Intel's New Weapon: The Coppermine

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Gaming Performance Quake3

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Quake 3 Arena - 640x480x16	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2	NORMAL - Q3DEMO1	Header Cell - Column 4
CPU	fps	Row 0 - Cell 2	CPU	fps
Pentium III 500	85	Row 1 - Cell 2	Athlon 500	94
Pentium III 500E	102	Row 2 - Cell 2	Row 2 - Cell 3	Row 2 - Cell 4
Pentium III 533B	90	Row 3 - Cell 2	Row 3 - Cell 3	Row 3 - Cell 4
Pentium III 533EB	105	Row 4 - Cell 2	Row 4 - Cell 3	Row 4 - Cell 4
Pentium III 550	92	Row 5 - Cell 2	Athlon 550	100
Pentium III 550E	107	Row 6 - Cell 2	Row 6 - Cell 3	Row 6 - Cell 4
Pentium III 600	97	Row 7 - Cell 2	Athlon 600	106
Pentium III 600B	97	Row 8 - Cell 2	Row 8 - Cell 3	Row 8 - Cell 4
Pentium III 600E	112	Row 9 - Cell 2	Row 9 - Cell 3	Row 9 - Cell 4
Pentium III 600EB	110	Row 10 - Cell 2	Row 10 - Cell 3	Row 10 - Cell 4
Pentium III 650	117	Row 11 - Cell 2	Athlon 650	109
Pentium III 667	116	Row 12 - Cell 2	Row 12 - Cell 3	Row 12 - Cell 4
Pentium III 700	120	Row 13 - Cell 2	Athlon 700	114
Pentium III 733	121	Row 14 - Cell 2	Row 14 - Cell 3	Row 14 - Cell 4
Pentium III 750 (overclocked)	124	Row 15 - Cell 2	Athlon 750 (overclocked)	117
Row 16 - Cell 0	Row 16 - Cell 1	Row 16 - Cell 2	Kryotech Cool Athlon 800	121
Row 17 - Cell 0	Row 17 - Cell 1	Row 17 - Cell 2	Kryotech Cool Athlon 900	125

I mentioned my surprise already before, Coppermine scores incredibly well under Q3Test. This is the one benchmark where Athlon is looking bad, but I wonder if this hasn't got something to do with GeForce's driver. I am sure that Athlon could look a lot better with some software optimizing as well.