Two Xeon CPUs Are Better Than One Intel P4 Extreme Platform

Test Configuration

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Intel Processors (Socket 604)
133 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR266)Intel Xeon 3.06 GHz (3066 MHz, 12-8/512/1024 kB)
Intel Processors (Socket 478)
133 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR266)Pentium 4 3.06 GHz (3066 MHz, 12-8/512 kB)
200 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR400)Pentium 4 3.2E GHz (3200 MHz, 12-8/1024 kB)
200 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR400)Pentium 4EE 3.2 GHz (3400 MHz, 12-8/512/2048 kB)
Memory
DDR400 (200 MHz)2 x 512 MB / 5ns / 64 Bit (Corsair)CMX512-3200LL (CL 2.0-3-2-6)
DDR400 (200 MHz)2 x 512 MB / 5ns / 64 Bit (Mushkin) REG ECCMS64D64020U-5 (CL 2.0-3-2-6)
Common Hardware
Sound CardTerratec Aureon 7.1 Space96.00 kHz sample rate
Graphics CardAsus A9800XT/TVD, Rev. 1.01GPU : ATI Radeon 9800XT, 412 MHz Chip ClockMemory : 256 MB DDR-SDRAM, 365 MHz Chip Clock
Hard DriveFastTrak S150 TX2plus (Bios : 1.00.0.30)2 x SATA Maxtor 6Y080M0 (Raid 0)80 GB / 8 MB Cache / 7200 rpm
DVD/CD-ROMMSI MS-8216 16x DVD
Software
ChipsetChipset Installation Utility Ver. 5.1.1.1002IAA RAID Edition 3.5.3
GraphicsATI Catalyst XP 4.3 (Driver 6.14.10.6430)
Promise RAID1.00.0.37
DirectXVersion : 9b
OSWindows XP, Build 2600 SP1 (English)
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