 10881

The scores here are so close as to make no real difference in real-world performance, if you're looking to pick up an AMD 890FX based motherboard they'll all have the same default performance, with the real differences making themselves known in overall feature set and overclocking abilities.

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Contents of Article: Biostar TA890FXE
 Pg 1.  Biostar TA890FXE AMD 890FX Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  AMD 890FX Core Logic
 Pg 3.  Motherboard Highlights Photo Gallery
 Pg 4.  Overclocking and BIOS Features
 Pg 5.  Power Draw and Test System Specs
 Pg 6.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2007
 Pg 7.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra 2009 Processor
 Pg 8.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra 2009 Memory
 Pg 9.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage
 Pg 10.  — Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark06, 3DMark Vantage
 Pg 11.  Motherboard Benchmarks: FEAR

 
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