Intel announces DDR333 Chipsets: 3-way 845PE shootout

Gaming Performance

Gaming Performance Quake III Arena - 1024x768 High Quality ASUS P4T533-C (850E-PC1066) Gigabyte 8SG667 (SiS 648-DDR400) Gigabyte 8PE667 Ultra (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4GE-V (845GE-DDR333) ASUS P4PE (845PE-DDR333) Albatron PX845PEV Pro (845PE-DDR333) Gigabyte 8SG667 (SiS 648-DDR333) Intel D845PEBT2 (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4B533-V (845G-DDR333) ASUS P4B533-E (845E-DDR266) 289.9 284.5 281.5 281.1 281.0 279.9 279.9 277.8 275.4 268.5 | 0 | 58 | 116 | 174 | 232 | 290 | 348

Gaming Performance Jedi Knight 2: Outcast - 1024x768 High Quality, AF Disabled ASUS P4T533-C (850E-PC1066) Gigabyte 8SG667 (SiS 648-DDR400) Gigabyte 8PE667 Ultra (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4PE (845PE-DDR333) Albatron PX845PEV Pro (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4GE-V (845GE-DDR333) Gigabyte 8SG667 (SiS 648-DDR333) Intel D845PEBT2 (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4B533-V (845G-DDR333) ASUS P4B533-E (845E-DDR266) 119.8 114.9 113.8 113.5 113.2 112.0 112.0 111.7 110.1 106.6 | 0 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 96 | 120 | 144

Gaming Performance Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo - Flyby 1024x768 ASUS P4T533-C (850E-PC1066) Gigabyte 8SG667 (SiS 648-DDR400) Gigabyte 8PE667 Ultra (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4PE (845PE-DDR333) Albatron PX845PEV Pro (845PE-DDR333) Gigabyte 8SG667 (SiS 648-DDR333) ASUS P4GE-V (845GE-DDR333) Intel D845PEBT2 (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4B533-V (845G-DDR333) ASUS P4B533-E (845E-DDR266) 156.43 154.28 153.37 153.30 153.29 153.28 153.24 153.01 152.60 148.34 | 0 | 31 | 63 | 94 | 125 | 156 | 188

Gaming Performance Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo - Botmatch 1024x768 ASUS P4T533-C (850E-PC1066) Gigabyte 8SG667 (SiS 648-DDR400) Gigabyte 8PE667 Ultra (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4PE (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4GE-V (845GE-DDR333) Albatron PX845PEV Pro (845PE-DDR333) Gigabyte 8SG667 (SiS 648-DDR333) Intel D845PEBT2 (845PE-DDR333) ASUS P4B533-V (845G-DDR333) ASUS P4B533-E (845E-DDR266) 62.12 61.23 60.94 60.89 60.89 60.84 60.67 60.65 60.23 58.02 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 62 | 75

While 845G motherboards have had unofficial DDR333 support going on five months now, it's worth noting that the 845PE and 845GE boards are a bit faster. The performance delta would never be noticable in real life, but it's there nonethesless.

Not surprisingly, the 850E takes the gold in all four benchmarks, with the 845E finishing last place every time.