Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): | Intel Celeron 366 |
| 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: | ABIT BM6 Revision 1.02 |
Windows 98 Performance |
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| Winstone | Quake 2 | |||
| Business 98 | Business 99 | Quake 2 demo1.dm2 | crusher.dm2 | |
| Intel Celeron 366 (66MHz x 5.5) | 26.0 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 11.0 |
In a close call between the Microstar MS-6153 and the ABIT BM6, the award goes to Microstar for the best bundle, however the gold goes to ABIT for the easiest and most user friendly setup, including the best User's Manual. First time system builders will simply fall in love with ABIT's SoftMenu II and coupled with the excellent documentation, about the only danger the BM6 poses is bending one of the pins on the Celeron before you plug it into the motherboard.
On the other hand, there doesn't seem to be too great of a reason to opt for a Socket-370 system as of now...so it looks like ABIT may have concentrated their efforts on the wrong market, for now at least...
AnandTech Motherboard Rating |
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| Business | |
| Performance | 83% |
| Price | 84% |
| Ease of Use | 94% |
| Overclocked Stability | 88% |
| General Stability | 88% |
| Quality | 88% |
| Documentation | 95% |
| Reliability | 85% |
| Overall Rating | 88% |
The
New Rating System
Each motherboard is rated in 8 areas, Performance, Price, Ease of Use, Overclocked
Stability, Stability, Quality, Documentation, and Reliability.
Do not compare newer scores to older ones, the newer scores are much more aggressive
Performance - How well the motherboard compares to others in its class
Price - How competitive the price of the motherboard is when compared to others in its class
Ease of Use - How easy it is to setup the motherboard, jumper settings, jumperless configuration etc...
Overclocked Stability - How stable the motherboard is at overclocked CPU/Bus speeds
Stability - How stable the motherboard is at normal CPU/Bus speeds
Quality - How much effort went into producing the motherboard
Documentation - How helpful is the manual and bundled support manuals
Reliability - How long will this motherboard last, will it fail? Deals with quantity/size of capacitors, known bugs, etc...
Overall Rating - an average of the eight above areas
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