Shuttle XPC SB65G2: Big Performance in This Small Package
by Wesley Fink on September 9, 2003 11:32 PM EST- Posted in
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Content Creation and General Usage Performance
The Shuttle SB65G2 looks on paper like a regular Intel Springdale system with no compromises due to its small size. In test results, it behaves the same way. Our benchmarks here are comparing the SB65G2 to the fastest 865 and 875 motherboards that we have tested. Despite that and the fact that all the other systems use PAT, the Shuttle is completely competitive with the best 865/875 motherboards we have tested.
There were a few surprises in our benchmarks, like the SB65G2 setting the new high score for Multimedia Content Creation Winstone 2003, and the excellent performance in the newer Gun Metal 2 and X2 benchmarks. Overall, the Benchmark performance of the Shuttle XPC SB65G2 varied from the same in the best cases to 6% less in the worst cases.
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Anonymous User - Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - link
Is there any information about the version of the motherboard used in this review?My SB61 motherboard actually reads:
- SB61/SB65
- Version 2.1
...so I`m curious.
Take it easy,
James
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - link
Shuttle has just updated the SB65G2 and now includes the ICH5R Southbridge with SATA RAID and a slightly larger 220W Power Supply. Since this is an early sample for review, it is likely the SB65G2s you will find for sale will include these updated components.Anonymous User - Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - link
Shuttles sff boxes are sooooooo tempting to me. The lac of PAT is generally not THAT big of an issue as pretty much all modern games these days are video card limited and older games while maybe more cpu sensitive are typically running blindingly fast anyway.Alas the shuttle box I want would have a topline cpu, a topline radeon (9800Pro or higher), a gig of ram, an audigy2, a cd burner and (here's the killer) a pair of raided 10K sata drives. I am just waaaaaay to uneasy about throwing all that into a little sff box with a teeny 200w power supply. :(