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AMD 780G Chipset - Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Motherboard

Manufacturer: Gigabyte
Product: Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Motherboard
Date: Tue, Mar 11, 2008 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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The Test System

Before we look at the numbers, here is a brief glance at the test system that was used.

The Test System

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running.  The Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard was tested with the latest BIOS available at the time, which was F3e.

Memory Settings:

  • Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz @ 4-4-4-12 2T (DDR2)

Here is a list of the hardware used:

The Test Platform

Component

Brand/Model

Live Pricing

Processor

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e

Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H

Memory

2GB Corsair DDR2 6400C4

Video Card

Sapphire Radeon HD 3450

Hard Drive

Western Digital RaptorX 150GB

Cooling

Reference

Power Supply

Corsair HX620W

Operating System

Windows Vista Ultimate 32-Bit

The Test System Settings Seen By CPU-Z and GPU-Z:

The Test System Settings

Next Page - Sandra XII SP1 Memory Bandwidth


Review Index
Page 1 - The AMD 780G Chipset Arrives
Page 2 - The AMD Athlon X2 4850e Processor
Page 3 - The Board Layout
Page 4 - The BIOS
Page 5 - The Test System
Page 6 - Sandra XII SP1 Memory Bandwidth
Page 7 - Cinebench R10 and Pov-Ray 3.7
Page 8 - Crysis, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. & World in Conflict
Page 9 - HD DVD Movie Playback
Page 10 - IGP Overclocking
Page 11 - Power Consumption
Page 12 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions