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Review: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3: ushering in AMD's 890GX chipset

by Parm Mann on 2 March 2010, 05:00 3.75

Tags: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3, ASUSTeK (TPE:2357)

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Bandwidth and memory analysis

ScienceMark 2 memory latency
GIGABYTE MA785GPMT-UD2H (785G)Intel DH55TC (H55)ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 (890GX)
50.9451.9350.13

There's nothing to separate our trio of platforms in terms of memory latency.


Sisoft Sandra 2010 (16.11) - float buffered
GIGABYTE MA785GPMT-UD2H (785G)Intel DH55TC (H55)ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 (890GX)
13.2211.512.31

Not a lot in it in terms of bandwidth, either. Using dual-channel DDR3 memory, all three platforms impress by providing over 10GB/s. The figures would only rise with the use of quicker DDR3 modules.


HEXUS.PiFast - calculation to 10m places
GIGABYTE MA785GPMT-UD2H (785G)Intel DH55TC (H55)ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 (890GX)
32.0425.832.44

Our HEXUS.PiFast benchmark takes a look at single-thread floating-point performance. The four cores of AMD's quick 3.4GHz Phenom II processor aren't of use here, but Intel's Turbo Boost - raising the Core i5 661's single-core speed up to 3.6GHz - comes into play and gives it the edge.