JF: I am glad you saw that and here is more info on RMBS. I hope INTC is ready to jump back on the RaBUS.
Conclusion: Stability and Performance for P4
It's quite astonishing what the rather outmoded Intel 850E chipset is able to deliver on performance, when used together with Rambus memory. Basically, Intel has not made significant changes to the 850E when compared to its predecessor, the 850. The only adjustments that were made were done in order to tailor it for the new Northwood core of the Pentium 4. In general, we were able to determine that, with help from 533 MHz RDRAM (PC1066), the motherboards in the test were able to squeeze out every last drop of performance from the Pentium 4. Here, there are no restrictions imposed by bandwidth, as opposed to DDR SDRAM. In the test, however, the motherboards revealed their differences: Asus, spoiled by success in the past, is no longer able to take top position, even though the Taiwanese manufacturer integrates support for 32-bit Rambus technology. This allows the Asus board to run using a single module, while the other boards only work with pairs of 16-bit modules. The clear winner of the test was Gigabyte: rich in features and high on performance, the board takes first place in most of the tests. The manufacturer prices the board at $225 for the complete package, which is not unreasonable when you consider all the features that it offers. By contrast, the Asus board is offered at about the same price, while offering a meager number of features and marginally lower performance.
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