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Test One: Sandra CPU
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Drystone Alu |
Whetstone FPU |
| AU13 @ 1700+ |
4120 |
2020 |
| K7N2 Delta @ 1700+ |
4103 |
2015 |
| AU13 @ 2200 MHz |
7180 |
3120 |
| K7N2 Delta @ 1700+ |
7280 |
5960 |
The AU13 manages to perform a bit a better then the K7N2 Delta from MSI. Typically CPU scores won't vary much from mainboard to mainboard, and this is the case here. The overclocked score improves the scores quite dramatically, and the board is so stable at 200 MHz FSB with this CPU, you could never guess it is OC'd. At 220 MHZ the scores get even better, despite keeping the CPU speed the same.
Test Two: Sandra Memory
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Integer |
Floating Point |
| AU13 @ DDR333 |
2538 |
2437 |
| AU13 @ DDR400 |
2931 |
2878 |
| AU13 @ DDR440 |
3231 |
3010 |
The jump to DDR400 proves to be quite an improvement for the AU13. The AU13 had no problem running the benchmark at 220 MHz, although things got rough after that. So far I am very impressed by the performance and stability of this system. At DDR440 I was forced to relax the timings to CAS 2.5-3-3-8, but as you can see, the faster bus speed offered better performance despite relaxed timings.
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FIC AU13 nForce 2: The AU11, FIC's first nForce2 mainboard was a resounding success, as it earned the reputation of being a very solid board that overclocked quite well. Let's see how this one does.
