PI7C8140A

2-PORT PCI-to-PCI BRIDGE

PLX PCI6140 COMPARISON

PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR

JUNE 2004

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TEST CASE 3

Motherboard:

MSI GNB Max

Chipset:

Intel E7205

Processor:

Intel P4 2.4GHz

Memory:

256MB DDR266

Video:

nVidia GeForce 2 MX-400 w 64MB, AGP4X

Other PCI Devices:

No other PCI devices active

A Fast Ethernet card running full duplex is slotted in each of the 4 PCI slots on the evaluation board.

Results: Transfer rate measured in Megabits per second

Card Number

Pericom PI7C8140A

PLX PCI6140

LAN Card 1

28.76 – 30.05 Mb/s

3.93 – 6.18 Mb/s

LAN Card 2

31.87 – 33.56 Mb/s

3.78 – 5.83 Mb/s

LAN Card 3

29.99 – 32.86 Mb/s

3.05 – 6.01 Mb/s

LAN Card 4

28.36 – 31.46 Mb/s

2.58 – 5.29 Mb/s