Testing:

For testing purposes, the ECS G33T-M2 (V1.0) Intel G33 mATX Motherboard was installed in a system with the following additional components:

» Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 processor
» Cooler Master Mars CPU cooler
» 2GB (2x1024MB) OCZ DDR2 8500 SLI memory
» eVGA 7900GTO PCI Express graphics card
» OCZ 1000W power supply
» 80GB Seagate SATA 3Gbps hard drive
» 250GB Seagate SATA 3Gbps hard drive
» 80GB Hitachi SATA 3Gbps hard drive
» Pioneer SATA DVD/CDRW
» 6-in-1 Media Card reader
» Fans: 3x120mm


Testing consisted of running through a handful of benchmarks (with a reboot between each benchmark), plus a bit of real world testing for good measure. The system as described above was run through the tests listed below in four different configurations:

Tests Executed:

» Everest 4.0 Ultimate Edition
» HD Tach 3.0.4.0
» Sisoft Sandra XI
» PCMark05
» 3DMark06
» Real World:
   » STALKER
   » F.E.A.R.
   » Vista Windows Experience Index

Test Configurations:

» G33T-M2 at default speeds using a 7900GTO PCI Express graphics card
» G33T-M2 at default speeds using the integrated graphics
» G33T-M2 overclocked from 266MHz to 333MHz using a 7900GTO PCI Express graphics card
» G33T-M2 overclocked from 266MHz to 333MHz using the integrated graphics
The overclocks are as discussed in the BIOS section of the review, and take the E6400 processor from 2.13GHz to 2.67GHz.

Everest 4.0 Ultimate Edition:

First up we will cover the results of the Everest 4.0 Ultimate Edition Memory Benchmark. Higher values are better for read and write speeds (in MB/s), while lower values are better for the latency (in ns). The use of integrated graphics will obviously make the memory performance take a hit since system memory is shared, and the increased speeds from overclocking will obviously boost performance a bit.