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We're not quite sure what to make of
MadOnion's PCMark 2002
tests, as of yet. On one hand they represent an easy
to use suite of benchmarks focused on isolating various
subsystem performance levels, as well as specific
computational tasks. On the other hand, it has a
"light-duty" feel to it that leaves us wondering how it
equates to real world performance metrics. Regardless,
we have our results for you here.
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MadOnion PCMark
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Synthetic benchmarks using
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PCMark 2002's
CPU Performance Module runs the following tests.
CPU Test:
Although the
2.8GHz Pentium 4 rules the roost here, the Athlon
XP 2600+ definitely makes a very strong showing.
Delivering every ounce of performance that its branding
suggests, the 2600+ edges out both 2.53GHz P4 setups.
The 2.8GHz Pentium 4 only shows a smallish lead over all,
within 7% of its nearest rival.
PCMark 2002
Memory Test Technical details: (quoted from MadOnion
documentation)
"Raw read,
write, and read-modify-write operations are performed
starting from a 3072 kilobytes array decreasing in size to
1536 KB, 384 KB, 48 KB and finally 6 KB. Each size of block
is tested two second and the amount of accessed data is
given as result. In the STL container test a list of 116
byte elements is constructed and sorted by an integer
pseudo-random key. The list is then iterated through as many
times as possible for 2 seconds and the total size of the
accessed elements is given as result. There are 6 runs of
this test, with 24576 items in the largest run corresponding
to a total data amount of 1536 KB, decreasing in size to
12288 items (768 KB), 6144 items (384 KB), 1536 items (96
KB), 768 items (48 KB) and 96 items in the smallest run
corresponding to 6 KB of total data."
System Memory
Bandwidth is an entirely different ball of wax, when
comparing Athlon's to Pentium 4s. As you can see,
every Pentium 4 based system in this test, even the DDR
based i845, is in another league versus the Athlon XP
test-beds. This test is all about front side bus speed
and with only a clock doubled 133MHz bus, the Athlon is no
match for a 133MHz Quad Pumped, 533MHz P4 bus.
Alright then,
let's game a bit...
Gaming Performance - Comanche and 3DMark 2001SE
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