Shuttle SN85G4 XPC Review

Testing


3DMark01 is a DX8 benchmark that it is now relatively CPU dependant with today’s video cards and chipsets. There is a 13.6% increase in score on the SN85G4 over the NF7-S. Getting close to 20K stock is very impressive.


Note: The Athlon XP 3200+ shown in the graph is an Athlon 2500+ Barton overclocked to 3200+

I really don’t care for 3DMark03 as a benchmark as it is too video card dependant, but it’s a popular benchmark so I figured I would include it. For the SN85G4 to gain 168 points in such a video card dependant benchmark is impressive.


Note: The Athlon XP 3200+ shown in the graph is an Athlon 2500+ Barton overclocked to 3200+

Aquamark03 is a relatively new dx9 benchmark. being more video card dependant I was surprised by the 2,000+ point increase


Note: The Athlon XP 3200+ shown in the graph is an Athlon 2500+ Barton overclocked to 3200+

X2 is a DX8 first person space simulation has gained popularity recently. This benchmark is known to put a demanding strain on all systems components. We see here that the SN85G4 again surpasses the 3200+XP and NF2 motherboard.


Note: The Athlon XP 3200+ shown in the graph is an Athlon 2500+ Barton overclocked to 3200+

Yet again, the SN85G4 really shows its speed in the UT2K3 benchmark.


Note: The Athlon XP 3200+ shown in the graph is an Athlon 2500+ Barton overclocked to 3200+

I decided to include the recently released UT2K4 demo bot match scores. Rankin is a visually stunning map, and puts a good amount of stress on the system. We see a gain of 17 FPS with the SN85G4