AOpen AK72 KX133 Slot-A ATX
by Anand Lal Shimpi on March 21, 2000 1:05 AM 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 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.
Click Here to learn about AnandTech's Motherboard Testing Methodology.
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): |
AMD
Athlon 800
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| RAM: |
1
x 128MB Corsair PC133 SDRAM
1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital 153BA Ultra
ATA 66 7200 RPM
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| Bus Master Drivers: |
VIA 4-in-1 v4.16 BMIDE Driver
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| Video Card(s): |
NVIDIA
GeForce 256 SDR
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| Video Drivers: |
NVIDIA
Detonator 3.76
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| Operation System(s): |
Windows
98 SE
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| Motherboard Revision: |
AOpen AK72 Revision 1.0
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Windows 98 Performance |
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Sysmark
2000
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Content
Creation
Winstone 2000 |
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| AOpen AK72 - Athlon 800 (KX133) |
148
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30.4
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| Gigabyte
GA-7IX - Athlon 800 (AMD 750 SuperBypass Enabled) |
154
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30.7
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| EPoX 7KXA - Athlon 800 (KX133) |
152
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30.6
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| ASUS K7V-RM - Athlon 800 (KX133) |
152
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30.6
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For more benchmarks visit our KX133 Review and our Athlon 1GHz Review
The Final Decision
While the AK72 is definitely better than your average Athlon motherboard, we honestly expected much more from AOpen, especially considering our past experiences with them. There is nothing wrong with the AK72, but the board isn't up to par with what we normally see from AOpen which is a bit saddening.
There is nothing wrong with the board in particular, granted it is a tad on the large side, but with the K7V-RM and the K7V just around the corner, there isn't much that is going for the AK72 right now other than the AOpen name.
It's a good board, but not the usual AOpen quality we're used to.
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