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Dual Xeon Duo: What Good Is the L3 Cache?

By Frank Völkel published 11 August 2003

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Page 15 of 18:

MP3 Audio Encoding: MP3 Maker Platinum 3.04

Page 1: Xeon 3.06: L3 Cache For More Speed?
Page 2: Intel Xeon: Broad Product Range From $455 To $3692
Page 3: More Cash For Your Cache!
Page 4: Four Chipsets For Xeon Platform
Page 5: Impressions Of Two Workstations
Page 6: Test Configuration And Special Features
Page 7: 3D Studio Max 5.1
Page 8: SPECviewperf 7.1
Page 9: MainConcept 1.3
Page 10: PC Mark 2002
Page 11: CPU Benchmark: SPEC CPU 2000
Page 12: Other Benchmarks
Page 13: DirectX 8 Games: Comanche 4 Demo
Page 14: DirectX 8 Engine: 3D Mark 2001 SE
Page 15: MP3 Audio Encoding: MP3 Maker Platinum 3.04
Page 16: CPU And Multimedia: SiSoft Sandra 2003
Page 17: Office Application: PC Mark 2002
Page 18: Summary: Xeon 3.06's Added L3 Cache Does Little

MP3 Audio Encoding: MP3 Maker Platinum 3.04

AV Encoding: Xmpeg 5.0b & DivX 5.05

Archiving: WinRAR 3.11

CPU Rendering: 3D Studio Max 5.1 And MainConcept

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