Intel (R) ChipSet Comparison
Intel (R) ChipSet Comparison
Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel®
875P 865G 865PE 865P 865GV 850E 850 848P 845PE 845GE 845G 845E 845GV 845
Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset
HOST 875P 865G 865PE 865P 865GV 850E 850 848P 845PE 845GE 845G 845E 845GV 845
Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset
Target Segment Entry-level Performance Performance Performance Performance Entry-level Entry-level Mainstream Mainstream Mainstream PC Performance Performance Mainstream PC Mainstream PC
Workstation, PC, PC, PC, PC, Workstation, Workstation, PC PC PC, PC, Value PC Value PC
Performance Mainstream Mainstream Mainstream Mainstream Performance Performance Mainstream PC Mainstream
PC, PC PC PC PC PC, PC, PC
Mainstream Mainstream Mainstream
PC PC PC
Processor Pentium® 4 Pentium® 4 Pentium® 4 Pentium® 4 Pentium® 4 Pentium® 4 or Pentium® 4 or Pentium® 4 Pentium® 4 Pentium® 4 or Pentium® 4 or Pentium® 4 or Pentium® 4 or Pentium® 4 or
processor processor processor processor processor Celeron® Celeron® processor or Celeron® Celeron® Celeron® Celeron® Celeron® Celeron®
processor processor processor processor processor processor processor processor
System Bus 800/533 MHz 800/533/400 800/533/400 533/400 MHz 800/533/400 533/400 MHz 400MHz 800/533/400 533/400 MHz 533/400 MHz 533/400 MHz 533/400 MHz 533/400MHz 400MHz (data)
(data) MHz (data) MHz (data) (data) MHz (data) (data) (data) MHz (data) (data) (data) (data) (data) (data)
Processor mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478, mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478
Package mPGA423
Number 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Processors
MEMORY 875P 865G 865PE 865P 865GV 850E 850 848P 845PE 845GE 845G 845E 845GV 845
CONTROLLER Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset
HUB
Type 82875P MCH 82865G 82865PE MCH 82865P MCH 82865G 82850E MCH 82850 MCH 82848P MCH 82845PE 82845GE 82845G GMCH 82845E MCH 82845GV 82845 MCH
GMCH GMCH MCH GMCH GMCH
Package 1005 FC-BGA 932 FC-BGA 932 FC-BGA 932 FC-BGA 932 FC-BGA 615 OLGA 615 OLGA 932 FC-BGA 760 FC-BGA 760 FC-BGA 760 FC-BGA FC-BGA 593 760 FC-BGA FC-BGA 593
MEMORY 875P 865G 865PE 865P 865GV 850E 850 848P 845PE 845GE 845G 845E 845GV 845
Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset
Memory Modules 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 4 RIMMs 4 RIMMs 2 DIMMs 2 double- 2 double-sided 2 double-sided 2 double- 2 double-sided 2 double-sided
sided DDR DDR DIMMs DDR DIMMs, sided DDR DDR DIMMs or DDR DIMMs,
DIMMs 2 double-sided DIMMs SDR DIMMs 3 double-sided
SDR DIMMs SDR DIMMs
Memory Type Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Dual-Channel PC1066 PC800-40 DDR DDR 333/266 DDR 333/266 DDR 266/200 DDR 266/200 DDR 333/266 DDR 266/200
DDR DDR DDR DDR 333/266 DDR PC800-40 PC800-45 400/333/266 PC133 SDRAM PC133 SDRAM PC133 SDRAM
400/333/266 400/333/266 400/333/266 SDRAM 400/333/266 PC800-45 PC600-40 SDRAM
SDRAM SDRAM SDRAM SDRAM RDRAM RDRAM
FSB/Memory 800/400 800/400 800/400 533/333 800/400 533/PC1066 400/PC800-45 800/400 533/333 533/333 533/266 533/266 533/333 400/266
Configurations 800/333 800/333 800/333 533/266 800/333 533/PC800-40 400/PC800-40 800/333 533/266 533/266 533/200 533/200 533/266 400/200
533/333 533/333 533/333 400/333 533/333 400/PC800-45 400/PC600-40 533/333 400/266 400/266 400/266 400/266 400/266 400/133
533/266 533/266 533/266 400/266 533/266 400/PC800-40 533/266 400/200 400/200 400/133
400/333 400/333 400/333 400/333 400/133
400/266 400/266 400/266 400/266
Max Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
(1.5 GB - (3 GB - PC133)
PC1066)
Mbit Support 512/256/128 512/256/128 512/256/128 512/256/128 512/256/128 288/256 Mbit, 288/256 Mbit, 512/256/128 512/256/128 512/256/128 512/256/128 512/256/128 512/256/128 512/256/128/64
Mbit Mbit Mbit Mbit Mbit 144/128 Mbit 144/128 Mbit Mbit Mbit Mbit Mbit Mbit Mbit Mbit
Error Correction ECC N/A N/A N/A N/A ECC/Non- ECC/Non- N/A Non-ECC Non-ECC Non-ECC ECC/Non- Non-ECC ECC/Non-ECC
ECC ECC ECC
EXTERNAL 875P 865G 865PE 865P 865GV 850E 850 848P 845PE 845GE 845G 845E 845GV 845
GRAPHICS Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset
Interface AGP8X AGP8X AGP8X AGP8X N/A AGP4X AGP4X AGP8X AGP4X AGP4X AGP4X AGP4X N/A AGP4X
(1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V) (1.5V)
INTEGRATED 875P 865G 865PE 865P 865GV 850E 850 848P 845PE 845GE 845G 845E 845GV 845
GRAPHICS Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset
Type N/A Intel® Extreme N/A N/A Intel® Extreme N/A N/A N/A N/A Intel® Extreme Intel® Extreme N/A Intel® Extreme N/A
Graphics 2 Graphics 2 Graphics Graphics Graphics
Core Speed N/A 266 N/A N/A 266 N/A N/A N/A N/A 266 MHz 200 MHz N/A 266 MHz N/A
1 1 1 1 1
Max Dynamic N/A 64MB if N/A N/A 64MB if N/A N/A N/A N/A 64MB if 64MB if N/A 64MB if N/A
Video Memory >128MB RAM >128MB RAM >=256MB >=256MB RAM, >=256MB RAM,
32MB if 32MB if RAM, 32MB if 32MB if 128 to 32MB if 128 to
<=128MB <=128MB 128 to 255MB 255MB RAM 255MB RAM
RAM RAM RAM
Zone Rendering N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A Yes N/A
Video / Display N/A 350MHz DAC N/A N/A 350MHz DAC N/A N/A N/A N/A 350MHz DAC 350MHz DAC N/A 350MHz DAC N/A
2x12bit DVO2 2x12bit DVO2 2x12bit DVO
2
2x12bit DVO
2
2x12bit DVO
2
I/O CONTROLLER 875P 865G 865PE 865P 865GV 850E 850 848P 845PE 845GE 845G 845E 845GV 845
HUB Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset
Type Intel® ICH5 / ICH5 / ICH5R ICH5 / ICH5R ICH5 / ICH5R ICH5 / ICH5R Intel® ICH2 ICH2 ICH5 / Intel® ICH4 ICH4 ICH4 ICH4 ICH4 ICH2
ICH5R ICH5R
ICH Package 460 MGBA 460 MGBA 460 MGBA 460 MGBA 460 MGBA 360 EBGA 360 EBGA 460 MGBA 421 mBGA 421 mBGA 421 mBGA 421 mBGA 421 mBGA 360 EBGA
PCI Support PCI 2.3 PCI 2.3 PCI 2.3 PCI 2.3 PCI 2.3 PCI 2.2 PCI 2.2 PCI 2.3 PCI 2.2 PCI 2.2 PCI 2.2 PCI 2.2 PCI 2.2 PCI 2.2
PCI Masters 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
IDE 3 3
Ultra 3 3 3 3 3 3
Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 ATA/100 IAA ATA/100 IAA ATA/100 ATA/100 IAA ATA/100 IAA ATA/100 IAA ATA/100 IAA ATA/100 IAA ATA/100 IAA
Serial ATA 2 ports, ATA 2 ports, ATA 2 ports, ATA 2 ports, ATA 2 ports, ATA N/A N/A 2 ports, ATA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
150 150 150 150 150 150
USB 8 ports, USB 8 ports, USB 8 ports, USB 8 ports, USB 8 ports, USB 4 ports, USB 4 ports, USB 8 ports, USB 6 ports, Hi- 6 ports, Hi- 6 ports, Hi- 6 ports, Hi- 6 ports, Hi- 4 ports, USB 1.1
Ports/Controllers 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.1 1.1 2.0 Speed USB Speed USB 2.0 Speed USB 2.0 Speed USB Speed USB 2.0
2.0 2.0
LAN MAC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AC'97 AC'97 2.2 AC'97 2.2 AC'97 2.2 AC'97 2.2 AC'97 2.2 Yes Yes AC'97 2.2 Enhanced 20- Enhanced 20- Enhanced 20- Enhanced 20- Enhanced 20- Yes
compliant compliant compliant compliant compliant compliant bit Audio bit Audio bit Audio bit Audio bit Audio
I/O Management SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus / SMBus / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 / SMBus / GPIO
GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO
HYPER- 875P Chipset 865G Chipset 865PE Chipset 865P Chipset 865GV 850E Chipset 850 Chipset 848P Chipset 845PE 845GE Chipset 845G Chipset 845E Chipset 845GV Chipset 845 Chipset
THREADING Chipset Chipset
TECHNOLOGY
Hyper-Threading Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes** Yes Yes No
Technology
4
Support
** The B-1 Stepping of the 845G Chipset is required to support Hyper-Threading Technology.
1
For the Intel® 865G chipset, 64MB of Dynamic Video Memory with Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 Driver, version 13.0 or later. For Intel® 845GE, 845G, and 845GV chipsets, 64MB of Dynamic Video Memory with Intel® Extreme Graphics Driver, version 11.1 or
later.
2
DVO = Intel® Digital Video Output Interface enables connection to TV or flat-panel displays
3
Intel® Application Accelerator: Accelerate boot time and disk I/O. Performs best on Pentium® 4 processor platforms.
4
Hyper-Threading Technology requires a computer system with an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor supporting HT Technology and an HT Technology enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and
software you use. See www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading for more information including details on which processors support HT Technology.
The Intel® Pentium® 4 and Celeron® processors, Intel® Extreme Graphics, and Intel® 875P, Intel® 865G, Intel® 865PE , Intel® 865P, Intel® 850E, Intel® 850, Intel® 848P, Intel® 845PE, Intel® 845GE, Intel® 845G, Intel® 845E, Intel® 845GV, and Intel® 845
chipsets may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are available on request.