Mini-ITX: Two Cases And Four Motherboards Compared
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Comparison Table And Test Setup
Comparison Table
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| Manufacturer | iBase | Intel | Zotac | Zotac |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | MI950AF | DQ45EK | GeForce 9300 ITX WiFi | GeForce 8200 ITX WiFi |
| Socket | LGA 775 | LGA 775 | LGA 775 | Socket AM2+ |
| allowed CPUs | up to QX9000 Series | 65W TDP | up to QX9000 Series | up to Phenom II X4 955 |
| Voltage Regulators | 4 Phase | 3 Phase | 4 Phase | 3 Phase |
| Chipset | Intel Q45 + ICH10DO | Intel Q45 + ICH10DO | GeForce 9300 | GeForce 8200 |
| RAM | 2 x DDR3 | 2 x DDR2 | 2 x DDR2 | 2 x DDR2 |
| Ethernet I | Intel 82567 Gigabit LAN | Intel 82567LM Gigabit LAN | RTL8211CL Gigabit LAN | RTL8211CL Gigabit LAN |
| Ethernet II | Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 | Row 7 - Cell 4 |
| WiFi | N/A | N/A | 802.11b/g via USB VIA VT6656 | 802.11b/g via USB VIA VT6656 |
| Panel Connectors | 2 x Ethernet6 x USB1 x RS2321 x eSATA1 x DVI-I1 x Sub-D | 1 x Ethernet6 x USB1 x eSATA1 x DVI-I1 x DVI-D | 1 x Ethernet6 x USB1 x PS/21 x eSATA1 x DVI-I1 x Sub-D1 x HDMI1 x Antenna | 1 x Ethernet6 x USB2 x PS/21 x DVI-I1 x Sub-D1 x Antenna |
| Expansion Slot | 1 x PCI | 1 x PCIe x1 | 1 x PCIe x16 | 1 x PCIe x1 |
| Onboard Connector | 4 x SATA | 4 x SATA | 2 x SATA | 4 x SATA |
| Pin-Header | 4 x USB3 x RS232 | 4 x USB | 6 x USB1 x RS232 | 4 x USB |
| Audio | ALC8887.1 Channel3 x RCA Jacks1 x Front Panel Audio | ADI AD18825.1 Channel3 x RCA Jacks1 x Front Panel Audio | ALC6623 RCA JacksSPDIF Optical + Electrical1 x Front Panel Audio | ALC6623 x RCA Jacks1 x SPDIF Pin-Header1 x Front Panel Audio |
| Accessories | 2 x SATA1 x RS232 Bracket | 2 x SATA1 x DVD-I, 2 Sub-D | 2 x SATA | 2 x SATA1 x SATA Power1 x DVI-to-HDMI |
Test Setup
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| System hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| Performance Benchmarks | |
| AMD Platform I(Socket AMD2+) | Zotac GeForce 8200 ITX WiFi (Rev. 1.0) Chipset: Nvidia Geforce 8200 BIOS: 2K090202 (02/02/2009) |
| Intel Platform I(LGA 775) | iBase MI950AF (Rev. 1.0) Chipset: Intel Q45 BIOS: 1.42 (09/08/2009) |
| Intel Platform II(LGA 775) | Intel DQ45EK (Rev. 1.0) Chipset: Intel Q45 BIOS: 0101 (09/28/2009) |
| Intel Platform III(LGA 775) | Zotac GeForce 9300 ITX WiFi (Rev. 1.0) Chipset: Nvidia Geforce 9300 BIOS: 1.42 (09/08/2009) |
| CPU AMD | AMD Phenom II X2 550 (45nm, 3.1 GHz, 2 x 512KB L2 and 6MB L3 Cache, TDP 80W, Rev. C2) |
| CPU Intel | Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (45nm, 3.33 GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, TDP 65W, Rev. E0) |
| RAM DDR2 (Dual) | 2 x 2GB DDR2-1200 (Apogee AU2G732-12GH001) |
| RAM DDR3 (Dual) | 2 x 2GB DDR3-1600 (Corsair CMD4GX3M2A1600C8) |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital VelociRaptor, 300GB (WD3000HLFS) 10,000 RPM, SATA/300, 16MB Cache |
| Blu-ray Drive | LG GGW-H20L, SATA/150 |
| Power Supply | Enermax ERP425AWT (Pro 82+) |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 x64 Service Pack 2 (Build 6000) |
| Drivers and Settings | |
| AMD Chipset Drivers | Radeon 9.4 |
| Intel Chipset Drivers | Chipset Installation Utility Version 9.1.1.1020 |
| Intel Graphics Drivers | Version 15.13.6.64.1908 |
| Intel storage Drivers | Matrix Storage Drivers Ver. 8.8.0.1009 |
| Nvidia 8200 Chipset Drivers | Nforce 15.49 |
| Nvidia 9300 Chipset Drivers | Nforce 20.14 |
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| 3D Games Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| Benchmarks | Details |
| Far Cry 2 | Version: 1.0.1 Far Cry 2 Benchmark Tool Video Mode: 1280x800 Direct3D 9 Overall Quality: Medium Bloom activated HDR off Demo: Ranch Small |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Version: 1.0.3 Video Mode: 1280x1024 - 1280x1024 - Aspect Ratio: Auto - All options: Low - View Distance: 1 - Detail Distance: 1 - Vehicle Density: 1 - Shadow Density: 0 - Definition: On - Vsync: Off Ingame Benchmark |
| Left 4 Dead | Version: 1.0.0.5 Video Mode: 1280x800 Game Settings - Anti Aliasing none - Filtering Trilinear - Wait for vertical sync disabled - Shader Detail Low - Effect Detail Low - Model/Texture Detail Low Demo: THG Demo 1 |
| Audio Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Benchmarks | Details |
| iTunes | Version: 8.1.0.52 Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 min., Convert to AAC audio format |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.98 Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min, convert wav to mp3 audio format, Command: -b 160 --nores (160 kbps) |
| Video Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Benchmark | Details |
| TMPGEnc 4.6 | Version: 4.6.3.268 Video: Terminator 2 SE DVD (720x576, 16:9) 5 Minutes Audio: Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 6-Kanal, English Advanced Acoustic Engine MP3 Encoder (160 kbps, 44.1 KHz) |
| DivX 6.8.5 | Version: 6.8.5 == Main Menu == default == Codec Menu == Encoding mode: Insane Quality Enhanced multithreading Enabled using SSE4 Quarter-pixel search == Video Menu == Quantization: MPEG-2 |
| Xvid 1.2.1 | Version: 1.2.1 Other Options / Encoder Menu - Display encoding status = off |
| MainConcept Reference 1.6.1 | Version: 1.6.1 MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264) MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2) Audio: MPEG2 (44.1 kHz, 2 Channel, 16 Bit, 224 kbps) Codec: H.264 Mode: PAL (25 FPS) Profile: Settings for eight threads |
| Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 | Version: 4.0 WMV 1920x1080 (39 sec) Export: Adobe Media Encoder == Video == H.264 Blu-ray 1440x1080i 25 High Quality Encoding Passes: one Bitrate Mode: Vbr Frame: 1440x1080 Frame Rate: 25 == Audio == PCM Audio, 48 kHz, Stereo Encoding Passes: one |
| Application Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Benchmarks | Details |
| Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus 8 | Version: 8.5.287 Virus base: 270.12.16/2094 Benchmark Scan: some compressed ZIP and RAR archives |
| Winrar 3.9 | Version 3.90 x64 BETA 1 Compression = Best Benchmark: THG-Workload |
| Winzip 12 | Version 12.0 (8252) WinZIP Commandline Version 3 Compression = Best Dictionary = 4096 KB Benchmark: THG-Workload |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max 2009 | Version: 9 x64 Rendering Dragon Image Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (frame 1-5) |
| Adobe Photoshop CS4 (64-bit) | Version: 11 Filtering a 16MB TIF (15000x7266) Filters: Radial Blur (Amount: 10; Method: zoom; Quality: good) Shape Blur (Radius: 46 px; custom shape: Trademark sysmbol) Median (Radius: 1px) Polar Coordinates (Rectangular to Polar) |
| Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional | Version: 9.0.0 (Extended) == Printing Preferenced Menu == Default Settings: Standard == Adobe PDF Security - Edit Menu == Encrypt all documents (128 bit RC4) Open Password: 123 Permissions Password: 321 |
| Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 | Version: 2007 SP2 PPT to PDF Powerpoint Document (115 Pages) Adobe PDF-Printer |
| Deep Fritz 11 | Version: 11 Fritz Chess Benchmark Version 4.2 |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Benchmark | Details |
| 3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.02 Options: Performance Graphics Test 1 Graphics Test 2 CPU Test 1 CPU Test 2 |
| PCMark Vantage | Version: 1.00 PCMark Benchmark Memories Benchmark |
| SiSoft Sandra 2009 | Version: 2009 SP3 Processor Arithmetic, Cryptography, Memory Bandwith |
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