Integrated Video Chipset Roundup - January 2001

Business/Content Creation Performance using GeForce2 GTS

With the systems running at full speed and not limited by the processor not any integrated video solutions, it is clear that Intel's i815 chipset takes the lead when it comes to Socket-370. The performance difference between Intel's 815 chipset and the rest of the Socket370 chipsets out there is bigger than the difference between any other chipsets out there, running around 13% faster than the competition. Next comes the PM133 followed by the SiS 630S.

On the Socket-A side, the performance margin between the chipset solutions out there is rather small. Surprisingly, the KT133 performs slightly faster than the KM133, a chipset that is said to be fundamentally the same as the one in the KT133. The SiS solution, once again, lands at the bottom of the chart.

Unlike the SYSmark test, Business Winstone 2001 shows very little difference between chipsets. On the Socket370 side, Intel's 815 chipset slightly edges out over VIA's PM133. The SiS 630S falls short once again, performing the slowest of the three chipsets.

With the Socket-A solutions, VIA's KT133 comes on top, once again edging out the KM133. The SiS 730S actually performs above the KM133 in our Business Winstone tests, leaving the KM133 as the slowest Slot-A chipset this round.

Following previous results, the Intel 815 chipset continues to perform on top of the Socket370 platform. VIA's PM133 solution comes in second place, only performing 3% slower than the 815. The SiS 630S, on the other hand, performed 10% slower than Intel's solution; far from a performance difference that would go unnoticed.

On the Socket-A side, VIA's KT133 chipset continues to score top marks, followed by the KM133 and finally the SiS 730S.