Gigabyte GA-6BX7 i440BX ATX Socket-370
by Mike Andrawes on June 1, 1999 1:49 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
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
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): | Intel Celeron 366 OEM |
| RAM: | 1 - 64MB Memory Man SEC PC100 SDRAM DIMM |
| Hard Drive(s): | Western Digital Caviar AC28400 - UltraATA |
| Video Card(s): | Matrox Millennium G200 (8MB SGRAM - AGP) |
| Bus Master Drivers: | Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers |
| Video Drivers: | Matrox Millennium G200 Release 1677-411 |
| Operation System(s): | Windows 98 |
| Motherboard Revision: | Gigabyte GA-6BX7 Revision 1.4 |
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Windows 98 Performance |
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| Winstone | Quake 2 | |||
| Business 99 | demo1.dm2 | |||
| Intel Celeron 366 (5.5 x 66MHz) | 19.1 | 16.1 | ||
| Intel Celeron 458 (5.5 x 83MHz) | 20.5 | 18.0 | ||
The Final Decision
On the surface, there's nothing that makes this Gigabyte entry stand out from the crowd - no onboard sound or video, no exotic tweaking options or bus speeds. However, performance and stability that were both well above average are what really differentiate the GA-6BX7 from the seemingly endless supply of plain-jane Socket-370 boards. For those of you that rely on your computer every day for real work, the Gigabyte GA-6BX7 is hard to pass up in the Socket-370 market. If Gigabyte keeps this up, they might not be such a secret any more ;)
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AnandTech Motherboard Rating |
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| Business | |
| Performance | 90% |
| Price | 85% |
| Ease of Use | 85% |
| Overclocked Stability | 92% |
| General Stability | 92% |
| Quality | 87% |
| Documentation | 85% |
| Reliability | 85% |
| Overall Rating | 88% |
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology
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