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 shouldn't 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.

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Test Configuration

Processor(s): Intel Pentium III 733EB OEM
Provided by Memman
RAM: 1 x 128MB Samsung Original PC133
Provided by Mushkin
Hard Drive(s): Western Digital Expert 418000 - UltraATA/66
Bus Master Drivers: VIA Bus Master 2.1.44
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 256 SDR 32MB AGP
Video Drivers: NVIDIA Detonator Reference Drivers 3.53
Operation System(s): Windows 98 SE
Motherboard Revision: FIC KA-11 Revision 2.2

 

Windows 98 Performance

  Sysmark 2000 Content Creation
Winstone 2000
Intel Pentium III 733EB (5.5 x 133) 152 28.7

The Final Decision

With the QM413 BIOS update, the KA-11 has shown us that FIC still has what it takes to produce a quality motherboard. Compared to other VIA Apollo Pro 133A solutions, it offers some nice added features like core voltage adjustments, 4 DIMM slots, and (optional) true hardware PCI sound - all at a very reasonable price point just above $100.


How it Rates

AnandTech Motherboard Rating

  Business
Performance 82%
Price 88%
Ease of Use 85%
Overclocked Stability 87%
General Stability 82%
Quality 82%
Documentation 88%
Reliability 75%
Overall Rating 84%

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