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PCMark 2002 is a synthetic benchmark that utilizes standard
desktop functions like JPEG Decoding, Audio Compression and
Text Search. The scores are a relative reference
metric and are very repeatable.
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PCMark 2002 Benchmarks |
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More synthetic
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Here we see a
similar picture to what we saw in the Sandra CPU tests, with
the 3GHz P4 falling in slightly behind the 3.06GHz test
systems, in the CPU performance module. However, take
these scores with a grain of salt, as they are only scaled
metrics of relative performance, rather than scores driven
by real world application code. Also, the slight edge
that the Granite Bay Asus P4G8X holds here, is due to its
more aggressive timings, as set by Asus at the factory,
versus the ever stable and conservative Intel motherboard
implementations.
Higher
Scores, In Frames Per Second , Mean Better Performance
Here we've taken
a 20MB MPEG file and converted it to DivX format with XMPEG.
Video encode processing requirements are significantly
taxing on memory and overall system bandwidth. This is
an area where the Pentium 4 shines, and with an 800MHz
System Bus, it shines even brighter, besting its 533MHz
3.06GHz cousin by about 5%. The Athlon XP 3000+ on the
other hand, is left in the dust, at only 65% of the P4
3G-800's speed. In this test, the Athlon XP 3000+
performs more like a "1900+".
3DMark 2003 Testing
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