Office Performance: BAPCo Sysmark 2000
Applied standard for the office performance under Windows 2000 Pro is the BAPCo benchmark suite Sysmark 2000. However, this test does not execute multiple applications simultaneously. Consequently, the speed advantage of using two processors is minimal compared to single operation. Again, the board with the VIA 694XDP chipset finishes ahead of Intel 815E.
Linux Compilation
An interesting topic is the compilation of a special operating system kernel under Suse Linux 6.4, which is generally very processing-intensive and places high demands on the processor's integer unit. When using two processors, noticeable differences emerge compared to the single variant, with the speed being increased by over 60%! Just as with the other benchmarks, the board with the Intel chipset takes longer than the board with a VIA chipset.