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.
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): | Intel Pentium II 400 OEM |
| RAM: | 1
x 64MB Mushkin PC100 SDRAM 1 x 64MB Memory-Man PC100 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive(s): | Western Digital Caviar AC28400 - UltraATA/33 |
| Bus Master Drivers: | Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers |
| Video Card(s): | Matrox Millennium G200 (8MB SGRAM - AGP) |
| Video Drivers: | MGA Millennium G200 Release 1677-411 |
| Operation System(s): | Windows 98 SE |
| Motherboard Revision: | ABIT BE6 Revision 1.0 |
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Windows 98 Performance |
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| Business Winstone 99 |
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| Intel Pentium II 400 (4x100) | 19.2 |
While the BE6 is a very interesting i440BX board and offers many features of the upcoming Camino (i820) chipset, it's necessary to remember that the end of the i440BX's long reign is nearing. If you were planning on buying an ABIT BH6, BX6R2, or other i440BX board for overclocking purposes, don't leave the BE6 out of your list of options. However, if you can wait just a bit longer, you'll be able to get a Camino board with official 133MHz FSB support, AGP 4x, Intel's Accelerated Hub Architecture (AHA), and more.
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AnandTech Motherboard Rating |
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| Business | |
| Performance | 85% |
| Price | 85% |
| Ease of Use | 94% |
| Overclocked Stability | 96% |
| General Stability | 78% |
| Quality | 80% |
| Documentation | 95% |
| Reliability | 78% |
| Overall Rating | 86% |
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology.
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