SiSoft Sandra 2004	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.

Sisoft Sandra 2004 Benchmark Results
	Multimedia Benchmark		CPU Benchmark		Memory Benchmark
Processors	Integer SSE2:	Floating-Point SSE2:	Dhrystone SSE2:	Whetstone SSE2:	Integer SSE2:	Float SSE2:
Dell Dimension 2400	14779	17477	5988	1744 FPU / 3213 SSE2	1565	1592
Units:	it/s	it/s	MIPS	MFLOPS	MB/s	MB/s

Again we see middle of the road scores, except for the low memory results. The DDR memory in the Dimension 2400 is transferring data at a slow 200MHz to synch with the 400Mhz Celeron processor, so these low scores are not surprising. This performance hitch is the main reason that Celerons are much cheaper than full-fledged Intel Pentium 4 processors.

PCMark 2002/2004	Source: FutureMark

Not bad scores for the CPU here, but the memory benchmark is very low by today's standards. Not surprising, considering the Celeron's slow 400Mhz FSB speed. Modern 800MHz bus P4 systems can expect to see scores over 9000 in this memory test.

PCMark 2004 - Benchmark Results
Dell Dimension 2400	PCMarks	Ranking
Processor	2720
Memory	1833
Hard Drive	3341
Graphics	450
Overall	2076

For comparison purposes, we put these results next to those of a Pentium4 'C' 3Ghz setup we had recently benchmarked, equipped with the latest 800MHz front side bus. The P4 machine about doubled the Dimension 2400 in the CPU test, which was pretty much as expected, but the real blow was the memory performance. The Celeron's internal 400MHz bus communicates with the memory at 200Mhz, as opposed to the 400Mhz that newer Intel and AMD chips achieve. The P4 system achieved memory scores about 3 times as fast as those of the Celeron-powered Dimension 2400. Hard drive scores were about the same, indicating that the performance issues we experienced were largely attributable to the processor choice.

3DMark2001	Source: FutureMark

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 Benchmark Results
Motherboard	3DMarks	Ranking
Dell Dimension 2400	1191