The Iceman Cometh: P4 at 4.1 GHz

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Test Setup And Details

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Intel Hardware (Socket 478)
Processors133/175 MHz FSB400/533 MHz Memory ClockPentium 4 4.0 GHz (4025 MHz) w/ HTPentium 4 3.6 GHz (3600 MHz)Pentium 4 3.06 GHz (3066 MHz) w/ HTPentium 4 3.06 GHz (3066 MHz) w/o HTPentium 4 2.8 GHz (2800 MHz)Pentium 4 2.66 GHz (2666 MHz)Pentium 4 2.53 GHz (2533 MHz)Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (2400 MHz)Pentium 4 2.26 GHz (2266 MHz)
Processors100 MHz FSB400 MHz Memory ClockPentium 4 2.6 GHz (2600 MHz)Pentium 4 2.5 GHz (2500 MHz)Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (2400 MHz)Pentium 4 2.2 GHz (2200 MHz)Pentium 4 2.0 GHz (2000 MHz)
Motherboard and MemoryAsus P4G8X (Intel 7205 chipset) Revision : 1.02Bios : 1002 (12-04-2002)Asus P4T533-C (Intel 850E chipset) Revision : 1.01Bios : 1007 (08-27-2002)2x 256 MB RDRAM, PC800, 533 MHz, 40ns, Samsung2x 256 MB RDRAM, PC1066, 533 MHz, 32ns, Kingstone2 x 256 MB DDR 400, Corsair, CL 2.0, PC 3200
DriverIntel 850E DriverV 4.00.1013 (06-07-2002)Intel IAA DriverV 2.2.2.2150
AMD Hardware (Socket 462)
Processors133 MHz FSB166 MHz Memory ClockAthlon XP 2800+ (2250 MHz)Athlon XP 2700+ (2166 MHz)Athlon XP 2600+ (2133 MHz)Athlon XP 2400+ (1933 MHz)Athlon XP 2200+ (1800 MHz)Athlon XP 2100+ (1733 MHz)Athlon XP 2000+ (1666 MHz)Athlon XP 1900+ (1600 MHz)Athlon XP 1800+ (1533 MHz)
Motherboard and MemoryAsus A7N8X (NVIDIA NForce 2) Revision : 1.02Bios : 1.08 (09-04-2002)2 x 256 MB DDR 400, Corsair, CL 2.0, PC 3200
DriversnForce2 DriverVersion : 2.77 Package
Common Hardware
Graphics CardATI Radeon 9700 ProMemory : 128 MB DDR-SDRAMMemory Clock : 620 MHz (256 Bit)Chip Clock : 325 MHz
Hard Drive40 GB, 6L040J2, MaxtorUDMA100, 7200 rpm, 2 MB Cache
NetworkD-Link DFE-530TX (10/100 Mbit)
CDROMAsus 52x
Drivers and Software
Graphics DriverCATALYST 02.3 (build 6.13.10.6166)ATI Control Panel build 6.13.10.3027
DirectXVersion : 8.1
OSWindows XP, Build 2600 SP1 (English)
Benchmarks and Settings
Bapco Sysmark 2002Version 1.0
Quake III Arena, Patch V1.16640x480 - 16 bit / 1024 x 768 - 32 bitTimedemo1 / demo demo001 / nv15democommand line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0Graphics detail = Normal
3DMark 2000 Pro, Version 1.1 - Build 3401024 x 786 - 16 bitDefault Benchmark
3DMark 2001 SE, Version 1.1 - Build 340 - Patch Build 3301024 x 786 - 32 bitDefault Benchmark
PCMark 2002 Pro Pack - Build 100CPU and Memory Tests
SiSoftware Sandra Standard 2002 SP1, Version 2002.6.8.97CPU MultiMedia / CPU Arithmetic / Memory Bandwidth Benchmark
Newtek Lightwave - Version 7.5 - Build 572Render First Frame = 1Render Last Frame = 60Render Frame Step = 1Rendering Bench "SKULL_HEAD_NEWEST.LWS"Show Rendering in Progress = 320x240Ray Trace Shadows, Reflection, Refraction, Transparency = onMultithreading = 8 Threads
VirtualDub Version 1.4.10 (build 13870)DV to mpeg 4 (DivX 5.0.2 Pro)DV Video (1.17 GB) / Audio = noEncoding bitrate = 1000 kbpsResize = 720 x 576
Pinnacle Studio 8 - Version 8.1.1Rendering - DVD Compatibleno Audio
Lame - Version 3.9232 bit Dos Promt, 178 MB Wave File, 44100 Hz32 - 320 kbit sampling
e-merge - Winace - Version 2.2178 MB Wave file, Compression = Best, Dictionary = 4096 kB
Maxon Computer - Cinema 4D XL 7- Version 7.303Rendering in 1024 x 786, "Radiosity-Stairs.c4d"
magix - mp3 maker platinum - Version 3.04 D178 MB Wave file, 44100 Hz, VBR = on and Quality
SPEC Viewperf - Version 7.01280 x 1024 / 32 bit / 85 Hz, Vsync = off
Comanche 41024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = off
Discreet - 3D Studio Max 5 -Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"Rendering Single, 1024x768
Unreal Tournament 2003 - Patch 1 10801024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = offbenchmark.exeTexture Detail = Normal, Character Detail = NormalWorld Detail = Highest, Physics Detail = Highall = on, Decal Stay = High

Benchmarks Under Windows XP

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OpenGL performanceQuake 3 Arena "Demo 1" and "NV15 Demo"
3D renderingSPEC Viewperf 7Lightwave 7.5 Build 572Cinema 4D XL 7.3033D Studio Max 5
DirectX7 games3D Mark 2000 Pro (Version 1.1)
DirectX8 games3D Mark 2001 SE (Version 1.1)Comanche 4Unreal Tournament 2003
MP3 audio encodingLame-MP3-Encoder 3.92mp3 Maker Platinum 3.04
MPEG-2 video encodingPinnacle Studio 8.1.1
MPEG-4 video encodingVirtualDub 1.4.10 and Divx 5.02 Pro
Office performanceSysmark 2002
File compressionWinACE 2.2
CPU and multimediaPC Mark 2002SiSoft Sandra 2002 SP1

We used different benchmarks to obtain a complete and balanced picture of the extremely overclocked Intel Pentium 4 GHz. The benchmark test results for 24 different CPUs provide a clear overall picture.

We tested OpenGL performance with four different Quake 3 tests. We tested Direct3D performance in the DirectX package with 3D Mark 2000 Pro (Version 1.1 based on DirectX 8) and 3D Mark 2001 SE (based on DirectX). The various MPEG encoding benchmarks provide us with a wealth of test scenarios. We encode a 178 MB WAV-File into MPEG-1 Layer 3 format using the Lame MP3-Encoder and MP3 Maker Platinum. The MPEG-4 test is one of our more established tests where we convert a 1.2 GB DV format file to MPEG-4 using VirtualDub and Divx-Codec 5.02 Pro. We also create an MPEG-2 file using the new Pinnacle Studio 8 video editing software. Our standard test repertoire includes measuring rendering performance with Lightwave with version 7.5 of Newtek, 3D Studio Max version 5, and Cinema 4D XL 7.303. Of real practical relevance is the zipping of files, which we carry out with the new WinACE 2.2 zip program. We use the Sysmark 2002 benchmark to measure Office performance. The new SPEC Viewperf, version 7, provides us with a comprehensive 3D benchmark suite. And last but not least, we have the faithful SiSoft Sandra 2002 SP1.