Soyo SY-6VBA133 Apollo Pro 133 Slot-1 ATX
by Elliott Lee Hazen on November 13, 1999 10:36 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.
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): |
Intel
Pentium II 400 OEM
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| RAM: |
1
x 64MB Mushkin PC100 SDRAM
1 x 64MB Memory-Man PC100 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital Caviar AC28400
- UltraATA/33
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| Bus Master Drivers: |
Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers
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| Video Card(s): |
Matrox
Millennium G200 (8MB SGRAM - AGP)
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| Video Drivers: | |
| Operation System(s): |
Windows
98 SE
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| Motherboard Revision: |
Soyo
SY-6VBA
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Windows 98 Performance |
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Business
Winstone 99 |
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| Intel Pentium II 400 (100MHz x 4) |
18.4
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| Intel Pentium II 448 (112MHz x 4) |
19.2
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One of Soyo's goals seems to be to provide the extras that most motherboard manufactures take for granted. For example, Soyo added a fourth DIMM slot along with the overclocking features such as voltage settings and multiple FSB speeds. For people looking for an ABIT type gaming board but with the Apollo Pro 133 chipset, this board is one to grab. Notice that the stability is not as great as some other boards, but the Soyo SY-6VBA133 is definitely a good buy.
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AnandTech Motherboard Rating |
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Business
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| Performance |
85%
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| Price |
87%
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| Ease of Use |
94%
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| Overclocked Stability |
89%
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| General Stability |
87%
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| Quality |
87%
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| Documentation |
85%
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| Reliability |
85%
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| Overall Rating |
88%
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