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Test
System
Athlon
1.2ghz @ 9x133, 1.3ghz @ 9x145, 1.4ghz @10.5x133
and 1.4ghz @10x140
Epox 8KTA3+Pro
128MB SDRAM
Inno3d GeForce2 Ultra @ 300/500
Maxtor 13GB UDMA66 7200 rpm drive
Aureal Vortex 2 Superquad
Software
Windows
98 Second Edition
Detonator 6.50
Via 4-in-1 4.32
Benchmarks
I
started off with 3DMark2000. Notice how the FSB
influences the score. The 1.3Ghz at 145 mhz beats
the 1.4ghz at 133mhz. I decided not to use 3DMark2001
since I'm using a fairly old Detonator and a non-GeForce3
GPU.
Well
the results follow the trend established earlier.
The 1.3 continues to whoop ass. The benchmarks on
fastest should be cpu limited but I guess the added
bus speed influences the score since the video card's
bus is overclocked, thus giving you a faster T&L
unit (just a bit faster).
The
CPU benchmarks from Sandra are purely CPU dependent.
FSB has no bearing. So, of course, the scores
scale by CPU speed. How boring.
Memory
benchmarks show the importance of FSB since it
affects the memory speed as well.
Since
I'm using a + board and not the vanilla, I had
the Highpoint controller to play with. Unfortunately,
I didn't have enough spare hard drives (I only
had one) to allow for RAID. I just had to content
myself with running the 686B and Highpoint controllers
head to head. The scores are close.
Conclusion |
