User manual VIA PLE133 DATASHEET

[. . . ] ? ? ? ? 7th Generation Socket A Chipset From VIA VIA FastStream64TM Technology Maximizes Performance with the new AMD Athlon XP 3000+ CPU, and leaves Nforce2 trailing AGP 8X with VIA Hyperion 4in1 Drivers For Maximum Frame Rates in Doom `III' Generation Games First to Market Native Serial ATA support in the VT8237 South Bridge VIA XXXX Onboard Audio For Surround Gaming VIA Confidential and Proprietary DualDDR: Cost Without Benefit ·AMD 333MHz FSB is maxed out at 2. 7GB/s, equivalent to the maximum theoretical bandwidth in a single channel DDR333 configuration ·Dual DDR configurations for the AMD AthlonTM XP are overkill and needlessly raise the cost of the platform ·The key to performance is the efficiency of the North Bridge memory controller and CPU interface AMD AthlonTM XP 333MHz Front Side Bus Data Capacity Theoretical Memory Bandwidth (DDR333) Actual bandwidth Efficiency VIA KT333 Nvidia nforce2 2700MB/s 2700MB/s 2700MB/s 5400MB/s 2520MB/s 2599MB/s 93% 48% Source: tech-report. com, Oct 1st 2002. [. . . ] Benchmark figures: Asus A7N8X (nforce2) vs Epox 8K3A (KT333) Identical System Configurations, Sisoft Sandra 2002 Memory (ALU) VIA Confidential and Proprietary FastStream64TM Technology ? FastStream64TM Technology enables the single channel 64-bit memory controller of the PLE133 to out perform the Nforce2 Chipset in 128-bit mode VIA FastStream64TM Technology uses an expanded array of pretech buffers to reduce latency in the memory controller, enabling more intelligent read/write sequencing and extending performance at a lower transistor cost than dual channel implementations PLE133 is designed to maximize performance in both synchronous (DDR333/333MHz FSB) & asynchronous (DDR400/333MHz FSB) modes ? ? VIA Confidential and Proprietary PLE133 North Bridge Summary ? Leading Edge Performance Features ?Ultra-fast FastStream64 Memory Controller with 200/266/333/400MHz system bus ?Support for up to 4GB High-Speed DDR200/266/333/400 SDRAM ?AGP 8X with 2. 1GB/s of dedicated bandwidth for the GPU ?PCI Controller VIA Confidential and Proprietary + VT8237 · VIA FastStreamTM Technology · DDR266/333/400 Support 333MHz FSB · AGP 8X · 8X V-Link · USB 2. 0 · SATA · ATA-133 · 10/100 Fast Ethernet · 6-ch. AC'97 Audio VIA Confidential and Proprietary VT8237 ­ Connectivity in 2003 VT8237 South Bridge Architecture ?Ultra V-Link ?6 Channel Audio ?PCI Controller VIA Confidential and Proprietary Unified Performance Drivers · Maximum System Performance · Maximum Compatibility and Stability · Regular Updates · Downloads and support at www. viaarena. com · Reducing Support Costs for VIA and VIA motherboard customers VIA Confidential and Proprietary Performance Highlights ? ? Single Channel PLE133 faster than Dual Channel Nforce2!Two memory modules not required for fastest performance configuration saving system cost VIA Confidential and Proprietary 3D Graphics Performance - Second to None 3DMark 2001 SE 1600*1200*32 1024*768*32 10718 15401 10596 Nforce2 Dual Channel 15091 10565 Nforce2 Single Channel 14962 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000 14000 15000 16000 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary PLE133: The Fastest Gaming Platform Quake III 196. 7 310. 6 Nforce2 Dual Channel Nforce2 Single Channel 1600*1200 600*480 196. 2 309. 1 195. 1 303. 9 200. 0 250. 0 300. 0 150. 0 350. 0 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary Jedi Knight II Jedi Knight II 131. 6 Nforce2 Dual Channel 130. 7 Nforce2 Single Channel 90. 0 100. 0 110. 0 124. 4 120. 0 130. 0 140. 0 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary Great Performance in The Toughest Benchmarks CodeCreatures Benchmark Pro 23. 6 30. 2 38. 1 Nforce2 Dual Channel 23. 5 30. 2 38. 1 23. 5 30. 2 38. 0 5. 0 10. 0 15. 0 20. 0 25. 0 30. 0 35. 0 40. 0 1600*1200 1280*1024 1024*768 Nforce2 Single Channel 0. 0 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary Content Creation Performance CC Winstone 45. 8 Nforce2 Dual Channel 45. 6 Nforce2 Single Channel 45. 5 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA Motherboard Partners More of the World's Leading Motherboard Makers Choose VIA than any other AMD Compatible Chipset Supplier! VIA Confidential and Proprietary Thanks for your time. [. . . ] Two memory modules not required for fastest performance configuration saving system cost VIA Confidential and Proprietary 3D Graphics Performance - Second to None 3DMark 2001 SE 1600*1200*32 1024*768*32 10718 15401 10596 Nforce2 Dual Channel 15091 10565 Nforce2 Single Channel 14962 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000 14000 15000 16000 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary PLE133: The Fastest Gaming Platform Quake III 196. 7 310. 6 Nforce2 Dual Channel Nforce2 Single Channel 1600*1200 600*480 196. 2 309. 1 195. 1 303. 9 200. 0 250. 0 300. 0 150. 0 350. 0 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary Jedi Knight II Jedi Knight II 131. 6 Nforce2 Dual Channel 130. 7 Nforce2 Single Channel 90. 0 100. 0 110. 0 124. 4 120. 0 130. 0 140. 0 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary Great Performance in The Toughest Benchmarks CodeCreatures Benchmark Pro 23. 6 30. 2 38. 1 Nforce2 Dual Channel 23. 5 30. 2 38. 1 23. 5 30. 2 38. 0 5. 0 10. 0 15. 0 20. 0 25. 0 30. 0 35. 0 40. 0 1600*1200 1280*1024 1024*768 Nforce2 Single Channel 0. 0 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary Content Creation Performance CC Winstone 45. 8 Nforce2 Dual Channel 45. 6 Nforce2 Single Channel 45. 5 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 PLE133 Test Set Up: PLE133 Reference Board + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR333, Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP Nforce2 Test Set Up: Asus A7N8X + AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 512MB Winbond DDR400 (2 x 256MB for Dual Channel set up), Maxtor DX740X-6L 40GBHDD, Windows® XP VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA Motherboard Partners More of the World's Leading Motherboard Makers Choose VIA than any other AMD Compatible Chipset Supplier! VIA Confidential and Proprietary Thanks for your time. [. . . ]