Test Setup
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| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Pentium 4, 2.26 GHz (133 MHz FSB) |
| Main memory | 256 MB PC3200 CL2, Corsair Micro or Twinmos |
| Hard drive | IBM DeskStar 60GXP, IC35040, 40 GB, 7,200 rpm, NTFS |
| Graphics card | nVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti4200, 128 MB |
| Other Hardware | |
| Network card | 3COM 3C905-TX |
| Driver & Settings | |
| Graphic drivers | Detonator 4 series, Version 30.82 |
| Chipset driver | nVIDIA driver 1.13 |
| DirectX Version | 8.1 |
| Screen resolution | 1024x768x16, 85 HzSPECviewperf : 1280x1024x32, 85 Hz |
| Operating system | Windows 2000 Professional SP3 |
| Benchmarks | |
| Quake III Arena | Retail Version 1.16command line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0Graphics detail set to "Normal"Benchmark using ’Q3DEMO1’ |
| Unreal Tournament 2003 | Official Demo |
| Comanche 4 | Official Demo |
| WinACE | 2.20, best compression, Dictionary 4096 kB |
| SPECviewperf | Version 7.0, all tests |
| mpeg4 encoding | Xmpeg 4.5DivX 5.02 Pro (YV12)Compression/quality : HighestData rate : 780 kBitFormat : 720x576 Pixel@25 fps150 MB VOB file, no audio |
| Sysmark 2002 | Internet Content Creation |
| Lame MP3 | Lame 3.91 MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNow ! |
| PCMark 2002 | Memory Bandwidth Benchmark |
| 3DMark 2001SE | Default resolution : 1024x768x32 |
Our reference board was a Gigabyte GA-8IHXP based on the 850E chipset from Intel as well as PC1066 RDRAM. You shouldn’t try to compare these two platforms directly because they target a wide range of buyer groups : while the Intel chipset, in connection with Rambus memory, always attains the best performance, this combination is much more expensive than the SiS648 and DDR333.
However, the 850E chipset is still the standard - and the one against which the five candidates must ultimately be measured.
