Athlon64 Chipsets Compared
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | SiS | VIA Technologies | VIA Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbridge | nForce3 1501309 Ball BGA0.15 µm | nForce3 250 Gb1309 Ball BGA0.15 µm | SiS 755698 Ball BGA0.22 µm | K8T800578 Ball BGA0.22 µm | K8T800 Pro578 Ball BGA0.22 µm |
| Southbridge | integrated | integrated | SiS 964 | VT8237 539 Ball BGA | VT8237 539 Ball BGA |
| Interconnect | StreamThru | StreamThru | MuTIOL 1 GB/s with HyperStreaming | 8X V-Link 533 MB/s | 8X V-MAP 533 MB/s |
| AGP | 3.0 / AGP 8x | 3.0 / AGP 8x | 3.0 / AGP 8x | 3.0 / AGP 8x | 3.0 / AGP 8x |
| Fixed AGP/ PCI clock for overclocking | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
| System Speed / Hyper Transport | 8 Bit, 600 MHz Up; 16 Bit, 800 MHz Down | 16 Bit, 800 MHz Up & Down | 16 Bit, 800 MHz Up & Down | 16 Bit, 800 MHz Up & Down | 16 Bit, 800 MHz & 1 GHz Up & Down |
| AGP | AGP 8x | AGP 8x | AGP 8x | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Memory type | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM |
| Memory classification | DDR266/333/400 | DDR266/333/400 | DDR266/333/400 | DDR266/333/400 | DDR266/333/400 |
| Max. Memory | 4096 MB | 4096 MB | 4096 MB | 4096 MB | 4096 MB |
| PCI Slots | 6x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 6x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 6x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 6x 32 Bit PCI 2.32x PCI-X using VIA VPX2 | 6x 32 Bit PCI 2.32x PCI-X using VIA VPX2 |
| IDE Interface | 2 Ports U-ATA/133 | 2 Ports U-ATA/133 | 2 Ports U-ATA/133 | 2 Ports U-ATA/133 | 2 Ports U-ATA/133 |
| Serial ATA | - | 4 Ports | 2 Ports | DriveStation Controller, 2 Ports SATA-150 & SATAlite Interface for 2 additional SATA ports | DriveStation Controller, 2 Ports SATA-150 & SATAlite Interface for 2 additional SATA ports |
| RAID | - | RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 | RAID 0, RAID 1 | RAID 0, RAID 1 (SATA only) | RAID 0, RAID 1 (SATA only) |
| USB Ports | - | 6x USB 2.0/1.1480 MBit/s | 8x USB 2.0/1.1480 MBit/s | 8x USB 2.0/1.1480 MBit/s | 8x USB 2.0/1.1480 MBit/s |
| Audio | AC97 2.1 | AC97 2.1 | AC97 2.1 | AC97 2.1 or PCI VIA Vinyl Audio | AC97 2.1 or PCI VIA Vinyl Audio |
| Network | 10/100 NVIDIA MAC | 10/100/1000 NVIDIA MAC with Firewall | 10/100 MAC Interface | VIA Gigabit Ethernet Interface or 10/100 MAC | VIA Gigabit Ethernet Interface or 10/100 MAC |
| Drivers | nForce Unified Driver & ForceWare Suite | nForce Unified Driver & ForceWare Suite | Dedicated AGP & IDE drivers | Unified Hyperion 4in1 Drivers | Unified Hyperion 4in1 Drivers |
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