South Bridge Chipset Comparison Chart

Model Intel
82801BA (ICH2)
Intel
82801DB (ICH4)
SiS
961
SiS
961b
SiS
962
VIA
8233
VIA
8233A
VIA
8235
Bus Interconnect 266MB/s
8 Bit @
66MHz.
266MB/s
8 Bit @
66MHz.
MuTIOL
533MB/s
16 Bit @ 266MHz.
MuTIOL
533MB/s
16 Bit @ 266MHz.
MuTIOL
533MB/s
16 Bit @ 266MHz.
V-Link
266MB/s
V-Link
266MB/s
Double Speed
V-Link
533MB/s
ATA 100 100 100 100/133 100/133 100 100/133 100/133
USB (4) 1.1 (6) 2.0 / 1.1 (6) 1.1 (6) 1.1 (6) 2.0/1.1 (4) 1.1 (4) 1.1 (6) 2.0 / 1.1
1394a No No No No Yes Up to 400Mb/s No No No
Audio AC'97 v2.1 / 5.1 AC'97 v2.3 / 5.1 AC'97 v2.2 / 5.1 AC'97 v2.2 / 5.1 AC'97 v2.2 / 5.1 AC'97 v2.1 AC'97 v2.1 AC'97
Modem N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A MC-97 MC-97 MC-97
LAN No No No No No No No No
PCI (6) Rev 2.2 (6) Rev 2.2 (6) Ver 2.2 (6) Ver 2.2 (6) Ver 2.2 (5) Ver 2.2 (5) Ver 2.2 (5) Ver 2.1