Gigabyte GA-7IX Slot-A AMD 750 ATX
by Mike Andrawes on January 22, 2000 1:13 AM 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.
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology.
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): | AMD
Athlon 700 OEM AMD Athlon 800 OEM |
| RAM: | 1 x 128MB Samsung PC133 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive(s): | IBM Deskstar 22GXP - UltraATA/66 |
| Bus Master Drivers: | AMD IDE 1.22RC |
| Video Card(s): | Diamond Viper V770 TNT2 Ultra 32MB AGP |
| Video Drivers: | NVIDIA Detonator 3.53 |
| Operation System(s): | Windows 98 SE |
| Motherboard Revision: | Gigabyte GA-7IX Revision 1.0 |
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Windows 98 Performance |
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| Sysmark 2000 | Content
Creation Winstone 2000 |
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| AMD Athlon 700 (7 x 100) | 146 | 29.3 |
| AMD Athlon 800 (8 x 100) | 157 | 32.0 |
Unlike other Gigabyte boards that AnandTech has tested, the GA-7IX features very little to distinguish it from the other solutions out there. However, this is fairly characteristic of the first wave of Athlon motherboards that are mostly based on AMD's reference design. Overall, the GA-7IX is a fairly solid board that features a basic BIOS implementation and no special overclocking options.
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AnandTech Motherboard Rating |
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| Business | |
| Performance | 85% |
| Price | 85% |
| Ease of Use | 94% |
| Overclocked Stability | 94% |
| General Stability | 88% |
| Quality | 83% |
| Documentation | 95% |
| Reliability | 83% |
| Overall Rating | 88% |
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology.
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