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.

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Test Configuration

Processor(s): Intel Pentium II 400 OEM
RAM: 1 x 64MB Mushkin PC100 SDRAM
1 x 64MB Memory-Man PC100 SDRAM
Hard Drive(s): Western Digital Caviar AC28400 - UltraATA/33
Bus Master Drivers: Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers
Video Card(s): Matrox Millennium G200 (8MB SGRAM - AGP)
Video Drivers: MGA Millennium G200 Release 1677-411
Operation System(s): Windows 98 SE
Motherboard Revision: Freetech P6F91i Revision 3

 

Windows 98 Performance

  Business
Winstone 99
Intel Pentium II 400 (100MHz x 4) 18.5
Intel Pentium II 448 (112MHz x 4) 19.4

The Final Decision

The Freetech P6F91i was a very stable board with a good layout. The BIOS is pretty simple and it would benefit from added features such as the ability to change voltage. Also, some people might not like the fact that the two columns have been switched from the standard Award BIOS. Although the Freetech boards may be hard to find, the P6F91i is a solid BX board even though it doesn't include many bells or whistles. If you are looking for a stable, well priced, standard fare board, the Freetech P6F91i is one board we recommend.


How it Rates

AnandTech Motherboard Rating

  Business
Performance 80%
Price 87%
Ease of Use 90%
Overclocked Stability 88%
General Stability 90%
Quality 87%
Documentation 83%
Reliability 88%
Overall Rating 88%

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