System Setups
Let’s have a quick look at the test systems to refresh our memories :
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor I | AMD Sempron 3400+(Manila core, 90 nm, 1.8 GHz, 256 kB L2 Cache) |
| Processor II | Intel Celeron D 352 (FSB533)(Cedar Mill core, 65 nm, 3.2 GHz, 512 kB L2 Cache) |
| Motherboard ISocket 775 - Intel | Asus P5LD2-VMChipset : Intel 945G, BIOS : 1102 |
| Motherboard IISocket AM2 - AMD | Foxconn Winfast K8M890M2MA-RS2HChipset : VIA K8M890, BIOS : 641W1P24 |
| Common Hardware | |
| RAM | 2x 512 MB DDR2-667Corsair ValueSelect VS1 GBKIT667D2 |
| Graphics Card I | Intel GMA950 |
| Graphics Card II | VIA Chrome9 IGP |
| Hard Drive I (read) | 1x 160 GB 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, SATA/300Western Digital WD1600AAJS |
| Hard Drive II (write) | 1x 150 GB 10,000 RPM, 8 MB Cache, SATA/300Western Digital WD1500ADFDUsed for video benchmarks |
| DVD-ROM | Gigabyte GO-D1600C (16x) |
| Software | |
| Intel Graphics | Version : 14.25.50 |
| Intel Chipset | Software Installation Utility 8.1.1.1010 |
| VIA Graphics | Version : 15.13.15.05 |
| VIA Chipset | Hyperion Pro 5.11A |
| DirectX | Version : 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| OS | Windows XP Professional, Build 2600 SP2 |
AMD’s Sempron 3400+ battles the Intel Celeron 352. The latter, though being a low-cost product, is based on the modern 65-nm manufacturing process and delivers better performance than the Sempron.
The system setups aren’t exciting at all, especially when compared to Athlon 64 X2 or Core 2 Duo machines with powerful graphics solutions. But they do represent what the vast majority of users actually have. The Sempron 3400+, for example, is somewhat equivalent to a first-generation Athlon 64 2800+ (socket 754) or an Athlon XP processor (socket 462). Intel’s Celeron D 352 is as powerful as a socket 478 Pentium 4 at average clock speeds.
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