System setup and notes
Hardware and Software
Test Platforms
| System | Shuttle SD11G5 System | Shuttle SD31P System | Intel i955X System | Foxconn C51GK8MA System | Dell Inspiron XPS Gen2 Laptop | Rock XTI 3.8 Laptop |
| Processor(s) | Intel Pentium M 770 | Intel Pentium 4 660 | Intel Pentium 4 660 | AMD Athlon 64 4000+ | Intel Pentium M 770 | Intel Pentium 4 570 |
| Mainboard | Shuttle FD11 (integrated into chassis) | Shuttle FD31 (integrated into chassis) | ABIT AW8-MAX | Foxconn C51GK8MA nForce4 430 | Dell i915PM | Rockdirect i915P |
| Memory | 1GByte (2x512MB) Corsair XMS2-5400UL | 1GByte (2x512MB) Corsair XMS2-5400UL | 1GByte (2x512MB) Corsair XMS2-5400UL | 1GByte (2x512MB) Corsair XMS3200XL | 1GByte (2x512MB) Samsung PC4200 SODIMMs | 1GByte (2x512MB) Samsung PC4200 SODIMMs | Memory timings | 4-4-4-11 DDR533 | 3-2-2-8 @ DDR533 | 3-2-2-8 @ DDR533 | 2-2-2-5 1T @ DDR400 | 4-4-4-11 @ DDR533 | 4-4-4-11 @ DDR533 |
| Discrete Graphics Card | GeForce 7800 GT (reference) - 77.77 drivers | |||||
| Onboard graphics | Intel GMA950 - 4396 drivers | Intel GMA950 - 4396 drivers | - | GeForce 6150 - 81.32 drivers | NVIDIAGeForce 6800 Go Ultra 256MB (discrete) - Dell proprietory | ATI Mobility RADEON X800 XT 256MB (discrete) - CATALYST 5.2 | Disk Drive | 160GB WD IDE & 36GB SATA Raptor |
| BIOS Version | BIOS 22nd Augutst 2005 | BIOS 16th Augutst 2005 | BIOS 1.2 | BIOS 26th Augutst 2005 | - | - |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional, SP2 (32-bit) | |||||
| Mainboard Software | Intel INF Update Utility 7.0.0.1019 | Intel INF Update Utility 7.0.0.1019 | Intel INF Update Utility 7.0.0.1019 | NVIDIA ForceWare 8.12 platform driver | Intel INF Update Utility 7.0.0.1019 | Intel INF Update Utility 7.0.0.1019 |
Benchmark Software
HEXUS.in-house Cryptography Benchmark
HEXUS Pifast Benchmark
ScienceMark 2.0 (7th February 2005)
Realstorm 2004
CINEBENCH 2003 multi-CPU render
HEXUS.in-house MP3 Encoding Benchmark using LAME 3.97a (Intel HT compiler) - 701MB WAV
KribiBench v1.1
Microsoft Movie Maker 2.1
Simpli Software's HDTach 3.01
DOOM 3 Timedemo 1
3DMar05 b1.2.0
Far Cry v1.3
Notes
There were no problems to report during installation or testing.
Run with a Pentium M 770, performance will be compared to Shuttle's very own SD31P, which we reviewed recently. Intel's i955X and NVIDIA's nForce4 430 will provide the competition from the desktop front. We've also added in a couple of laptops with similar components. After all, this shoebox-sized SFF unit when paired with any number of TFTs, is a real alternative to heavy desktop-replacement laptops.
The running speed of the systems were as follows:
3801.5MHz - Rockdirect XTI 3.8 - Intel i915P - Intel Pentium 4 570 (1MB L2 cache)
3616.2MHz - Shuttle SD31P - Intel i945G - Intel Pentium 4 660
3592.2MHz - ABIT AW8-MAX - Intel i955X - Intel Pentium 4 660
2411.1MHz - Foxconn C51GK8MA - nForce4 430/6150 - AMD Athlon 64 4000+
2138.2MHz - Shuttle SD11G5 - Intel i915GM - Intel Pentium M 770
2129.5MHz - Dell Inspiron XPS Gen2 - Intel i915PM - Intel Pentium M 770
Overclocking
Thought the BIOS doesn't offer any voltage adjustment to key lines, we were still able to run our 2.13GHz Pentium M 770 at 2.35GHz (147MHz FSB) without any compromise in stability.
