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Pifast is nothing more than a program to calculate the value of Pi to a certain number of user specified decimal places, in our case 10 million, using a variety of methods.
The FPU's of the test CPU's get a thorough beating here so the strongest CPU should win. Here's the graph.
A final win for the SOYO DRAGON here with it just edging out the Gigabyte and practically demolishing (OK, not quite) the MSI and P4. We can glean that the SOYO doesn't inhibit performance in any way and allows the CPU full reign to do the dirty work and flex it's FPU muscles.
So what about performance as a whole?
Performance Conclusion
Performance as a whole was very strong and also very stable, something you can't really tell from benchmark graphs. We knew the XP2200 would let the board have free ground to show us what it can do and it certainly delivered. On the whole, it was the fastest system on test and probably the quickest benchmarked system I've used to date and shown at Hexus.
While performance isn't the only differentiator these days, it is important to look at. On the subject of performance before we look at the board as a whole, lets have a quick word on overclocking. With the Gigabyte out of the running compared to this board when overclocking due to a lack of voltage range, the SOYO has no such problems.
With impressive front side bus and voltage range (up to 1.85V, even through our 0.13u XP2200 sample) and judicious memory adjustment (timings and voltage), what was possible using the processor on test? Just the one screenshot for you but something nice all the same. 1.85V, air cooled with a Swiftech and Panaflo L1A at 7V (did someone say gnats fart?), here's something I've been waiting to see from AMD for a long time.
Now it wasn't 100% stable, more like 95% there but what's important that the Gigabyte couldn't get me here and the SOYO could. It was exceptionally stable (100%) at 1985MHz and only marginally off guard at the magical air cooled 2GHz.
I'd recommend it as an overclockers board due to the stability at these kinds of speeds.
Before we finish, a look at the board as a whole.
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