Tyan Trinity K7 S2380 KX133 Slot-A ATX

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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The S2380's major offering is the 6 PCI slots that the board holds over the competition. If you truly need that extra 6th PCI slot, then the S2380 is a perfectly fine option.

The board itself is just about on-par with the AOpen AK72 and EPoX 7KXA that we reviewed in the past while still falling behind the ASUS K7V-RM in terms of stability, so while it is above average, it's still not as stable as we would expect for a higher end system that relies on stability.

Overall, the board isn't the best, but then again, it's not going to be Tyan's flagship Athlon product for long, the real winner will be their upcoming dual board. Until then, there are better options out there.