Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P and DS4 mobos

Written by Richard Swinburne

January 21, 2009 | 08:40

Tags: #analysis #crossfire #mobo #motherboard #overclock #overclocking #performance #result #review #sli #testing #x58

Companies: #gigabyte #test

SATA and eSATA Performance

Website: HD Tach 3.0
We tested the SATA and eSATA performance with an Intel X25-M SSD to maximise the use of the SATA connections to show up any core differences in raw performance.

SATA Performance

  • Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P (ICH10R)
  • Gigabyte GA-EX58-DS4 (ICH10R)
  • Asus P6T Deluxe (ICH10R)
  • MSI Eclipse SLI (ICH10R)
  • 217.2
  • 217.1
  • 194.5
  • 191.4
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SATA Performance (Additional Controllers)

  • Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P (Gigabyte JMicron)
  • Gigabyte GA-EX58-DS4 (Gigabyte JMicron)
  • Asus P6T Deluxe (Marvell SAS 88SE6320)
  • MSI Eclipse SLI (JMB363 + JMB322)
  • 169.8
  • 169.0
  • 167.8
  • 137.2
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eSATA Performance

  • Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P (Gigabyte JMicron)
  • Asus P6T Deluxe (Marvell 88SE6111-NAA1)
  • MSI Eclipse SLI (JMicron JMB362)
  • 217.1
  • 159.8
  • 117.6
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The SATA performance under ACHI (like the other two boards) is excellent, clearly outperforming the other two boards, and thanks to its eSATA bracket the performance is also not limited by the PCI-Express bus. It does mean one or two SATA ports are sacrificed for external use, but it's anywhere from 36 to 86 percent faster.

The addition Gigabyte (JMicron) PCI-Express controller for the extra two SATA sockets performs about the same as the Asus P6T, and also far better than the MSI again.

USB 2.0 Performance

Website: HD Tach 3.0
We tested the USB performance with an Intel X25-M SSD and a SATA to USB adapter to saturate the USB bus in order to look for any performance drops.

USB 2.0 Performance

  • Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P
  • Gigabyte GA-EX58-DS4
  • MSI Eclipse SLI
  • Asus P6T Deluxe
  • 34.9
  • 34.9
  • 34.9
  • 34.9
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The USB 2.0 performance is consistent with the other boards tested. No problems here.
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