We tried to create a short overview table to compare Solano with its current competitors.
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Chipset
Intel 440BX
Intel 815
Intel 820
Intel 840
VIA Apollo Pro 133A
Launch
April 1998
June 2000
November 1999
October 1999
November 1999
CPU Platform
Slot 1/Socket 370
Socket 370
Slot 1/Socket 370
Slot 1/Socket 370
Slot 1/Socket 370
Front Side Bus Clock (FSB)
66/100/133* MHz
66/100/133 MHz
66**/100/133 MHz
100**/133 MHz
66/100/133 MHz
Memory Clock
66/100/133 MHz
66/100/133 MHz
66**/100/133 MHz
100**/133 MHz
66/100/133 MHz
Asynchronous Memory Clock?
No
Probably
No
No
Yes
33 MHz PCI at 133 MHz FSB?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
66 MHz AGP at 133 MHz FS1B?
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Maximal DIMM/RIMM Slots
4
3
2
4
4
Maximal Memory
1024 MB
512 MB
1024 MB
2048 MB
1024 MB
VC SDRAM Support
No
No
No
No
Yes
RDRAM Support (Rambus)
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Number of Rambus Channels
N/A
N/A
1
2
N/A
ATA Standard
ATA33
ATA66/100***
ATA66/100***
ATA66/100***
ATA66
USB-Ports
2
4
2
2
2
max. number of PCI-Masters
6
6
6
6
6
integrated 3D Graphics
No
Yes
No
No
No
AGP Speed
2X
4X
4X
4X
4X
ACPI-Features
Partly
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
* overclocked** not officially supported*** ATA100 Support with ICH2 (makes 815/820/840 to 815E/820E/840E)
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