AOpen AK73 Pro Socket-A KT133 (686B) ATX
by Mike Andrawes on December 7, 2000 12:57 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 should not 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 (Thunderbird) 800 MHz
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| RAM: |
1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM
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| Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital 153BA Ultra
ATA 66 7200 RPM
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| Bus Master Drivers: |
VIA 4-in-1 v4.24 Service Pack
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| Video Card(s): |
NVIDIA
GeForce 2 GTS 32MB DDR
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| Video Drivers: |
NVIDIA
Detonator 5.22
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| Operation System(s): |
Windows
98 SE
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| Motherboard Revision: |
AOpen
AK73 Pro Revision 1.2
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Windows 98 Performance |
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Athlon
800 MHz OEM (KT133)
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Sysmark
2000
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Content
Creation
Winstone 2000 |
Quake
III Arena - 640 x 480 x 16
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| AOpen AK73 Pro |
165
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33.6
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125.5
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| Gigabyte GA-7ZXR |
165
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32.7
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125.0
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| ASUS A7V |
165
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32.7
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122.3
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| ABIT KT7-RAID |
164
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32.9
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122.5
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| EPoX EP-8KTA2 |
164
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33.7
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122.9
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| FIC AZ11E |
165
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33.2
|
122.5
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| Soyo SY-K7VTA (retail) |
164
|
32.6
|
123.0
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| Microstar K7T Pro2 |
162
|
32.5
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122.5
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| Microstar K7T Pro |
161
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32.0
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121.6
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| 161 |
32.7
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32.7
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123.7
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| Iwill KV200-R |
160
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32.9
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123.9
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Final Words
Once again, AOpen brings us a very decent motherboard for AMD processors: the AK73 Pro. The neat layout and the outstanding stability make this motherboard a very nice choice. However, the inflexibility of the expansion slot configuration makes the AK73 Pro not as good as some other contenders. Also, the price of the AK73 is a little bit high compared to other KT133 motherboards. With some boards costing less than the AK73 Pro and performing just as stably, the AOpen AK73 doesn't stand out as much.
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