Boost For DDR Technology: The AMD-760 Chipset, Continued
Basic set-up of the AMD-760 chipset.
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| Chipset | AMD 760 | VIA Apollo KT133A | VIA Apollo KT266 | ALi Magik 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | February 2001 | January 2001 | March 2001 | February 2001 |
| Processor-Platform | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 |
| Supported CPU | AMD Athlon/Duron | AMD Athlon/Duron | AMD Athlon/Duron | AMD Athlon/Duron |
| Multiprocessor-Support | no | no | no | no |
| Front-Side-Bus-Clock | 100/133 MHz | 100/133 MHz | 100/133 MHz | 100/133 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 100/133 MHz | 100/133 MHz | 100/133 MHz | 100/133 MHz |
| Asynchronous Memory Clock | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| 33 MHz PCI with 133 MHz FSB | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| FSB-Overclocking * | up to 150 MHz | up to 180 MHz | up to 166 MHz | up to 160 MHz |
| max. # DIMM-Slots | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| max. Memory | 2048 MB | 1536 MB | 2048 MB | 1024 MB |
| DDR-SDRAM-Support | yes | no | yes | yes |
| VC-SDRAM-Support | no | yes | no | no |
| RIMM-Support (Rambus) | no | no | no | no |
| Ultra-DMA/33/66/100 | yes/yes/yes | yes/yes/yes | yes/yes/yes | yes/yes/yes |
| max. # USB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| max. # PCI-Slots | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| integrated Graphics | no | no | no | no |
| AGP 1x / 2x / 4x | yes / yes / yes | yes / yes / yes | yes / yes / yes | yes / yes / yes |
| ACPI-Features | yes | yes | yes | yes |
* depending on clockgenerator
Comparing the new AMD chipset to the competition: Together, VIA and ALi hold the largest market share.
It is mainly because of VIA that the Socket462 platform for AMD processors can be found on so many motherboards. AMD's success in the processor business could undoubtedly extend even further if the microprocessor maker decided to offer its own chipsets in larger quantities. Archenemy and rival Intel has been showing the way for years - only Intel chipsets use Intel processors to their full potential when it comes to performance. And there are almost no problems with defective driver support of deactivated functions, as still seen rather frequently with VIA chipsets.
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