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| VIA K8T800 Pro (Socket 939) Roundup : Results and Conclusion |
By Zachary Chan
Category : Mainboard
Published by Vijay Anand on Friday, 1st April, 2005
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The author of this article would like to acknowledge Vijay Anand's contribution to this article.
Performance Benchmarking
We've completed the first part of our Socket 939 VIA K8T800 Pro roundup with the showcase of each individual motherboard. Moving on towards the final benchmarking and performance comparisons, we have summarized the basic specs of each board into the following table. Users should be able to use it as a guide for direct comparison against the most prominent features. However, if you've missed out on the individual board reviews, we suggest to read them for more detailed information.
Motherboard Feature Comparison Table
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ABIT AV8
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ASUS A8V Deluxe
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ECS KV2 Extreme
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MSI K8T Neo2-FIR
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Soltek SL-K8TPro-939
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| North Bridge |
VIA
K8T800 Pro
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VIA
K8T800 Pro
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VIA
K8T800 Pro
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VIA
K8T800 Pro
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VIA
K8T800 Pro
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| South Bridge |
VIA
VT8237
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VIA
VT8237
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VIA
VT8237
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VIA
VT8237
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VIA
VT8237
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| DIMM Slots |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| PCI Slots |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Other Slots |
-
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-
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PCI Extreme
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Communication Slot
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-
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| ATA-133 Port (chipset) |
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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| SATA Ports (chipset) |
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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| ATA-133 (others) |
-
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1
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1
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1
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1
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| SATA (others) |
-
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2
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2
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2
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2
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| COM Ports (header) |
1
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1(1)
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(1)
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1
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1
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| Parallel Ports (header) |
1
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1
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1
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1
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(1)
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| USB Ports (header) |
6(2)
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6(2)
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6(2)
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6 (2)
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6 (2)
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| FireWire Ports (header) |
3
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1(1)
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2
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2(1)
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1(1)
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| Fast Ethernet |
-
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-
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1
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-
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-
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| Gigabit Ethernet |
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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| Wireless LAN |
-
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IEEE 802.11g
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-
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-
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-
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| Audio Chipset/Codec |
ALC658
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ALC850
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ALC655
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ALC850
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ALC850
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| Audio Ports* |
F, R, C, I, M
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F, R, A, C, I, M
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F, R/I, C/M
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F, R, C, I, M
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F, R, A, C, I, M
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| S/PDIF |
In/Out
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Out
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Out
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Out
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In/Out
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| Dimension (mm) |
305 x 245
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305 x 245
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305 x 245
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305 x 244
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305 x 245
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| FSB Range |
200 - 410MHz
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200 - 300
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200 - 511
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200 - 280
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200 - 300
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| AGP Range |
6:2:1,
7:2:1, 8:2:1, 66MHz, 74MHz
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-
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66MHz, 75.4MHz
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66MHz, 75.4MHz
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-
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| Core Voltage |
1.500V
- 1.850V
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0.800 - 1.750V
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0.825 - 1.550V
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+3.3% - +15%
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0.800 - 1.700V
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| RAM Voltage |
2.50V
- 2.80V
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2.6 - 2.8V
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2.55 - 2.70
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2.50 - 2.85V
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2.60 - 2.80V
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| Chipset Voltage |
1.50V
- 1.65V
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| Multiplier Selection |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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* F = Front left/right, R = Rear left/right, A = Alt. left/right (for 7.1), C = Center / Subwoofer, I = Line In, M = Microphone. Ports separated by a comma (,) indicates individual ports while those separated by a forward slash (/) indicates ports with dual functions. Ports listed include using the bundled optional bracket (if any).
** Ports in parentheses () denote optional ports available on the motherboard as headers only.
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