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): |
Intel
Pentium III 733 OEM
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| RAM: |
1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM
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| Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital 153BA
Ultra ATA 66 7200 RPM
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| Bus Master Drivers: |
Intel Ultra ATA 6.00
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| Video Card(s): |
NVIDIA
GeForce 2 GTS 32MB DDR
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| Video Drivers: |
NVIDIA
Detonator 5.22
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| Operation System(s): |
Windows
98 SE
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| Motherboard Revision: |
ABIT
SH6 Revision 1.0
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Windows 98 Performance |
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Pentium
III 733 (i815E)
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Sysmark
2000
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Content
Creation
Winstone 2000 |
Quake
III Arena
640 x 480 x 16 |
| ABIT SH6 |
163
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32.0
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133.1
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| ABIT SA6R |
164
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31.9
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132.2
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| ABIT SE6 |
161
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31.8
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132.5
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| Iwill WOR-2 |
161
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31.8
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131.7
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| Transcend TS-ASL3 |
161
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31.8
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131.3
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| Chaintech CT-60JV2 |
162
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31.1
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131.2
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Final Words
Being the only Slot-1 i815 motherboard on the market, the ABIT SH6 provides an upgrade path for owners of Slot-1 processors. It brings along some impressive performance, just like its brothers, and at the same time even more brilliant stability. Compared to the old 440BX motherboards, the SH6 allows users to stay with their Slot-1 processors but enjoy AGP 4X,Ultra ATA 100, and official 133MHz FSB support. It also provides users with some extra features like a second set of USB controllers and AC'97 CODEC.
Obviously for users with Socket-370 processors, the SH6 will not be on their shopping list. But for users with Slot-1 processors, who think that their 440BX motherboards are getting old, but don't want to go after VIA chipsets or give up their CPUs, the SH6 is definitely a very impressive motherboard and basically your only option right now.
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