Gigabyte GA-7ZX Socket-A KT133 ATX
by Mike Andrawes on July 15, 2000 7:47 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.
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology.
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): |
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: |
Gigabyte
GA-7ZX 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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| Gigabyte GA-7ZX - Athlon 1000 (KT133) |
189
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35.6
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133.4
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| Gigabyte GA-7ZM - Athlon 1000 (KT133) |
186
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31*
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132.9
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| FIC AZ-11 - Athlon 1000 (KT133) |
191
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36.7
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134.6
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| VIA KT133 Reference - Athlon 1000 (KT133) |
190
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37.5
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133.4
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* The GA-7ZM was acting up during Content Creation 2000 benchmarking, resulting in the low performance number you see here.
We expect that a BIOS update will bring the performance back up to par with it's larger brother, the GA-7ZX.
Final Words
Simply by having one of the first available KT133 boards, Gigabyte is bound to have a winner on their hands, and fortunately for all those early adopters, the GA-7ZX is an above average product. However, we still recommend waiting for the first wave of boards to be released and making your decision then, especially since the whole issue of unlocking the Socket-A CPU's multiplier is still up in the air.
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