Microstar K7T Pro Socket-A KT133 ATX
by Mike Andrawes on July 23, 2000 11:58 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): |
AMD
Athlon "Thunderbird" 1 GHz OEM
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RAM: | |
Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital 153BA
Ultra ATA 66 7200 RPM
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Bus Master Drivers: |
VIA 4-in-1 v4.23 Service
Pack
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Video Card(s): |
NVIDIA
GeForce 256 SDR
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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: |
Microstar
K7T Pro Revision 1.0
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Windows 98 Performance |
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SYSMark
2000
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Content
Creation
Winstone 2000 |
Quake
3 Arena
640x480x16 |
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Microstar
K7T Pro - Athlon 1000 (KT133)
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189
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36.0
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136.6
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FIC
AZ-11 - Athlon 1000 (KT133)
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191
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36.7
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134.6
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Gigabyte
GA-7ZX - Athlon 1000 (KT133)
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189
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35.6
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133.4
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VIA
KT133 Reference - Athlon 1000 (KT133)
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190
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37.5
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133.4
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Final Words
Compared to the only other widely available Socket-A options, the Gigabyte GA-7ZM and FIC AZ-11, the K7T Pro offers more expansion and more tweaking/overclocking options. It's certainly a solid choice for building your new Athlon or Duron system. However, overclockers will probably still want to wait for the ASUS A7V or ABIT KT7 and their supposed support for unlocking the multiplier of AMD Socket-A processors. Our recommendation is still to wait until the first wave of Socket-A boards have arrived and we can see exactly which one is best. Of course, that may not be the easiest thing to do with AMD's latest CPU's tempting you to upgrade.
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