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.

AnandTech Motherboard Testing Methodology

Test Configuration

Processor(s): Intel Celeron 433
RAM: 1 x 64MB Mushkin PC100 SDRAM
1 x 64MB Memory-Man PC100 SDRAM
Hard Drive(s): Western Digital Caviar AC35100 - UltraATA
Video Card(s): On-Board ATI Rage Pro Turbo
Bus Master Drivers: Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers
Operation System(s): Windows 98
Motherboard Revision: Shuttle MB11 Revision 1.3

 

Windows 98 Performance

  Winstone Quake 2
Business 99 Quake 2 demo1.dm2 crusher.dm2
Intel Celeron 433 16.0 12.5 9.0

The Final Decision

AnandTech has been giving out final decisions for close to two years now, and during that time a number of manufacturers that normally have incredible products have received a thumbs down.  It's not a recommendation that is intended to ruin a company, rather it's a call to action.  Shuttle has between now and September to get their act together, and Intel is providing three new chipsets for them to try their hands at.  Let's hope, for Shuttle's sake, that they can put the 810 and the upcoming 820 to good use.


How it Rates

AnandTech Motherboard Rating

  Business
Performance 68%
Price 92%
Ease of Use 77%
Overclocked Stability 78%
General Stability 80%
Quality 75%
Documentation 85%
Reliability 78%
Overall Rating 79%

Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology.

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