Intel vs. AMD: Celeron 1300 vs. Duron 1200

Archiving: WinACE 2.04

Archiving is a very practical application. WinACE 2.04 was used under Windows XP to archive a 178 MB WAV file while the clock was running. The Celeron 1300 comes out ahead of the AMD Duron 1200.

3D Rendering Performance: SPECviewperf "Lightscape"

In the Lightscape benchmark, the AMD Duron 1200 is head and shoulders above the Intel Celeron 1300.

MPEG-2 Video Encoding: Pinnacle Studio 7

The AMD Duron 1200 was substantially faster than the Celeron 1300 at creating an MPEG-2 film using Pinnacle Studio 7.