pcstats
test system specs #1: |
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computer hardware:
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processor: |
athlonxp 3000+ |
clock
speed: |
13 x 166 mhz = 2.17 ghz
10 x 220 mhz = 2.2 ghz |
motherboards: |
epox 8rga+ |
chipset: |
nvidia nforce2 igp |
videocard: |
ati radeon 9700 pro |
memory: |
2x 512mb corsair twinx 3200ll |
hard
drive: |
20gb maxtor
diamondmax+ |
cdrom: |
nec 52x cd-rom |
floppy: |
panasonic 1.44mb floppy drive |
heatsink: |
thermalright sk-6 w/40cfm ys
tech |
powersupply: |
vantec 470w stealth psu |
software
setup |
windowsxp build 2600 nforce
2.03 ati catalyst 3.2 |
pcstats
test system specs #2: |
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computer hardware:
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processor: |
pentium 4 1.6a |
clock
speed: |
16 x 133 mhz = 2.13 ghz*
16 x 170 mhz = 2.72 ghz ** |
motherboards: |
abit it7 max2 rev2 |
chipset: |
i845pe |
videocard: |
ati radeon 9700 pro |
memory: |
2x 512mb corsair twinx 3200ll |
hard
drive: |
40gb maxtor
d740x |
cdrom: |
nec 52x cd-rom |
floppy: |
panasonic 1.44mb floppy drive |
heatsink: |
swiftech mcw5000-pt |
powersupply: |
enermax 550w psu |
software
setup |
windowsxp build 2600 intel inf's
4.30 ATi Catalyst 3.2 |
Benchmarks |
SiSoft Sandra 2003 Pro PCMark2002 3DMark2001 SE Quake III
Arena UT2003 |
* - At 133 MHz FSB we were using the 3/4 memory
divider which means memory was running 354 MHz and was using 2-2-2-5 memory
timings.
** - At 165 MHz FSB with the 3/4 memory divider
enabled we were running 454 MHz with 2-2-2-5 timings.
Sisoft Sandra 2003 Pro |
Source: Sandra |
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Sandra is designed to test the theoretical power of
a complete system and individual components. The numbers taken though are again,
purely theoretical and may not represent real world performance. Higher numbers
represent better performance.
SiSoft Sandra 2003 Benchmark
Results |
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Memory Benchmark
(FSB/Memory) |
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AMD/ALU |
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1. |
Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (166/333
MHz) |
2573 MB/s |
2. |
Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (220/440
MHz) |
3415 MB/s |
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Intel/ALU |
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4. |
Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (133/354
MHz) |
2705 MB/s |
5. |
Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (170/454
MHz) |
3612 MB/s |
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AMD/FPU |
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1. |
Float FPU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (166/333
MHz) |
2449 MB/s |
2. |
Float FPU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (220/440
MHz) |
3127 MB/s |
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Intel/FPU |
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4. |
Float FPU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (133/354
MHz) |
2706 MB/s |
5. |
Float FPU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (170/454
MHz) |
3612 MB/s |
As you
can see there are some nice bandwidth increases due to overclocking. Let's see
if this translate into some real world performance boosts.
PCMark is a new benchmark from our pals at MadOnion
which a whole system benchmark. It can be used on desktop PC's, Laptops and even
Workstations and tests everyday computing from home to office usage. PCMark
specifically stresses the CPU, memory subsystem, graphics subsystem, hard
drives, WindowsXP GUI (if WinXP is used), video performance and even laptop
batteries. This benchmark was released March 12, 2002 and can be downloaded from
Madonion if you would like to give it a test run on your computer for
comparisons sake...
PCMark2002
Benchmark Results |
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AMD Memory
(FSB/Memory) |
Score |
Ranking |
1 |
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX
3200LL (166/333 MHz) |
5904 |
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2. |
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (220/440 MHz) |
6974 |
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Intel Memory (FSB/Memory) |
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1. |
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (133/354 MHz) |
6312 |
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2. |
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 3200LL (170/454 MHz) |
8135 |
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At stock
speeds, the Corsair TwinX 3200LL performs on par with what we would expect. Overclocking really boosts memory
score!