Chip Set Comparison: Is nForce2 In The Lead?
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Chip Set Comparison: Is nForce2 In The Lead?
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| Chipset | VIA Apollo KT333 | VIA Apollo KT266A | NVIDIA nForce2 | NVIDIA nForce |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | February 2002 | September 2001 | July 2002 | September 2001 |
| Platform | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 |
| Processors | AMD Duron/Athlon/XP | AMD Duron/Athlon/XP | AMD Duron/Athlon/XP | AMD Duron/Athlon/XP |
| Multi-Processor Support | no | no | no | no |
| Northbridge | VIA KT333 | VIA KT266A | NVIDIA nForce2 IGP | NVIDIA IGP 128 |
| Southbridge | VIA VT8233A | VIA VT8233 | NVIDIA nForce2 MCP / MCP-T | NVIDIA MCP-D |
| Front Side Bus | 100/133 MHz DDR | 100/133 MHz DDR | 100/133 MHz DDR | 100/133 MHz DDR |
| Memory Clock | 100/133/166 MHz DDR | 100/133 MHz DDR | 100/133/166/200 MHz DDR | 100/133 MHz DDR |
| Asynchronous Memory Mode | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Max. # DIMM | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Max. RAM | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB |
| SDRAM Support | yes | yes | no | no |
| DDR-SDRAM Support | DDR200, DDR266, DDR333 | DDR200, DDR266, DDR333 | DDR200, DDR266, DDR333, DDR400 | DDR200, DDR266 |
| UltraDMA/33/66/100/133 | yes/yes/yes/yes | yes/yes/yes/no | yes/yes/yes/yes | yes/yes/yes/no |
| # USB | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Max. # PCI | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Integrated Graphics | no | no | yes, GeForce4 MX | yes, GeForce2 MX |
| Integrated Sound Chip | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| 4x / 8x | yes/yes | yes/no | yes/yes | yes/no |
| ACPI | yes | yes | Yes | yes |
| USB 2.0 / FireWire | Yes / no | No / no | Yes / yes | No / no |
| Chipset | AMD 760 | SiS 745 | ALi Magik 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | February 2001 | November 2001 | Februar 2001 |
| Platform | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 |
| Processors | AMD Duron/Athlon/XP | AMD Duron/Athlon/XP | AMD Duron/Athlon/XP |
| Multi-Processor Support | no | no | no |
| Northbridge | AMD 761 | SiS 745 | ALi M1647 |
| Southbridge | AMD 765 | integrated | ALi M1535D+ |
| Front Side Bus | 100/133MHz DDR | 66/100/133MHz DDR | 100/133MHz DDR |
| Memory Clock | 100/133MHz DDR | 66/100/133MHz DDR | 100/133MHz DDR |
| Asynchronous Memory Mode | yes | yes | yes |
| Max. # DIMM | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Max. RAM | 2048MB | 3072 MB | 1024MB |
| SDRAM Support | no | no | yes |
| DDR-SDRAM Support | yes | yes | yes |
| UltraDMA/33/66/100/133 | yes/yes/yes/no | yes/yes/yes/no | yes/yes/yes/no |
| # USB | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Max. # PCI | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Integrated Graphics | no | no | no |
| Integrated Sound Chip | yes | yes | yes |
| 4x / 8x | yes/no | yes/no | yes/no |
| ACPI | yes | yes | yes |
| USB 2.0 / FireWire | No / no | No / yes | No / no |
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