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ULi M1695 Dual 8x PCI-E linked
Benchmarks As this is just a preliminary tests, we did not provide a lot tests. Before we analyse the results, I want to point out that the ULi M1695 was running at 202.00MHz. The original FSB on the Jetway was 200.00. I tuned it up to 202MHz. A check with CPUZ shows that it is 202.1MHz. With 3Dmark2003, we test run the boards using 2 pixelview 6600GT cards under 1x16 and 2x8 modes. We can see that the difference between the two in 1x16 mode is 0.6%. In 2x8 mode, the scores do not differ by a lot either. The scores are 14197 versus 13941. A simple calculation will tell you that it is within 1.8%.
In Aquamark, we check out the scores in 2x8 mode. We get 74006 (Jetway) versus 73435 (ULi). A 0.77% difference is registered. So what about in 1x16 mode? 56511 versus 56083. The difference is also 0.77%.
Conclusion From the results, it can be seen that the difference between the two chipset's performance in 1x16 and 2x8 does not differ by a lot. In fact, I would say that the results are very good at this initial stage. By design, the riser card could have introduced noise and errors into the system. The longer traces could introduce more latency into the system too. Well, I am surprised by the results too. I feel that if mainboard manufacturers were to adopt a dual slot design, the performance should be on par if not better. At this moment of time, the drivers used is at least half a year old. We reckon that drivers will be opened up to allow more chipsets to take advantage of Dual GPUs. They have nothing to lose as they would be able to sell more pairs of graphics cards. Graphics cards profits are generally higher than chipsets. In conclusion, M1695 is definitely something that have surpassed my expectations. Not only does it support both AGP 8x & PCI-E x16, it supports Dual PCI-E x 8 and it has remarkable overclockability. I look forward to seeing retail boards based on this chipset. For those who have high end AGP 8x cards and wants future upgradeability to PCI-E (Single/Dual*) and wants to overclock like mad, M1695 is definitely worth the wait. *depends on drivers |
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