User manual VIA VT6207 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Samsung's fully validated DDR333 memory modules will ensure that VIA DDR333 chipset platform customers will have all the high-performance memory they need at competitive prices. " "Hynix's DDR333 memory modules, used in conjunction with VIA Apollo DDR chipsets, deliver outstanding performance and features. [. . . ] Hynix continues to pave the way for availability of low cost, high performance DDR features, utilizing validated PC2700 architecture and providing consumers with powerful technology that delivers exceptional system performance. " "Micron has been working with industry partners to enable DDR SDRAM and we are happy to report that DDR333 is well on its way to becoming the next DDR speed grade to be supported. After validating our DDR333 modules with VIA Apollo DDR333 chipsets, we will ramp production of DDR333 to coincide with industry demand. " VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA DDR333 Validation n n n Industry Leading DDR Validation Program since November 2000 Validation partners AVL and SMART Modular Technologies offer a fast, efficient service which ensures bullet-proof compatibility with VIA Chipset platforms Enabling a smooth transition to DDR333 U. S. A. Headquarters Advanced Validations Labs 17800 Newhope Street, Suite B Fountain Valley, CA 92780 Phone: 714 435-2630 www. validationlabs. com James Lee Email: james. lee@smartm. com Tel: (510) 624-8194 Arthur Sainio Email: arthur. sainio@smartm. com Tel: (510) 624-8126 VIA Confidential and Proprietary V-MAP Compatible Chipset n n V-MAP g Drop-in North Bridge replacement for P4X266A g Future Pin-to-Pin Compatible North Bridge migration options g Future Pin-to Pin compatible VT8235 Series South Bridge options with Serial ATA & 802. 11b Seamless product transitions on a single motherboard platform g Faster Time to Market g Lower Product Development, Validation, and Production costs VIA Confidential and Proprietary AGP 8X ­ A New Dawn in Graphics Performance The new AGP 3. 0 specification is implemented in the VT6207 Features: · · · · Doubles frequency to 533MHz Maximum Data Transfer of 2. 1GB/sec Pseudo-Synchronous with Processor Bus Backwards compatible with AGP 4X devices Benefits · Leverages fast system memory like DDR333 and more powerful processors like the Intel® Pentium® 4 and AMD AthlonTM XP · Enables larger texture maps to be stored reducing the pressure on local frame buffer memory · Provides headroom for future advances in graphics technology and offers more scope to hardware and software developers to push the boundaries of realism & quality. VIA Confidential and Proprietary Double-Speed V-Link ­ Eliminating the PCI bottleneck Double-Speed V-Link transfers up to 533MB/s of data 2X - Intel Hub Architecture 4X - Conventional PCI bus · Double transfer CLK rate to 133MHz · Quad data pump per CLK, 266MB/S each direction · Concurrent data up/down streams Leveraging the speed and efficiency of USB 2. 0 and ATA/133 integrated in the South Bridge to feed the powerful processor and memory system with the data they need for optimum performance. VIA Confidential and Proprietary USB 2. 0 - 40X Faster Following the widespread success of USB 1. 1, VIA now sees the drive to new industry standard USB 2. 0 as a natural evolution, meeting the greater bandwidth demands of today's PC peripherals and applications, from higher resolution video to fast storage unit access. More rigorous graphics technology built in stresses even the fastest current PC systems. Useful benchmark for isolating effect of memory controller on system performance. The most advanced current Graphics Engine, beyond the capabilities of even the most powerful current systems. DroneZ Creature Mark VIA Confidential and Proprietary PC Mark 2002 812 HDD SCORE 800 3908 MEMORY SCORE 4667 +11% 4887 CPU SCORE 4913 P4X266A VT6207 @ 333 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 VIA Confidential and Proprietary SiSoft Sandra Memory +29% RAM Float Bufferd aEMMX/aSSE MB/s 1130 1458 P4X266A @ 266 VT6207 @ 333 RAM Int Buffered aEMMX/aSSE MB/s 1129 1465 0 500 1000 1500 VIA Confidential and Proprietary 3D Mark 2001 SE +7% 9251 P4X266A Default 1024x768 9907 P4x333 @ 333 8800 9000 9200 9400 9600 9800 10000 VIA Confidential and Proprietary Quake III (High) +8% 192. 3 (1280x1024) 210. 1 219. 6 (1024x768) 236. 5 P4X266 P4x333 @ 333 224. 2 (800x600) 240. 9 223. 6 (640x480) 241. 1 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 VIA Confidential and Proprietary Jedi Knight 2 +7% 79. 7 (1600x1200) 81. 9 88 93. 6 P4X266A @ 266 (1280x1024) (1024x768) 88. 2 94. 5 88. 6 94. 5 75 80 85 90 95 VT6207 @ 333 (800x600) 70 VIA Confidential and Proprietary DroneZ +8% 177. 27 192. 11 generic normal Average FPS: GeForce3 High Quality Average FPS: 204. 66 213. 33 P4X266 @ 266 VT6207 @ 333 GeForce Generic Average FPS: 191 206. 4 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 VIA Confidential and Proprietary Creature Mark 1024x768 avg. number of frames/sec 1280x1024 avg. number of frames/sec 1600x1200 avg. number of frames/sec 0 5 13. 3 18. 4 28. 9 29 22. 9 23 P4X266A @ 266 VT6207 @ 333 +38% 20 25 30 10 15 VIA Confidential and Proprietary The Ultimate Intel® Pentium® 4 Platform n Ultimate Performance g Total System Performance realised by DDR333 memory, 533MHz Processor Bus, AGP 8X, Double-Speed V-Link, USB 2. 0 and ATA-133 g VIA DDR333 Validation Program guarantees reliable and compatible supply of memory modules conforming the latest JEDEC specification Ultimate Platform Stability g V-MAP compatible, allowing simple transition from P4X266A and easy upgrades to future products. n VIA Confidential and Proprietary [. . . ] Useful benchmark for isolating effect of memory controller on system performance. 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