Benchmarks

System Setup

Intel Celeron 400
Abit BM6
Celestia PC-100 3.3v CAS-3 unbuffered SDRAM - 2x64MB
nVidia reference RivaTNT - STB Velocity 4400
     Driver version 4.10.01.0152
Western Digital Caviar 26400 6.4GB EIDE HD

Special thanks to U-tron Technologies for test-bed systems and peripherals.

Benchmarks

(All tests run under a clean install of Windows 98)
Quake II 3.20 - 640x480x8
Ziff Davis Winbench 99 - 1024x768x16
     CPUMark32
     Business Diskmark99
Ziff Davis Winstone 99 - 1024x768x16

Winbench 99 CPUMark32
CPU	Score
Celeron 400 PPGA	732
Celeron 500 PPGA	915

Winbench 99 Business Diskmark 99
CPU	Score
Celeron 400 PPGA	2310
Celeron 500 PPGA	2400

Winstone 99
CPU	Score
Celeron 400 PPGA	20.3
Celeron 500 PPGA	22.3

Quake2 Demo1 640x480 Software
CPU	Score
Celeron 400 PPGA	30.5 fps
Celeron 500 PPGA	35.8 fps

The BM6 is no lax performer, scoring well on every test run. Though the Winbench99 CPUMark was slightly lower than in our test of the 400 socket vs. slot, the Winstone99 tests were more than a whole Winstone point higher at 400Mhz, and even more so when overclocked to 500Mhz - definitely something to consider when comparing against other boards which do not support core voltage manipulation.