EPoX EP-8KTA3 Socket-A KT133A ATX
by Mike Andrawes on January 25, 2001 4:48 PM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
The Test
In recent times, choosing a motherboard cannot be completely determined by a Winstone score. Now, many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other falls. Therefore you should not base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology.
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): |
AMD
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1GHz
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| RAM: |
1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM
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| Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital 153BA Ultra
ATA 66 7200 RPM
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| Bus Master Drivers: |
VIA 4-in-1 v4.24 Service Pack
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| Video Card(s): |
NVIDIA
GeForce 2 GTS 32MB DDR
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| Video Drivers: |
NVIDIA
Detonator 5.22
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| Operation System(s): |
Windows
98 SE
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| Motherboard Revision: |
EPoX EP-8KTA3 Revision 0.3
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Windows 98 Performance |
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Athlon 1GHz OEM
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Sysmark 2000
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Content Creation
Winstone 2000 |
Quake III Arena - 640 x 480 x 16
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| EPoX EP-8KTA3 (KT133A/133MHz) |
196
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36.7
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146.3
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| ABIT KT7A-RAID (KT133A/133MHz) |
197
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37.4
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149.6
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| Microstar K7T Turbo (KT133A/133MHz) |
194
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37.5
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145.7
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| Microstar K7T Pro2 (KT133/100MHz) |
189
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35.8
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135.1
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This is the same comparison we used in our KT7A-RAID Review, the only change is the addition of the EP-8KTA3. As you can see by the performance of the K7T Pro2, a vanilla KT133 solution, the 133MHz DDR FSB does yield some very tangible performance benefits.
When it comes down to an apples to apples comparison, it seems as if ABIT continues to hold the performance crown with its slight performance advantge over the 8KTA3. In fact, it can be said that the 8KTA3 performs more in line with the MSI K7T Turbo (that's the next KT133A in line for review).
The performance difference isn't much but it is interesting to note how the various first incarnations of KT133A motherboards stack up against each other. By the time we're ready to do a final roundup of all the KT133A boards things should change quite a bit as manufacturers optimize their BIOSes and tweak their board design even more.
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