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Via Technologies — Technical Presentation (February 2002)
23 slides from Via Technologies's technical presentation, February 2002
Slide 1: VIA ProSavageDDR P4M266 Chipset Introduction
VIA ProSavageDDR P4M266 Chipset Introduction VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 2: Intel Pentium 4 Processor Corporate Uptake has been Slow
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Corporate Uptake has been Slow “One reason corporate users should avoid the P4 is that it won't make office applications faster.” “Another reason to avoid the P4 is that it uses RDRAM.” “Finally, corporate users shouldn't choose the P4 because it's far too expensive, and
Slide 3: Intel Pentium 4 Platforms For Corporate Desktop – Why Upgrade?
Intel® Pentium® 4 Platforms For Corporate Desktop – Why Upgrade? Intel® Advantages •Significant performance boost Pentium® 4 + over Intel® Pentium® III systems 850 Disadvantages •Corporate market does not trust RDRAM •RDRAM 2 to 3 times more expensive than DDR or PC133 •No integrated graphics Intel®
Slide 4: The Corporate Desktop Standard
The Corporate Desktop Standard Intel® Advantages: •Stable, reliable platform Pentium® III •Integrated graphics reduce cost + 815 or VIA ProSavage Disadvantages: PM133 •No performance headroom for software upgrades or •Performance sub-optimal VIA Apollo compared with DDR or RDRAM Intel ® Pentium® 4 S
Slide 5: So What's Changed?
So What’s Changed? DDR For The Pentium® 4 VIA Apollo P4X266 launched bringing DDR Memory Bandwidth to exploit the power of the Intel® Pentium® 4 No Cost Penalty over PC133 256MB DDR PC2100 DIMM $35.99 256MB SDRAM PC133 DIMM $34.19 256MB RDRAM PC800 DIMM $95.00 Source: Crucial.com and yZtech.com 26/0
Slide 6: The VIA Apollo P4X266 Has Proved That DDR + Pentium 4 is the Right Combination
The VIA Apollo P4X266 Has Proved That DDR + Pentium 4 is the Right Combination For Every Market Segment “I have to wonder if VIA even “In the ceaseless debate over DRAM thought they could produce a types, these benchmark scores only chipset that has performed as well provide part of the answer. It i
Slide 7: The Most Compelling Value Proposition For Corporate Upgrade To The Pentium 4 Platform
The Most Compelling Value Proposition For Corporate Upgrade To The Intel Pentium 4 Platform •The first integrated Core Logic Chipset for The Intel Pentium 4 Platform significantly reducing total system cost by eliminating external graphics card •DDR Memory Maximizes Performance of the Pentium 4 Proc
Slide 8: The New Corporate Desktop Standard
The New Corporate Desktop Standard Performance Intel Pentium •DDR Memory exploits the power of the 4 Processor + Intel® Pentium® 4 yielding real performance increases over Intel® Pentium ® III + 815 VIA and Intel® Pentium® 4 + 845 systems, even in office applications ProSavageDDR •Integrated S3 Grap
Slide 9: P4M266: Delivering Value
P4M266: Delivering Value •The extra $75* to pair the Intel 845 with an nVidia GeForce2 MX200 32MB AGP 4X card doesn’t deliver value to the corporate buyer •Even in Content Creation Winstone 2001, testing graphics intensive applications like Adobe® Photoshop® and Macromedia® Dreamweaver® , the VIA Pr
Slide 10: VIA ProSavageDDR P4M266 Block Diagram
VIA ProSavageDDR P4M266 Block Diagram VIA Confidential and Proprietary
Slide 11: P4M266 North Bridge Highlights
P4M266 North Bridge Highlights Leading Edge Performance Features g 400MHz Front Side Bus g Integrated S3 Graphics ProSavage8™ Graphics Core with internal AGP 8X equivalent bandwidth, 32MB Frame Buffer and DVD Motion Compensation g Support for up to 4GB High-Speed DDR200/266 SDRAM g Peak data transfe
Slide 12: VIA VT8233C Integrated South Bridge
VIA VT8233C Integrated South Bridge High Performance g V-Link to North Bridge with 266MB/s bandwidth g Dual ATA-100/66/33 Market Leading Networking g 3Com 10/100Mb Ethernet MAC Enhanced Integration g Support for up to 6 USB ports, USB 1.1 compliant g Support for up to 5 PCI expansion slots g Advance
Slide 13: VT8233A Integrated South Bridge
VT8233A Integrated South Bridge High Performance g V-Link to North Bridge with 266MB/s bandwidth g Dual ATA-133/100/66/33 – 33% faster throughput from hard drive to CPU delivering better performance in data intensive business applications like Microsoft® Excel® Enhanced Integration g Support for up
Slide 14: P4M266 Performance Highlights
P4M266 Performance Highlights The Leader in Business Application Performance – •In Business Winstone beats the Intel Pentium III + 815 by 5% and the Intel Pentium 4 + 845 by 6% The Highest Performance Integrated Graphics for Intel® Platforms Shared Memory Architecture (SMA) enables the ProSavage8™ g
Slide 15: Winstone 2001 Performance Comparison
Winstone 2001 Performance Comparison Content Creation 815 P4M266 Business Winstone 40 42 44 46 48 1.5GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor P4M266 Reference Board. 256MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE 1.0GHz Intel Pentium III processor i815 MB 256MB PC133 SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 AT
Slide 16: 3D Winmark 2000 Performance Test
3D Winmark 2000 Performance Test 815 3D Winmark P4M 0 10 20 30 40 1.5GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor P4M266 Reference Board. 256MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE 1.0GHz Intel Pentium III processor i815 MB 256MB PC133 SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE VIA Con
Slide 17: Quake III
Quake III Quake III 815 (600 x 480) P4M266 0 20 40 60 1.5GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor P4M266 Reference Board. 256MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE 1.0GHz Intel Pentium III processor i815 MB 256MB PC133 SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE VIA Confidential an
Slide 18: Sisoft Sandra Memory Transfer Test
Sisoft Sandra Memory Transfer Test FPU Memory Bandwidth 815 CPU P4M266 Memory Bandwidth 0 500 1000 1.5GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor P4M266 Reference Board. 256MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE 1.0GHz Intel Pentium III processor i815 MB 256MB PC133 SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 A
Slide 19: StreamD 2000 Times
StreamD 2000 Times StreamD 815 2000 Times P4M266 0 2000 4000 6000 1.5GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor P4M266 Reference Board. 256MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE 1.0GHz Intel Pentium III processor i815 MB 256MB PC133 SDRAM 30GB IBM 307030 ATA 100 HDD; Windows 98 SE VIA Con
Slide 20: Base System Retail Price Comparison
Base System Retail Price Comparison P4M266 - The Compelling Value Proposition VIA Intel 815 Intel 845 ProSavageDDR P4M266 CPU Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium III Intel Pentium 4 1.7GHz $275 $256 1.7GHz $275 Motherboard P4M266-based Intel D815EEA2 Intel D845GBAL board $119 $139 $182 Memory 256 MB DDR 2
Slide 21: VIA Technologies Platform Intel Pentium 4
VIA Technologies Platform Intel® Pentium® 4 AGP4X Performance Mainstream AIC P4 Desktop with AGP graphics • P4X266 discrete NB Pin- AGP4X Compatible to P4M266 AIC through V-MAP End-User upgradeable with external AGP port Best Cost/Perf. P4 baseline Value Desktop chipset with integrated graphics VIA
Slide 22: VIA Modular Architecture Platform (V-MAP)
VIA Modular Architecture Platform (V-MAP) V-MAP g Multiple Pin-to-Pin Compatible South Bridge options g Drop-in upgrade for P4X266 g ProSavage8™ proven SMA stability and mature driver set Seamless product transitions on a single motherboard platform g Faster Time to Market g Lower Product Developmen
Slide 23: VIA ProSavageDDR P4M266 – The New Corporate Desktop Standard
VIA ProSavageDDR P4M266 – The New Corporate Desktop Standard Unmatched Balance of Performance and Value • DDR Memory maximizes the performance of the processor and the integrated graphics without a cost penalty. Rich Integrated Graphics With A Comprehensive Driver Set • S3 Graphics ProSavage8™ deliv
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