Affordable Alternatives: DDR400 Dual-Channel Chipsets for the Pentium 4

Test Setup

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Test System
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz, FSB800512 kB L2 cache
MotherboardIntel 875P:Soyo P41875P Dragon 2Intel 865PE:Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro2SIS 655FX: Engineering SampleVIA PT880: Soltek SL-PT880E-RL
RAM2x 256 MB DDR/PC3200, CL2, Corsari XMS
Display AdapternVIDIA GeForceFX 5900, 128 MB
Network Card3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit/s
Operating SystemWindows XP Pro 5.10.2600Service Pack 2, pre-SP3 patches
Benchmarks and Tests
Bapco Sysmark 2002Version 1.0
Quake III ArenaPatch V1.16640x480 - 16 bit / 1024 x 768 - 32 bitTimedemo1 / demo demo001 / nv15democommand line = +set cd_nocd 1+set s_initsound 0Graphics detail = Normal
Gunmetal BenchmarkBenchmark 1
3DMark 2003Version 3.2.0Graphics and CPU Default Benchmark1024 x 786 - 32 bit
Gunmetal BenchmarkBenchmark 1
PCMark 2002 Pro PackBuild 101CPU and RAM Tests
SiSoftware Sandra Standard 2003 SP1Version 2003.3.9.44CPU MultiMedia / CPU ArithmeticRAM Bandwidth Benchmark
Newtek LightwaveVersion 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, ReflectionRefraction, Transparency = onMultithreading = 8 Threads
Unreal Tournament 2003Version 2206system/benchmark.exe1024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = offTexture Detail = NormalCharacter Detail = NormalWorld Detail = HighestPhysics Detail = Highall = on, Decal Stay = High
Xmpeg 4.5AMD: Optimized MMX iDCTIntel: Optimized SEE2 iDCT
WinRARVersion 3.2178 MB Wave file, Compression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB
Comanche 4 Demo1024 x 768 / 32 bit / Audio = off
Discreet3D Studio Max 5.1Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"Rendering Single, 1024x768
SPEC viewperfVersion: 7.11280x1024x32 Bit
Splinter CellVersion 1.2b2_2_1_KalinatekDemo1024x786 32 Bit / no soundShdow resolution
Mp3 EncodingLame 3.92
Drivers and Settings
Graphics DriverNVIDIA reference driver 45.23
Chipset DriversIntel-based:Intel INF-Update 5.00.1009VIAVIA Hyperion 4in1 4.49vSiSAGP 1.16aIDE 2.04
DirectX Version9.0b
Resolution1024x768, 32 bit, 85 Hz refresh