VIA KT333 Put To The Test: 18 Motherboards Compared

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Manufacturer Soltek MSI Epox Gigabyte
Model SL-75DRV5 KT3 Ultra-ARU (MS-6380E) EP-8K3A+ GA-7VRXP
Chipset
Socket 462 462 462 462
Clock CPU (1733,33 MHz) 1733,38 MHz (0,0%) 1733,39 MHz (0,0%) 1737,26 MHz (+0,23%) 1740,71 MHz (+0,43%)
Clock FSB (133,33 MHz) 133,34 MHz (0,0%) 133,34 MHz (0,0%) 133,64 MHz (+0,23%) 133,90 MHz (+0,43%)
Northbridge VIA KT333 VIA KT333 VIA KT333 VIA KT333
Southbridge VIA VT8233A VIA VT8233A VIA VT8233A VIA VT8233A
Northbridge Fan yes yes no no
Form Factor ATX ATX ATX ATX
Memory
Max. Speicher 3072 MB 3072 MB 3072 MB 3072 MB
DDR-SDRAM Socket 3 3 3 3
Standard Components
Dimensions (L x B) 30,5 x 22,5 cm 30,5 x 23,5 30,5 x 24,5 cm 30,5 x 23,5 cm
PCI Slots 5 5 6 5
AGP 4x 4x 4x 4x
ACR / AMR / CNR no/ no/ yes no/ no/ yes no/ no/ no no/ no/ no
Parallel 1 1 1 1
Serial 2 2 2 2
USB, external/internal 2/4 2/4 2/2 2/4
Fan headers 4 3 3 3
Additional Components
Piezo speakers (on-board) no yes no no
Wake on LAN (WOL) yes yes yes yes
Wake on Modem (WOM) yes yes yes yes
Infrarot yes yes yes yes
Sensor (Open Case) no yes no yes
Temp. Sensor (Socket) no yes yes yes
Diode Sensor yes yes no no
Network 100 Mbit (Manufacturer) no no no Real 8100BL
Drive Interfaces
Standard (IDE)Channels/Interfaces 4/ATA133 4/ATA133 4/ATA133 4/ATA133
Additional (IDE)Controller no Promise HighPoint 372 Promise
Channels/Interfaces no 4 4 4
SCSIController no no no no
SCSI Interfaces (68/50pin) no no no no
Channels/Interfaces no no no no
On-Board Sound
Type (PCI/AC97) AC97 AC97 AC97 PCI on Board
Manufacturer VIA VT1611A Real ALC650 Real ALC650 Creative
Interfaces external/internal 3/0 3/3 3/2 3/1
Line, external (out/in/mic) 1/1/1 1/1/1 1/1/1 1/1/1
Line, internal (in/out/cd) 0/0/0 1/1/1 1/0/1 1/0/0
Setting Options
Setting Type BIOS/DPI BIOS BIOS BIOS/DPI
Multiplier/Increments (x) 5.0 - 12.5 / 0.5 6.0 - 15.0 / 0.5 6.0 - 15.0 / 0.5 5.0 - 12.5 / 0.5
FSB - Frequency/Increments (MHz) 100,133, 166 - 200 / 1 100,133,166 - 220 / 1 100,133,166 - 255 / 1 100,133,166 - 200 / 1
Voltage Row 48 - Cell 1 Row 48 - Cell 2 Row 48 - Cell 3 Row 48 - Cell 4
CPU - Range/Increments (Core) 1.100 - 1.850 / 0.025 1.725 - 1.850 / 0.025 1.400 - 2.200 / 0.05 1.750 - 1.925 / 5%
Memory - Range/Increments no 2.6 - 2.8 / 0.1 2.5 - 3.2 / 0.1 2.5 - 2.8 / 0.1
Chipset - Range/Increments (I/O) no no no no
AGP - Range/Increments no 1.6 - 1.8 / 0.1 no 1.5 - 1.8 / 0.1
Detailed Info
BIOS Award Award Award AMI
Version T1.2 V5.3 8k3a2328 7VRXP M5
Date 03.04.2002 10.04.2002 28.03.2002 06.03.2002
Board Revision 1.0 1.0 Unknown 1.1
Clock Controller HIP6301CB ICS UM140187 ICS 94228BF ICS 94228BF
Additional Tests (New)
USB Keyboard in BIOS yes yes yes yes
Thermal Protection (Thermal Diode) yes yes no no
Boot (3 x 512 MB) Memory yes yes yes yes
GeForce 4 Compatibility Test OK OK OK OK
BIOS boot (approx.) 1 sec 3 sec 3 sec 1 sec
Additional Info
User Manual yes yes yes yes
Accessories 1 x Driver CD1 x User Manual (Board)1 x User Manual (Utilities)1 x IDE Cable (UDMA-100)1 x IDE Cable (UDMA-33)1 x Floppy Cable1 x Temperature Sensor1 x Temperature Sensor1 x 2 Port USB Bracket 1 x Driver CD1 x User Manual (Board)1 x User Manual (Promise)1 x Driver Disk (Promise)2 x IDE Cable (UDMA-100)1 x Floppy Cable1 x Info Card1 x 4 Port USB Bracket1 x 2 Port + Dr LED Bracket 1 x Driver CD1 x User Manual (Board)1 x Info Sheet (Jumper)1 x Driver Disk (High Point)1 x IDE Cable (UDMA-100)1 x IDE Cable (UDMA-33)1 x Floppy Cable1 x 2 Port USB Bracket1 x User Manual (High Point) 1 x Driver CD1 x User Manual (Board)3 x IDE Cable (UDMA-100)1 x Sticker with Gigabyte Logo1 x Board Bracket1 x 4 Port USB Bracket1 x 2 Port USB Bracket1 x Floppy Cable1 x Installation Leaflet
Software 1 x PC-cillin 20001 x Virtual Drive1 x PartitionMagic 6.0 SE1 x Drive Image 4.0 1 x CD MSI DVD Player1 x PC-cillin 2000 1 x PartitionMagic 6.01 x Drive Image 4.0 Row 68 - Cell 4