System Spec's:

pcstats test system #1 specs:
computer hardware:
processor:	athlonxp 3200+
clock speed:	11 x 200 mhz = 2.2 ghz 10 x 223 mhz = 2.23 ghz
motherboards:	epox 8rga+
chipsets:	nforce2 igp
videocard:	ati radeon 9700 pro (325/620)
memory:	2x 512b corsair twinx1024-4000*
hard drive:	40gb wd special ed.
cdrom:	nec 52x cd-rom
floppy:	panasonic 1.44mb floppy drive
heatsink:	thermalright sk6 w/36cfm delta
powersupply:	vantec 470w stealth psu
software setup	windowsxp build 2600 nforce2 2.03 catalyst 3.5
benchmarks	sisoft sandra 2003 pcmark2002 3dmark2001se quake iii arena ut2003

* - memory was running with 2-3-3-6 timings for all benchmarks!

pcstats test system #2 specs:
computer hardware:
processor:	pentium 4 2.4c
clock speed:	12 x 200 mhz = 2.4 ghz 12 x 258 mhz = 3.1 ghz
motherboards:	abit is7-g
chipsets:	i865pe
videocard:	ati radeon 9800 pro (380/680)**
memory:	2x 512b corsair twinx1024-4000***
hard drive:	40gb wd special ed.
cdrom:	nec 52x cd-rom
floppy:	panasonic 1.44mb floppy drive
heatsink:	thermalright sk6 w/36cfm delta
powersupply:	pc p&c 510 turbo cool
software setup	windowsxp build 2600 intel 5.00.1012 catalyst 3.5

** - sorry guys, the intel test system was only available with the ati radeon 9800 pro for this review.
*** - memory was running 3-4-4-8 for all intel benchmarks!

Sisoft Sandra 2003 Pro	Source: Sandra

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
	Memory Benchmark (FSB/Memory)
	AMD/ALU
1.	Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (200/400 MHz)	3015 MB/s
2.	Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (223/446 MHz)	3456 MB/s
	Intel/ALU
4.	Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (200/400 MHz)	4858 MB/s
5.	Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (258/516 MHz)	5676 MB/s
	AMD/FPU
1.	Float FPU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (200/400 MHz)	2741 MB/s
2.	Float FPU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (223/446 MHz)	3198 MB/s
	Intel/ALU
4.	Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (200/400 MHz)	5606 MB/s
5.	Integer ALU - 2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (258/516 MHz)	5650 MB/s

In SiSoft Sandra we see that bandwidth increases nicely when both Intel and AMD systems are overclocked.

PCMark 2002	Source: FutureMark

PCMark 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.

PCMark2002 Benchmark Results
	AMD Memory (FSB/Memory)	Score	Ranking
1	2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (200/400 MHz)	6338
2.	2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (223/446 MHz)	7015
	Intel Memory (FSB/Memory)
1.	2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (200/400 MHz)	9751
2.	2x 512MB Corsair TwinX 4000 (258/516 MHz)	10375

It seems like the AMD system benefits more from the increased bandwidth than the Pentium 4. Let's see how this translate into real world numbers.