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Equipment And Overview Of All Test Candidates, Continued

07:00 - Monday 7 July 2003 by Frank Völkel

Manufacturer	MSI	QDI	Soyo
Website	msi.com.tw	qdigrp.com	soyo.com
Model	MS-6728 865PE Neo2-FIS2R	P4I875PMA-6AFR	P4I875 Dragon 2
Revision	1	0C	unbekannt
BIOS	V1.3B3 (06/12/2003)	354QB102 (05/26/2003)	P4ICWB-4AA1 (05/02/2003)
Chipset
CPU clock (3200.00 MHz)	3245.5 MHz (+1.4%)	3200.00 MHz (0.00%)	3194.6 MHz (-0.2%)
FSB (200.00 MHz)	202.8 MHz (+1.4%)	200.00 MHz (0.00%)	199.7 MHz (-0.2%)
Northbridge	Intel 865PE	Intel 875P (82875EBP)	Intel 875P (82875EBP)
Southbridge	ICH 5 (82801ER)	ICH5-R (82801ER)	ICH 5 (82801EB)
Northbridge fan	yes	no	no
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Power connections	AUX12, ATX	AUX12, ATX	AUX12, ATX
Memory
Max. memory	4 x 1024 MB	4 x 1024 MB	4 x 1024 MB
Memory speed	2.0-2-2-5	2.0-2-2-6	2.0-2-2-5
Number of DDR sockets	2 x 2 Slots	2 x 2	2 x 2 Slots
Standard Components
Dimensions (L x W)	30.5 x 24.5 cm	24.5 x 25.5 cm	30.5 x 24.5 cm
PCI slots	5	3/5	5
AGP	8x	8x	8x
ACR / AMR / CNR	no/no/no	no/no/no	no/no/no
Parallel	1	1	1
Serial	2	2	2
Game	0	0	1 x Intern
USB 2.0 external/ internal	6/2	4/2	4/4
FireWire (1394) external/ internal	3 VIA VT6306	no	1/2 VIA VT6306
Fan headers	1 x CPU 1 x System	1 x CPU 2 x System	2 x CPU 2 x System
Additional Components
Piezo speakers (onboard)	no	no	no
Wake on LAN (WOL)	yes	yes	yes
Wake on Modem (WOM)	yes	yes	yes
Infrared	yes	yes	yes
Sensor (open case)	no	yes	no
Temperature sensor	yes	yes	yes
Network	Intel 82547EI CSA 10/100/1000 Mbit	Intel 82547EI CSA 10/100/1000 Mbit	Intel 82547EI CSA 10/100/1000 Mbit
Drive Interfaces
Standard (chipset)	Intel ICH5 Raid	Intel ICH5 Raid	Intel ICH5
	1 x Floppy	1 x Floppy	1 x Floppy
	4 x ATA 100	4 x ATA 100	4 x ATA 100
	2 x SATA 150	2 x SATA 150	2 x SATA 150
Additional (chip)	Promise PDC20378	Silicon Image Sil3112A	HighPoint HPT372
	2 x SATA	2 x SATA150	4 x ATA133
	2 x ATA133		Silicon Image SiL3112A
			2 x SATA150
On-Board sound
Type (PCI/AC97)	AC97	AC97	PCI
Manufacturer	Cmedia	ADI	C3DX
Chip	CMI9739A	AD1981B	CMI8738/PCI-6ch-MX
External connections	1 x Mic	1 x Mic	1 x Mic
	1 x Line in	1 x Line in	1 x Line in
	1 x Line out	1 x Line out	1 x Line out
			1 x Center/Bass out
			1 x SUR. L/R out
			1 x SPDIF optical out
			1 x SPDIF cinch out
	(6 Channel)	(6 Channel)	1 x SPDIF optical in
			1 x SPDIF cinch in
Internal connections	1 x CD in	1 x CD in	(6 Channel)
		1 x AUX in	1 x CD in
			1 x AUX in
BIOS
BIOS	AMI	Award	Phoenix - Award
Update	DOS, Windows	DOS, Windows	DOS, Windows
Clock controller	ICS 95611BF	CYP 603653	ICS 952607EF
Settings
Type	BIOS	BIOS	BIOS
FSB - frequency/ steps (MHz)	200 - 500 / 1 MHz	no	100 - 255 / 1 MHz
Memory frequencies	266 - 333 - 400 - 500 - 533	266 - 320 - 400	x 1.33 / x 1.25 / Auto
AGP/PCI	66 - 151 / 1 MHz	66/33	66/33 - 73/36 - 80/40
Voltage
CPU - range/ steps (core)	1.550 - 2.300 / 0.0250 V	no	1.300 - 1.600 / 0.05 V
Memory - range/ steps	2.50 - 3.30 / 0.1 V	no	2.5 - 2.9 / 0.1 V
Chipset - range/ steps (I/O)	no	no	no
AGP - range/ steps	1.50 - 2.20 / 0.1 V	no	1.5 - 1.8 / 0.1 V
Other Info
Model variants	865PEM2-ILS 865PE Neo2-S
Accessories	1 x User manual	1 x User manual	1 x User manual
	1 x User manual SATA Raid	1 x driver CD	1 x User manual BayoneUFO
	1 x Promise RAID Drive	- 1 x Norton AntiVirus	1 x driver CD
	1 x Intel RAID Driver	1 x UDMA100 round cable	1 x Thermal paste
	1 x CD Super Pack	1 x Slot sound bracket	1 x CD Super Bonus Pack V5.0
	- 1 x Photoshop Album SE	- 1 x SPDIF optical out	- 1 x Norton Antivirus 2003
	- 1 x WinDVD 4	2 x SATA150 cable	- 1 x Norton Ghost 2003
	- 1 x WinRip 2	2 x SATA power cable	- 1 x Norton Personal Firwall 2003
	- 1 x VirtualDrive 7	1 x ATX I/O shield	- 1 x Adobe ActiveShare
	- 1 x RestoreIT! 3	1 x UDMA 133 cable	- 1 x VCOM AutoSave
	- 1 x Media Ring	1 x Floppy cable	- 1 x Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader
	4 x SATA cable		- 1 x Adobe Acrobat Reader
	1 x Floppy cable		- 1 x Imagemore
	2 x 2 SATA power cable		1 x Slot sound bracket
	1 x UDMA100 round cable		- 1 x Center/Bass out
	1 x ATX I/O shield		- 1 x SUR. L/R out
	1 x Slot bracket		- 1 x SPDIF optical out
	- 2 x USN 2.0		- 1 x SPDIF cinch out
	- 1 x Dr. LED		- 1 x SPDIF optical in
	1 x Slot FireWire bracket		- 1 x SPDIF cinch in
	- 2 x normal FireWire		4 x SATA150 cable
	- 1 x mini FireWire		1 x Floppy cable
	1 x Slot sound bracket		3 x UDM133
	1 x CEN/SUB		1 x ATX I/O shield
	1 x RL/RR		3 x USB 2.0 cable, internal
	1 x SPDIF cinch out		1 x CBOX power cable
	1 x SPDIF optical out		1 x CBOX
			1 x 3.5" zu 5.25" drive bracket
			4 x screws
			1 x "Soyo" logo sticker
			8 x screws