ScienceMark 2.0, Pifast
The question that will inevitably be posed is whether the ABIT DigiDice has the beating of other SFF systems. To that end, Shuttle's SB65G2, powered by the similar i865PE chipset, will provide ample opportunity for comparison. It didn't feature a PAT-like BIOS. The Athlon 64 3200+ is a prodigious CPU. Shuttle has realised this fact and introduced a compatible SFF cube in next to no time. The SN85G4 may only currently support a 2.0GHz CPU, but the CPU is mighty fast at memory-intensive tasks.Let's start our performance look with ScienceMark 2.0.
2 64-bit memory controllers make sense on the S478 platform. The CPUs can take advantage of 6.4GB/s at 200MHz FSB, so it's all in balance. The DigiDice takes a decisive lead here.
It also does well in the latency test that's testing off-cache memory performance. This suggests that it is the recipient of a PAT-like BIOS. Let's see if Pifast concurs.
With a 3.2GHz HT Pentium 4 in the socket, we usually expect a time of around 63s for a standard Springdale motherboard. Canterwoods and Springdales with a memory acceleration BIOS makeover usually hover around the 61-62s mark. The AB-2003 sits in this zone. The fastest P4-based SFF yet ?. It certainly seems that way.
