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Date |
: Feb 12th, 2002 |
| Category |
: Processors |
| Manufacturer |
: AMD |
| Author |
: Tom Smith |
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The Intel system that I got to borrow was a Dell Dimension 4400. I was only allowed to borrow it for a few days, but I think the tests will show who comes out on top.
| Platform Information |
| Operating System |
Windows 2000 SP2 |
Windows 2000 SP2 |
| Processor |
Intel Pentium 4 1.6 Ghz |
AMD XP 1800+ (1.533
GHz) |
| Motherboard |
Intel i845 DDR |
Soyo SY-K7V Dragon Plus! |
| Memory |
256 MB Micron DDR
CAS
2.5 |
256 MB Micron DDR
CAS
2.5 |
| Video Card |
Dell GeForce2 MX 400 |
Dell GeForce2 MX 400 |
| Hard
Drive(s) |
Maxtor 40GB ATA 100 |
Maxtor 20GB 7200 RPM ATA 100
4
x Maxtor 40GB 7200 RPM ATA 100 RAID 0+1
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| Sound Card |
Sound Blaster Live! |
Sound Blaster Live! |
I used the following software to test the two systems.
- Sisoft Sandra 2002 TE
- 3D Mark 2000
- 3D Mark 2001
- Quake III Arena
- Unreal Tournament
Both Systems were built with a fresh install of Windows 2000. Installed the latest VIA and Intel drivers. DirectX 8.1 was used along with the latest nVidia Drivers.
A few comments first about the way that I benchmark. I do not turn off the sound in the games. I do not set the level of detail or anything else to a setting lower than what I would use to play the game. I believe that when you benchmark a product the manufactures the & end users want to know what the everyday performance of this product is.
Now on with the show.
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