SiS 645DX - Is This The Best Chipset For The P4?

MPEG-2 Video Encoding: Pinnacle Studio 7

In creating an MPEG-2 video with Pinnacle Studio 7, the SiS 645DX with 166 MHz memory is significantly faster than the competition. The slowest candidate is the Intel 845 with SDRAM.

Office Performance: Sysmark 2001

In the office benchmark, the SiS 645DX lands just a nose behind the Intel 850 platform, taking second place.

3D Rendering: SPECviewperf (Light-04)

In this OpenGL benchmark, the SiS 645DX with DDR333 memory clearly outperforms the Intel 850 with Rambus.