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The 845G will be pitted against an existing platform for the Pentium 4, its older sibling the 845. Before proceeding, here's a brief technical recap of both chipsets :

Intel 845 - Evolution

  Intel 845 Intel 845E/G/GL
North Bridge i82845 MCH i82845G MCH
South Bridge i82801BA ICH2 i82801DB ICH4
Memory Technology SDRAM / DDR SDRAM / DDR
Memory Type/s PC133, DDR200, DDR266 PC133, DDR200, DDR266
Effective Memory Clock Speed 133 / 200 / 266MHz 133 / 200 / 266MHz
Peak Memory Bandwidth 2.1GB/s (DDR266) 2.1GB/s (DDR266)
Maximum Addressable Memory 2GB 2GB
Quad-pumped FSB 400MHz 533MHz, 400MHz
400MHz (845GL)
Bridge Interconnect Intel Hub Architecture Intel Hub Architecture
Peak Interconnect Bandwidth 266MB/s 266MB/s
USB Ports 4 6
USB 2.0 Support No Yes
Ultra-ATA 133 Support No Yes

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