System setup and notes
| Motherboard | EQS RS690IKM-AB6S | Foxconn G33M-S |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 (2.1GHz, 512KiB L2 cache per core, 200MHz HTT, Socket AM2) | Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 (1.8GHz, 1MiB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB, LGA775) |
| BIOS revision | 2K061220A (12/20/2006) | 722N1S01 (08/17/2007) |
| Memory | 1GBytes (1 x 1GByte) Kingston ValueRAM KVR667D2N5/1G | |
| Memory timings and speed | 5-5-5-15 1T @ DDR2-600 | 5-5-5-15 @ DDR2-667.2 |
| Graphics card(s) | ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 256MB HyperMemory | Intel GMA 3100 8MB Fixed 256MB DVMT |
| Disk drive(s) | Seagate 160GB SATAII (ST3160812AS) | |
| Mainboard software | Catalyst 7.7 Southbridge driver package | Intel INF 8.300.1013 |
| Graphics driver | Catalyst 7.7 | PV 14.29 |
| Operating system | Windows XP Professional 32-bit with SP2 | |
Tests
| Benchmarks |
ScienceMark 2.0 Memory Bandwidth
HDTach 3.0.1.0 - SATA average read speed
Far Cry v1.33 - 640x480 |
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We are using the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 as part of our testing suite for the first time, and this means we can't compare the results directly to our previous 690G testing.
Instead we tested the Foxconn G33M-S with Intel's comparable processor, the Pentium Dual Core E2160.
Testing notes
Due to the particular multiplier of the AM2 CPU and its limited memory ratios, the DDR2-667 memory was limited to running at the speed of DDR2-600.
The testing BIOS did not correctly identify the Athlon X2 BE-2350 processor. However, a beta BIOS (2K070711 dated: 07/11/2007) was released very late during testing and that fixed the CPU-identification problem and the minor instability we'd seen when using Cool 'n' Quiet.