User manual VIA KT266A MEDIA PRESENTATION

[. . . ] KT266A Chipset Introduction Confidential and Proprietary Mainstream AMD DDR Elusive n n n Many Solutions on the Market g Chipsets from VIA, AMD, ALi, and SiS No Clear Performance/Feature Set Leader g Motherboard manufacturers hedging their bets, developing for all chipsets Platform fragmentation slowing the acceptance of DDR on AMD platforms g OEMs, System Integrators, End Users, Channel confused by lack of clear platform leadership Confidential and Proprietary VIA Leads DDR Platform Development n n n First available P6 bus DDR chipset g VIA Apollo pro266 first available DDRSDRAM chipset for Intel® Pentium® III processors First mass produced K7 bus DDR chipset g VIA Apollo KT266 first widely available DDRSDRAM chipset for AMD AthlonTM and DuronTM processors First available P7 bus DDR chipset g VIA Apollo P4X266 brings DDR-SDRAM to the Pentium 4 platform for the first time Confidential and Proprietary The Definitive AMD DDR Chipset n VIA Apollo KT266A eliminates the doubt g g g Performance Driven Design Established Motherboard Base V-MAP Scalability and Flexibility Confidential and Proprietary KT266A Chipset Block Diagram Confidential and Proprietary Performance Driven Design n Enhanced Memory Controller g g Supports DDR200/DDR266 Tightened Timings g Decreases latency, increases effective bandwidth Allows more instructions "in flight", hiding latency penalties Can burst up to eight Quad Words in a clock cycle g Deeper Queuing g g New Abilities g Confidential and Proprietary VIA Modular Architecture Platform n V-MAP g g g Multiple Pin-to-Pin Compatible South Bridge options Drop-in replacement for KT266 Future Pin-to-Pin Compatible North Bridge migration options n Seamless product transitions on a single motherboard platform g g Faster Time to Market Lower Product Development, Validation, and Production costs Confidential and Proprietary AMD DDR Chipset Comparison Feature North Bridge Processor Support Front Side Bus AGP Support Memory Type Max. [. . . ] 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; Abit KG-20 AMD760 MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. Confidential and Proprietary 3DMark Pro 2001 Performance Test System Configurations: 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; KT266A Reference MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; PC-Chips M830LR SiS735 MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; Abit KG-20 AMD760 MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. Confidential and Proprietary Quake III Performance Test System Configurations: 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; KT266A Reference MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; PC-Chips M830LR SiS735 MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; Abit KG-20 AMD760 MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. Confidential and Proprietary Sisoft Sandra Performance Test System Configurations: 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; KT266A Reference MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; PC-Chips M830LR SiS735 MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. [. . . ] 1. 4GHz AMD AthlonTM processor; Abit KG-20 AMD760 MB; 256MB DDR266 SDRAM; Asus Geforce3 AGP card; 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE. Confidential and Proprietary VIA Apollo KT266A: The Ultimate AMD DDR Chipset n Ultimate Performance g Performance Driven Design provides significantly better memory performance then competitors, yielding greater overall system performance V-MAP compatible, allowing simple transition from KT266 and easy upgrades to future products Flexible memory, processor, and South Bridge support enables OEMs and System Integrators to reach multiple market segments with a single platform n Ultimate Platform Stability g n Ultimate Feature Set g Confidential and Proprietary Final Comments n n Please observe publication embargo until September 3rd, 2001 Thks very much for your interest! Confidential and Proprietary [. . . ]