PC Mark Vantage
|
Memories |
TV/Movies |
Gaming |
Music |
Comms |
Productivity |
Overall |
G33M |
2866 |
2886 |
3354 |
4352 |
3862 |
3953 |
3934 |
nForce 650i |
2860 |
2790 |
3252 |
4321 |
3921 |
3941 |
3842 |
The nForce 650i chipset is not the best nVidia has to offer, but as our tests have shown the 680i motherboards do not perform much better than their cheaper sisters, so a direct comparison is in order. As you can see there are small differences seen across the board, with the G33 motherboard staying in the lead at all times. We would say the difference was not big enough to be noticeable, but it is nice to know that the G33 chipset is doing its job just fine.
Clearly the most important part of these tests is the TV and Movies suite, since it directly stresses the parts of the PC that are usually under load when watching high definition videos. A faster CPU would have helped here, but compared to another motherboard with the same specifications the G33 came out on top.
SiSoft Sandra
Sisoft’s “Sandra” tool allows you to run a series of component specific tests on your system and compare them to a wide number of components within the results database. This can be useful in determining how well your system is performing and if any changes in components would benefit performance.
CPU Arithemtic
| |
Dhrystone |
Whetsone |
G33M |
29402 |
19573 |
nForce 650i |
29210 |
19294 |
CPU Multimedia
|
Int |
Float |
G33M |
166804 |
90657 |
nForce 650i |
166670 |
90560 |
Memory Bandwidth
| |
Int |
Float |
G33M |
5882 |
5413 |
nForce 650i |
5764 |
5401 |
A similar situation to the one seen in PCMark is mirrored in Sandra as well. The G33 architecture takes the lead, albeit a rather small one. Again, a faster CPU would have helped somewhat, but not in the memory department, where the motherboard is pretty limiting.
