CPU Scaling Analysis, Part 2: Intel Pentium III Scaling and Upgrading

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Test Setup

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Test System
CPUIntel Pentium III 733, 800, 866, 933 MHz
MotherboardAsus CUSL2, Intel 815E ChipsetBIOS 1006
RAM128 MB PC133 SDRAM, 7ns (Wichmann Workx) CL2
Hard DiskIBM DeskStar 75 GXP, DTLA307030, 7200 rpm
Graphics CardnVIDIA GeForce 2 Ultra64 MB DDR-SDRAMnVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS32 MB DDR-SDRAMnVIDIA GeForce 2 MX32 MB SDRAM
Operating SystemWindows 98 SE 4.10.2222 AWindows 2000 Professional 5.00.2195 SP1
Benchmarks and Setup
Office Applications BenchmarkBAPCo SYSmark2000
OpenGL BenchmarksQuake III ArenaRetail Versioncommand line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0Graphics detail set to 'Normal', 640x480x16Benchmark using 'Q3DEMO1'SPECviewperf 6.1.2: Advanced Visualizer and Lightscape
Direct3D Game BenchmarkMercedes Benz Truck RacingDefault Direct 3D Settings
Screen Resolution1024x768x85, 16 Bit1280x1024x75, 16 Bit for SPECviewperf 6.1.2
DirectX Version8.0a

Sorry about the missing Pentium III 1 GHz - unfortunately I did not have this CPU when I ran the benchmarks. However, as you will see later, this is by no means crucial because ultimately the graphics card has a greater impact on 3D-performance than the processor.