Platforms Compared
The following table contains all the important Socket A chipsets :
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| VIA KT133A | VIA KT266 | VIA KT266A | VIA KT333 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market launch | January 2001 | April 2001 | September 2001 | early 2002 |
| FSB clock | 100, 133 MHz | 100, 133 MHz | 100, 133 MHz | 100, 133 MHz |
| Memory type | PC100, PC133 | DDR200, DDR266 | DDR200, DDR266 | DDR200, DDR266, DDR333 |
| Max. memory | 1.5 GB | 1.5 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| AGP standard | AGP 4X | AGP 4X | AGP 4X | AGP 4X |
| IDE interface | UltraATA/100 | UltraATA/100 | UltraATA/100 | UltraATA/133 |
| VIA KT400 | SiS735 | SiS745 | SiS746 | |
| Market launch | August 2002 | May 2001 | May 2002 | June 2002 |
| FSB clock | 100, 133, 166 MHz | 100, 133 MHz | 100, 133 MHz | 100, 133 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR266, DDR333, DDR400 | DDR200, DDR266 | DDR266, DDR333 | DDR266, DDR333 |
| Max. memory | 3 GB | 1,5 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| AGP standard | AGP 8X | AGP 4X | AGP 4X | AGP 8X |
| IDE interface | UltraATA/133 | UltraATA/100 | UltraATA/100 | UltraATA/133 |
| AMD760 | nVIDIA nForce | nVIDIA nForce2 | ALi MaGiK-1 | |
| Market launch | February 2001 | September 2001 | May 2002 | February 2001 |
| FSB clock | 100, 133 MHz | 100, 133 MHz | 100, 133, 166 MHz | 100, 133 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR266 | DDR266 | DDR266, DDR333, DDR400 | DDR200, DDR266 |
| Max. memory | 2 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB | 1 GB |
| AGP standard | AGP 4X | AGP 4X | AGP 8X | AGP 4X |
| IDE interface | UltraATA/100 | UltraATA/100 | UltraATA/100 | UltraATA/100 |
Test Setup
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| Test System | |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (1.66 GHz)Palomino core |
| Motherboard | Ali MaGiK-1 : Iwill XP333-RVIA KT133A : Soyo VIA KT266 : Epox 8KHAVIA KT266A : Epox 8KHA+VIA KT333 : Epox 8K5A+ VIA KT400 : Asus A7V8XAMD760 : Gigabyte GA-7DXSiS735 : SiS Reference BoardSiS745 : MSI 745 UltranVIDIA nForce : Asus A7N266nVIDIA nForce2 : ABit NF7-S |
| RAM | 256 MB PC2700/DDR, Corsair Micro256 MB PC133 SDRAM, Infineon, CL2 |
| IDE Controller | KT400 UltraDMA/133 Controller (VT8235) |
| Graphics card | NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 |
| Network card | 3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit |
| OS | Windows XP Pro 5.10.2600Service Pack 1 |
| Benchmarks and Tests | |
| Office applications | ZD WinBench 99 - Business Disk Winmark 1.2ct h2benchw |
| High-end applications | ZD WinBench 99 - Highend Disk Winmark 1.2 |
| Performance measurements | HD Tach 2.61,ct h2benchw |
| I/O performance | Intel I/O meter |
| Drivers and Settings | |
| Graphics driver | NVIDIA reference driver 29.42 |
| Other drivers | Intel Application Accelerator 2.3VIA Hyperion 4in1 4.45Silicon Image driver 1.00.35 Promise driver 1.00.0.14HighPoint 1.22s3Ware driver 7.5.3 |
| DirectX version | 9 |
| Resolution | 1024x768, 16 bit, 85 Hz refresh |
