新旧两代芯片组规格比较 ：
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NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI |
NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI |
NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra |
NVIDIA nForce 550 |
NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI | |
|
Segment |
Enthusiast |
Performance SLI |
Performance non-SLI |
Mainstream |
- |
|
CPU |
AMD Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 |
AMD Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 |
AMD Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 Sempron |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 Sempron |
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NVIDIA LinkBoost technology |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
NVIDIA SLI Technology |
Yes 2 x 16 |
Yes 1 x16, 2 x 8 |
No |
No |
Yes 1 x16, 2 x 8 |
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PCI Express Lanes |
46 lanes |
28 lanes |
20 lanes |
20 lanes |
20 lanes |
|
PCI Express Links |
9 links |
6 links |
5 links |
5 links |
5 links |
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Configuration |
16,16, 8, 1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1 |
16, 8, 1, 1, 1,1 |
16, 1, 1, 1,1 |
16, 1, 1, 1,1 |
8,8, 1, 1, 1,1 |
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SATA/PATA drives |
6/2 |
6/2 |
6/2 |
4/2 |
4/4 |
|
SATA speed |
3Gb/s |
3Gb/s |
3Gb/s |
3Gb/s |
3Gb/s |
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RAID |
0,1,0+1,5 |
0,1,0+1,5 |
0,1,0+1,5 |
0,1,0+1 |
0,1,0+1 |
|
NVIDIA MediaShield Storage Technology |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Native Gigabit Ethernet Connections |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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NVIDIA FirstPacket technology |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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NVIDIA DualNet technology |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Teaming |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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TCP/IP Acceleration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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NVIDIA nTune Utility |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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USB ports |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
PCI Slots |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Audio |
HDA (Azalia) |
HDA (Azalia) |
HDA (Azalia) |
HDA (Azalia) |
AC’97 |
老一代的nForce4 SLi/Ultra芯片组虽然未能具有诸如NVIDIA FirstPacket、DualNet、Teaming、HD Audio等新的技术特征，但实际的性能表现并不落后，而且部分产品已经是十分成熟。另外，由于处于清货阶段，基于nForce4 SLi/Ultra芯片组的产品也存在着一定的价格优势，目前市面上新一代基于nForce 550芯片组的主板价格均在500～600元左右，属于中低端的产品线产物。而老一代的nForce4 SLi/Ultra芯片组规格会比nForce 550更高一点，而价格也在600元附近，性价比突出，也是最为廉价且成熟的SLi平台。
