Friday, September 29, 2000

The performance tests results

Winstone99 - Winbench99

Bapco Sysmark2000

Video sub-system tests

As in most cases, our ability to Overclock the system was ultimately limited by the memory installed. Thus, 103MHz was the best we could achieve. Note, however, that the results we obtained were actually quite good, and certainly more than satisfying. Of course, by changing the memory CAS latency from 2 to 3 we could have used a higher Overclocking frequency but this would have mean no significant gains because at a slower CAS latency the Overclocking gains would have become practically insignificant.

Disk sub-system tests

The evaluation table below shows both the strong and weak points of the tested motherboard. No need to remind you that performance is not the sole purchasing criteria in a motherboard. Most of today's motherboards exhibit performance very close to each other, so we need additional information in order to help us distinguish the real advantages of a motherboard compared to its competitors. This is exactly where this evaluation table comes in handy.

Conclusions

Special mentions

During its brief stay at our labs, the AK74-SC nevertheless managed to make quite an impression. To put it simply: it's fast, and incredibly stable. Of course, we would have liked to have seen a couple of other features - most notably an ability to adjust the CPUs Vcore voltage, and possible a Dual BIOS system - but those bits functionality never seemed to make it onto the DFI AK74-SC. Even if this is board will not really appeal to Overclocking enthusiasts, there is simply no questioning its overall quality. In short, the AK74-SC is one product we wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

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