Microstar K7Pro AMD 750 Slot-A ATX
by Mike Andrawes on March 19, 2000 10:55 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 shouldn't 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.
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Test Configuration |
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Processor(s): |
Athlon
800 OEM
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RAM: | |
Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital 153BA
Ultra ATA 66 7200 RPM
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Bus Master Drivers: | |
Video Card(s): |
NVIDIA
GeForce 256 SDR
AMD 4.61 Miniport Driver |
Video Drivers: |
NVIDIA
Detonator 3.76
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Operation System(s): |
Windows
98 SE
AMD IRQ Driver 1.00 |
Motherboard Revision: |
MSI
K7Pro Revision 1.0
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Windows 98 Performance |
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Sysmark
2000
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Content
Creation
Winstone 2000 |
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MSI
K7Pro - Athlon 800 (AMD 750 SuperBypass) |
153
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30.4
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Gigabyte
GA-7IX - Athlon 800 (AMD 750 SuperBypass) |
154
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30.7
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EPoX 7KXA - Athlon 800 (KX133) |
152
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30.6
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ASUS K7V-RM - Athlon 800 (KX133) |
152
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30.6
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The Final Decision
If for some reason you're still looking for a motherboard based on the AMD 750 chipset, the K7Pro is an excellent choice. It's less expensive than most other AMD 750 boards, while stability, quality, and features are up there with the best of them. However, the KX133 chipset is now widely available and generally provides better performance without introducing any drawbacks. For now, we'll have to recommend that users looking for the best Athlon solution consider a KX133 board, but there's no doubt that K7Pro is a solid motherboard.
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