Elitegroup P6BXT-A+ BX Slot-1 & Socket-370
by Anand Lal Shimpi on March 23, 1999 10:05 PM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
How I Tested
Each benchmark was run a minimum of 2 times and a maximum of 5 times, if the motherboard failed to complete a single test within the 5 allocated test runs the OS/Software was re-installed on a freshly formatted Hard Drive and the BIOS settings were adjusted to prevent the test from failing again. All such encounters were noted at the exact time of their occurrence.
Business Winstone 98 & 3D Winbench 98 was run at each individually tested clock speed, if reliable scores were achieved with the first two test runs of the suite an average of the two was taken and recorded as the final score at that clock speed. If the test system displayed erratic behavior while the tests were running or the results were incredibly low/high the tests were re-run up to 5 times and an average of all the test runs was taken and recorded at the final score at that clock speed
All video tests were conducted using an AGP video accelerator
No foreign drivers were present in the test system other than those required for the system to function to the best of its ability
All foreign installation files were moved to a separate partition during the test as to prevent them from effecting the test results
All tests were conducted at 1024 x 768 x 16-bit color
Quake 2 tests were conducted at 800 x 600 x 16-bit color in Software Rendering Mode
Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): | Intel Pentium III 500 (SECC2) Intel Celeron 300A (PPGA) |
| RAM: | 1 - 64MB Memory Man PC100 SDRAM DIMM |
| Hard Drive(s): | Western Digital Caviar AC35100 - UltraATA |
| Video Card(s): | Matrox Millennium G200 (8MB SGRAM - AGP) |
| Bus Master Drivers: | Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers |
| Video Drivers: | MGA Millennium G200 Release 1677-411 |
| Operation System(s): | Windows 98 |
| Motherboard Revision: | P6BXT-A+ Revision 1.1 |
Windows 98 Performance |
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| Winstone | Quake 2 | ||
| Business 99 | Quake 2 demo1.dm2 | crusher.dm2 | |
| Intel Celeron 300 (66MHz x 4.5) | 17.3 | 12.9 | 9.1 |
| Intel Pentium III 500 (100MHz x 5.0) | 23.1 | 21.0 | 14.6 |
| Intel Pentium III 560 (112MHz x 5.0) | 24.6 | 23.4 | 16.3 |
Although the Elitegroup P6BXT A+ fails to walk away with a recommendation, the innovation that went into the design of the motherboard is something that is commendable, and hopefully something we will all begin seeing in other motherboard designs by other manufacturers. The ability to upgrade from a Socket-370 to a Slot-1 processor without switching motherboards is one that can tailor to a specific portion of the market, however in order for those needs to be met, the motherboards themselves have to be in mass production and of a greater quality than the P6BXT A+.
AnandTech Motherboard Rating |
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| Business | |
| Performance | 84% |
| Price | 83% |
| Ease of Use | 90% |
| Overclocked Stability | 78% |
| General Stability | 76% |
| Quality | 78% |
| Documentation | 73% |
| Reliability | 75% |
| Overall Rating | 80% |
Click Here to Learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology
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