The Test

In recent times, choosing a motherboard cannot be completely determined by a Winstone score. Now, many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other falls. Therefore you shouldn't base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.

AnandTech Motherboard Testing Methodology

Test Configuration

Processor(s): 2 - Intel Pentium II 400 - OEM
RAM: 1 - 64MB Mushkin PC100 SDRAM DIMM
1 - 64MB Memory Man PC100 SDRAM DIMM
Hard Drive(s): 9GB IBM Ultrastar Ultra Wide SCSI-3 HDD
Video Card(s): Matrox Millennium G200 (8MB SGRAM - AGP)
Operation System(s): Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
Motherboard Revision: Gigabyte GA-6BXDS Revision 1.6

 

Windows NT Performance

Winstone 99 Multiprocessor Performance
Business High End
Intel Pentium II 400 x 2 28.2 25.3 2.93

 

The Final Decision

Gigabyte has produced a very solid dual processing solution with the GA-6BXDS. Quality, documentation, and performance are all above average, while stability is excellent. Not to mention the fact that all the little details are taken care of quite well. All of this at a reasonable price (around $400), makes the Gigabyte GA-6BXDS a good choice for a workstation or server.

How it Rates


AnandTech Motherboard Rating

  Business
Performance 87%
Price 87%
Ease of Use 87%
Overclocked Stability N/A
General Stability 91%
Quality 87%
Documentation 87%
Reliability 85%
Overall Rating 87%

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