Intel Pineview review and Jetway mini-ITX

February 10, 2010 | 11:33

Tags: #atom #low-power #mini-itx #mobo #molex #motherboard #perform #performance #pineview #result #review #sff

Companies: #jetway #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 and reveal any differences in performance.

SATA Performance

HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zone Test, Average Read

  • Intel Atom D230 (GA-GC230D - ICH7)
  • Intel Atom D330 (Shuttle X27D - ICH7)
  • Intel Atom D410 (NC96-410-LF - NM10)
  • Intel Atom D510 (NC94-510-LF - NM10)
  • Intel Atom D410 (NC96-410-LF - JMB363)
  • 212
  • 210
  • 190
  • 190
  • 162
0
50
100
150
200
MB/s (higher is better)

SATA performance of the new NM10 Southbridge is somewhat lacking. The older ICH7 ported from full-fat motherboards has a more consistent throughput as it exceeds 210MB/sec on both original Atom boards. The more recent D410/D510 Jetway boards are both limited to 190MB/sec, while the extra JMicron chipset on the NC96 performs as expected at around 160MB/sec.

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 Performance

HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zone Test, Average Read

  • Intel Atom D410 (NC96-410-LF - NM10)
  • Intel Atom D230 (GA-GC230D - ICH7)
  • Intel Atom D330 (Shuttle X27D - ICH7)
  • Intel Atom D510 (NC94-510-LF - NM10)
  • 34
  • 34
  • 33
  • 33
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
MB/s (higher is better)

Strangely, both single-cored boards stretch out a 1MB/sec lead over their dual-cored brethren in the USB test. All are over 30MB/sec though, so performance is good.

Power Consumption


Power Consumption (Idle)

Power at wall socket.

  • Intel Atom D410 (1.67GHz - 1 core, 2 thread)
  • Intel Atom D510 (1.67GHz - 2 core, 4 thread)
  • Intel Atom D330 (1.60GHz - 2 core, 4 thread)
  • Intel Atom D230 (1.60GHz - 1 core, 2 thread)
  • 26
  • 33
  • 38
  • 38
0
10
20
30
40
Watts (lower is better)

Power Consumption (Load)

Power at wall socket.

  • Intel Atom D410 (1.67GHz - 1 core, 2 thread)
  • Intel Atom D510 (1.67GHz - 2 core, 4 thread)
  • Intel Atom D230 (1.60GHz - 1 core, 2 thread)
  • Intel Atom D330 (1.60GHz - 2 core, 4 thread)
  • 29
  • 40
  • 41
  • 43
0
10
20
30
40
Watts (lower is better)

Note: Due to the way the NC96-D410-LF is designed, it's powered by a 65W power brick and uses a more efficient DC-DC conversion on the board itself. In the absence of a separate DC-DC board to use, we supplemented it for a 350W Be Quiet! SFX PSU instead.

The latest Atom D510/410 boards are clearly more power efficient however, with the dual-core D510 shaving a few Watts off the single-core D230 even at idle. Under load there's not much difference - clearly investing in a more appropriate power supply leads to the greatest benefits (~40 per cent range).
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