3DMark2001SE	Source: FutureMark

By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001SE 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 numbers denote better performance.

3DMark2001 Benchmark Results
System	3DMarks	Ranking
AMD Athlon64 System Results
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX4400PT (200/400)	19586
2x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400)	19735
2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special (200/400)	19750
2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special (227/454)	20146
Intel Pentium 4 System Results
Corsair TwinX1024-4000 (200/400)	16347
2x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400)	16558
2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special (200/400)	16585
2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special (236/472)	18996

The Athlon64 scores stay about the same, which is not surprising considering the CPU is running about the same speed. With the Pentium4 system we see a nice score increase due to overclocking.

X2: The Threat	Source: Egosoft

A completely rewritten 3D engine based on DirectX8 encompasses many visual effects such as volumetric Nebulae (gas clouds) that have a real impact in the game (you can hide in them), many new engine, shield, weapon and explosion effects. Objects cast real dynamic 3D shadows! Dynamic DP3 bump mapping allows a previously unseen level of detail.

X2: The Threat Benchmark Results 640x480-32bit
Memory	FPS	Ranking
AMD Athlon64 System Results
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX4400PT (200/400)	145.635
2x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400)	150.693
2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special (200/400)	150.787
2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special (227/454)	154.326
Intel Pentium 4 System Results
2x 512MB Corsair TwinX4400PT (200/400)	124.63
2x 512MB OCZ PC3200 Plat LTD Ed (200/400)	125.841
2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special (200/400)	125.594
2x 512MB Mushkin PC3200 Special (236/472)	152.182

In X2: The Threat we see that the game acts very much like 3DMark2001. At stock speeds and overclocked, the Athlon64 system does not gain much because CPU is running approximately the same speed. On the Penitum4 system we see quite a nice performance boost, due in part with the higher overall bandwidth and higher CPU speed.