User manual VIA EPIA-M SERIES MINI-ITX

[. . . ] 8 VIA EPIA M-SERIES COMPATIBLE CHASSIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 POWER SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 SMART5. 1 ­ INTELLIGENT 6 CHANNEL AUDIO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Note that this is a comparison of only the DVD playback performance, not a of overall system performance, as digital media performance is what counts for the lifestyle PC. DVD Playback Performance CPU Platform Vendor Cyberlink PowerDVD4. 0-(DxVA) Player Performance Windows ME CPU usage 10--12 Frame Rate 29. 78 CPU Usage 8--25 Frame Rate 29. 96 VIA C3TM 533MHz VIA Apollo CLE266 Intel® Pentium 4 1. 7GHz Intel 845 with Leadtek Geforce 4 MX440 Cyberlink PowerDVD4. 0-(DxVA) This table also shows that both platforms have achieved the magical figure of 30 frames per second that indicates smooth or flawless DVD playback. Power Consumption Tests As the DVD playback performance is comparable in the table above, we will also look at the different power consumption results for a range of typical home PC activities with the VIA EPIA M-Series mainboards compared to the typical "one size fits all" platform that is being promoted by others in the PC industry. We have also included the low power VIA EPIA-Series Mini-ITX mainboards as a frame of reference. Where the VIA EPIA M-Series mainboards are aimed at the living room space, the VIA EPIA 800 and fanless VIA EPIA 5000 are aimed at the thin-client, small footprint desktop and education PC markets, although they are also being used as 1u server, Personal Video Recorder and car PC platforms amongst others. The "one size fits all" system that we are using as a reference platform is an Intel 845-based Pentium 4 platform and we are comparing the power consumption to that of the VIA EPIA M-Series Mini-ITX mainboards. Some of the tests are not aimed solely at Digital Media performance, so they also include the power consumption numbers for the VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mainboards. All tests were conducted using the Microsoft Windows® 2000 operating system and include the wattage consumed by the total platforms. The table below each diagram uses the Intel platform as a frame of reference for the accompanying calculations. June 24, 2004 8 Version 1. 30 EPIA M-Series Operating Guide Playing DVD 53 60 50 40 Watts 30 20 10 0 EP IA M 10000 EP IA M E6000 EP IA V10000 EP IA VE5000 24. 3 22. 3 23. 2 15. 1 Intel 845based M B P entium 4 1. 7G DVD playback performance of these two platforms is not only flawless but the scores are also very close to each other. In figure 2, the power consumption of the EPIA M10000 and the Fanless EPIA ME6000 is less than half of that of the reference platform. Playing MP3 45 40 35 30 Watts 25 20 15 10 5 0 E P IA M 10 0 0 0 E P IA M E 6 0 0 0 E P IA V 10 0 0 0 E P IA V E 5 0 0 0 Int e l 8 4 5 ba s e d M B P e nt ium 4 1. 7 G 39. 3 22. 6 20. 4 20. 9 13. 3 Power consumption of the fanless VIA EPIA ME6000 is around half of that of the reference platform at 51. 9%. It is interesting to note that for MP3 playback the fanless VIA EPIA VE5000 only uses around 30% of the power that the reference platform uses. This is significant power sensitive systems like car MP3 players are gaining in popularity. June 24, 2004 9 Version 1. 30 EPIA M-Series Operating Guide Idle 30 25 20 Watts 15 10 5 0 EP IA M 10000 EP IA M E6000 EP IA V10000 EP IA VE5000 24. 3 17. 1 16. 2 12. 1 9. 3 Intel 845based M B P entium 4 1. 7G In this comparison, the power consumed while standing idle is compared and the VIA EPIA M-Series mainboards draw around 60% of the power that the reference platform draws. Running Office Apps 71. 1 80 70 60 50 Watts 40 30 20 10 0 EPIA M 10 0 0 0 EPI A M E6 0 0 0 EPIA V 10 0 0 0 EPIA V E50 0 0 30. 4 21. 9 24. 4 14 Int el 8 4 5- b ased M B Pent ium 4 1. 7G Lifestyle PC systems will be used most for digital media applications but they will also be able to be used as fully functional PCs. 3. 36A 1. 69A 0. 14A 0. 164A Watts 11. 3232W 8. 3317W 0. 7028W 2. 0336W Playing MP3 Test Voltage Real Voltage Tested Amp. +3. 3V 3. 37V 3. 06A +5V 4. 92V 1. 50A 5VSB 5. 02V 0. 14A +12V 12. 40V 0. 164A Total Watts: 20. 4436W Running Network Applications Test Voltage Real Voltage Tested Amp. +3. 3V 3. 37V 2. 99A +5V 4. 92V 1. 08A 5VSB 5. 02V 0. 14A +12V 12. 40V 0. 163A Total Watts: 18. 1679W Idle Test Voltage Real Voltage Tested Amp. +3. 3V 3. 37V 2. 79A +5V 4. 92V 0. 83A 5VSB 5. 02V 0. 14A +12V 12. 40V 0. 162A Total Watts: 16. 2058W Running Office Applications Test Voltage Real Voltage Tested Amp. +3. 3V 3. 37V 3. 10A +5V 4. 92V 1. 77A 5VSB 5. 02V 0. 14A +12V 12. 40V 0. 164A Total Watts: 21. 9095W Watts 10. 3122W 7. 395W 0. 7028W 2. 0336W Watts 10. 0763W 5. 3676W 0. 7028W 2. 0212W Watts 9. 4023W 4. 0919W 0. 7028W 2. 0088W Watts 10. 447W 8. 7261W 0. 7028W 2. 0336W June 24, 2004 12 Version 1. 30 EPIA M-Series Operating Guide Intel 845 chipset-based mainboard - Pentium 4 1. 7G Playing DVD Test Voltage Real Voltage Tested Amp. [. . . ] To setup a set of six channel surround sound audio speaker system becomes as seamless as plugging the three speaker plugs in the three jack game/audio port on the back of a VIA Mainboard. June 24, 2004 15 Version 1. 30 EPIA M-Series Operating Guide EPIA M-Series Microsoft & Linux Driver Support Microsoft Driver Support VIA EPIA M offers full support for the complete range of Microsoft operating systems. For standard operating systems, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP latest driver downloads can be found in the VEPD website at www. viaembedded. com. For embedded operating systems, Windows CE. NET and XP Embedded related driver supports can be found in the VIA Arena website at www. viaarena. com. [. . . ]