Soyo SY-6BA+III Slot-1 i440BX ATX
by Mike Andrawes on July 13, 1999 11:35 PM 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 Pentium II 400 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 SE |
| Motherboard Revision: | Soyo SY-6BA+III Revision 1.0 |
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Windows 98 Performance |
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| Business Winstone 99 | Quake 2 demo1.dm2 | |||
| Intel Pentium II 400 (4 x 100MHz) | 19.4 |
18.3 |
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| Intel Pentium II 454 (4 x 113MHz) | 21.4 |
20.7 |
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The Final Decision
At around $105 (just $10 more than the older SY-6BA+), the Soyo SY-6BA+III goes head to head with the ABIT BH6 on all fronts. It matches it in voltage tweaking, stability, quality, and performance, and beats it out in FSB options and with one extra DIMM slot. The FSB flexibility in combination with voltage tweaking, allows the SY-6BA+III to surpass the ABIT BH6/BX6 Revision 2 as one of the best boards for hardcore overclockers.
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AnandTech Motherboard Rating |
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| Business | |
| Performance | 85% |
| Price | 87% |
| Ease of Use | 94% |
| Overclocked Stability | 91% |
| General Stability | 87% |
| Quality | 85% |
| Documentation | 85% |
| Reliability | 85% |
| Overall Rating | 88% |
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology
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