Microstar K7T Pro2 KT133 Socket-A ATX
by Henry Kuo on October 16, 2000 12:00 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 should not 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): |
AMD
Athlon (Thunderbird) 800MHz
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| RAM: |
1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM
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| Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital 153BA Ultra
ATA 66 7200 RPM
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| Bus Master Drivers: |
VIA 4-in-1 v4.24 Service
Pack
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| Video Card(s): |
NVIDIA
GeForce 2 GTS 32MB DDR
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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 Pro2 Revision 1.0
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Windows 98 Performance |
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Athlon
800 (KT133)
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Sysmark
2000
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Content
Creation
Winstone 2000 |
Quake
III Arena - 640 x 480 x 16
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| Microstar K7T Pro2 |
162
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32.5
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122.5
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| Microstar K7T Pro1 |
161
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32.0
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121.6
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| Chaintech CT-7AIV2 |
162
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31.4
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71.1*
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| Iwill KV200-R |
160
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32.9
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123.9
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| Microstar K7T Master |
161
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32.7
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123.7
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| Soyo SY-K7VTA |
160
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27.5
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127.0
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*Note: Since the CT-7AIV2 does not have an AGP slot, we are forced to use the on-board video, which resulted in extremely poor performance in Quake III Arena. The SYSMark 2000 and Content Creation Winstone 2000 results are best for comparison purposes.
Final Words
You have to believe that Microstar is catching up to ABIT and ASUS. They prove that again by releasing the K7T Pro2, which is the third KT133 motherboard we have reviewed so far featuring the multiplier settings. It is clear that more and more motherboards with this tweaking feature will start to show up.
The K7T Pro2 is an extremely stable KT133 motherboard, and it has the ability to push AMD CPUs to the limits. There is no doubt that hardware enthusiasts will be pleased with this motherboard. With the expensive price tags hanging on the ABIT and ASUS KT133 solutions, for people who want a Socket-A motherboard with multiplier control, but not necessarily ATA100 RAID, they should be looking for out when the Microstar K7T Pro2 hits the streets.
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