BlueSmoke - Review : Intel 845G Chipset

		Date	: May 22nd, 2002
		Category	: Chipsets
		Manufacturer	: Intel
		Author	: Jin-Wei Tioh

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 :

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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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