Sisoft Sandra: CPU Benchmark
	Setting:	MIPS:	MFLOPS:
1.	12 x 100 MHz	3373	1651
2.	9 x 133 MHz	3375	1652
3.	8 x 146 MHz	3299	1619

Sisoft Sandra: Multi-Media Benchmark
	Setting:	Integer:	FPU:
1.	12 x 100 MHz	6414 it/s	8231 it/s
2.	9 x 133 MHz	6413 it/s	8235 it/s
3.	8 x 146 MHz	6272 it/s	8053 it/s

Sisoft Sandra: Multi-Media Benchmark
	Setting:	ALU:	FPU:
1.	12 x 100 MHz	415 MB/s	580 MB/s
2.	9 x 133 MHz	510 MB/s	743 MB/s
3.	8 x 146 MHz	510 MB/s	810 MB/s

And of course the all important 3Dmark2001.

MadOnion's 3DMark 2001
12 x 100 MHz	5237
9 x 133 MHz	5598
8 x 146 MHz	5714

It seems that Iwill isn't targeting the enthusiast market with the KA266. With the range of features that are supported the target market seems geared towards OEM computer builders who want to use the catch phrase "DDR" in their advertisements.

Still, the performance isn't really all that bad even though the KA266 could be outclassed by older technology - namely VIA's KT133A with good old PC133 memory. There were a few minor annoyances with the board, the location of the floppy drive being the most prevalent, and the necessity of having to use jumpers to change the multiplier.

There's a rumor that the new ALi Magik 1 is going to come equipped with a new PLL which should improve performance by 10-15%. If this expected speed boost is correct, then maybe ALi will be a player again, but until then, the Iwill KA266 and every other ALi Magik 1 based motherboard just doesn't seem fast enough to compete with other DDR solutions. The ALi Magik 1 just seems to be too much of a bottle neck to compete with the likes of VIA's KT133A for instance.

In the end I have to say the KA266 is a very nice motherboard, but lacks the really performance to outclass existing SDRAM solutions. Hopefully the results will be much better next time around.