AMD Athlon64 3200+ PCSTATS Review - Benchmarks: PCMark 2002, 3DMark2001SE

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

Processor PCMarks Ranking

1. Pentium 4 3.2C 7910

2. AthlonXP 3200+ 6864
3. Athlon64 3200+ 6532

4. Athlon64 3200+ Oc'ed (2.25 GHz) 7293

Memory

1 Pentium 4 3.2C 9045

2. AthlonXP 3200+ 6575

3. Athlon64 3200+ 8835

4. Athlon64 3200+ Oc'ed (2.25 GHz) 8923

PCMark has always loved SSE2 in the Pentium 4 and I'm a bit puzzled at why the Athlon64 3200+'s processor bench is so low. Despite running single channel, the Athlon64 3200+ does very well in the memory portion of PCMark. Looks like there are benefits to having the memory controller integrated.

3DMark2001 SE Source: MadOnion

By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001 SE has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test a system's true performance abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders, Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping, support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests using Ipion real-time physics. Higher 3DMark scores denote better performance.

3DMark2001 SE Benchmark Results

Processor 3DMarks Ranking

1. Pentium 4 3.2C 18305

2. AthlonXP 3200+ 18057

3. Athlon64 3200+ 20322

4. Athlon64 3200+ Oc'ed (2.25 GHz) 20916

Wow the Athlon64 3200+ is able to break the 20k barrier with the system completely stock! That's amazing!

Contents of Article: AMD Athlon64 3200+

Pg 1. AMD Athlon64 3200+ 32/64-bit Processor Review
Pg 2. 105.9 Million Transistors
Pg 3. Understanding SOI
Pg 4. The limitations of 32-bit
Pg 5. Internal Memory Controller and HyperTransport
Pg 6. Chipsets for the Athlon 64 processor
Pg 7. VIA K8M800, AMD 8000 chipsets
Pg 8. Nvidia Nforce3 Pro150, SIS 755
Pg 9. ALI 1687 chipset
Pg 10. New Thermal Solutions for the Athlon64
Pg 11. Socket 754/940 Heatsink Frame
Pg 12. Overclocking, it's all new now
Pg 13. System Spec's and Benchmarks
Pg 14. Benchmarks: Super Pi, POVRay
Pg 15. Benchmarks: ScienceMark2.0, SiSoft Sandra
Pg 16. — Benchmarks: PCMark 2002, 3DMark2001SE
Pg 17. Benchmarks: AquaMark3, Quake III Arena
Pg 18. Benchmarks: UT2003, Conclusions