Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 20:58:33 +0100 From: sthaug@nethelp.no To: dag-erli@ifi.uio.no Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ASUS P2L97DS Message-ID: <25912.888523113@verdi.nethelp.no> In-Reply-To: Your message of "25 Feb 1998 13:35:05 %2B0100" References: <xzplnuzamme.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no>
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> > I agree with that. The original poster doesn't really seem to qualify > > what "not a good performer" means either. The poster should back up > > wild statements with some facts. The ASUS P2L97 is a good board. > > Is that a variant form of "mommy, the nasty man is dissing my > motherboard, make him stop"? > > I based my claim on benchmark results which place the P2L97 about > halfway between "wouldn't use it if they paid me to" and "wouldn't > part with it if they paid me to". These results are there for all to > see at <http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard-review440lx.html>. > > The ASUS P2L97 is undoubtedly (as every other board ASUSTek has ever > made) a robust, high-quality board, but that does not necessarily mean > it is fast. The tests at the URL you refer have the fastest board around 2 to 4% faster than the slowest board on the Winstone benchmarks, and 1% on the 3d benchmarks. To me these differences are extremely small, and using them to support a claim of "not a good performer" shows a certain lack of realism... Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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