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Asus - A7V vs CUBX-L

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First post, by Aui

Posted on 2024-08-18, 08:35

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I am usually tinkering around with slightly older stuff. So I have a few questions. Which of the two would be your preferred platform (and why) ?

1) Asus A7V (VIA Apollo KT133) with an Athlon 800MHz (Thunderbird - Socket A)

2) CUBX-L (Intel 440BX - Seattle) with an P-III 850MHz (Coppermine Socket 370)

Also, Im used to the Benchmark / Sysinfo package from Phil`s webpage. This usually covers stuff up to 600 Mhz Peniums etx. What would be agood Benchmark to compare the two systems.

Thanks for your insights

Reply 1 of 5, by dormcat

Posted on 2024-08-18, 09:22

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Depending on your purpose.

ISA: CUBX-L (2 slots) > A7V (no slot)

AGP: A7V (Pro 4x) > CUBX-L (2x)

FSB: A7V (133.3 MHz native) > CUBX-L (100 MHz native; OC possible)

Maximum CPU frequency without OC: A7V (133.3 × 12.5 = 1667 MHz) > CUBX-L (100 × 8 = 800 MHz)

So if you want to play many DOS games then CUBX-L is a clear winner for its ISA slots; if you play few or no DOS game but many late-Win9x games instead then A7V gives you better performance.

Reply 2 of 5, by rasz_pl

Posted on 2024-08-18, 11:43

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Afaik A7V cant do more than ~110MHz FSB. You would need A7V 133 for that. 12.5 inst a real multiplier limit on socket A.

https://github.com/raszpl/FIC-486-GAC-2-Cache-Module for AT&T Globalyst
https://github.com/raszpl/386RC-16 memory board
https://github.com/raszpl/440BX Reference Design adapted to Kicad
https://github.com/raszpl/Zenith_ZBIOS MFM-300 Monitor

Reply 3 of 5, by dormcat

Posted on 2024-08-18, 12:57

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My bad. I was thinking of CPU external frequency / DRAM frequency.

Reply 4 of 5, by VivienM

Posted on 2024-08-18, 15:00

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440BX is one of the most stable chipsets out there; maybe it's the Intel fanboy in me, but that would be my default choice if you can get it at a decent price. Plus the ISA slots for DOS...

Reply 5 of 5, by VivienM

Posted on 2024-08-18, 15:04

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Also, I just did an eBay search on the CUBX-L because it seemed like such a yummy retro board. Seeing everything at $300CAD+. Probably worth more than it cost when it was new...

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