Speed Isn't Everything: P4/2800 Meets Athlon XP 2600+

DirectX 7 Games: 3D Mark 2000

3D Mark 2000 shows the Direct3D performance of DirectX 7 under Windows XP. The tradition has been broken: the Pentium 4/2800 soars above the fastest AMD Athlon XP 2600+ by 325 points. The absolute leader here is the overclocked Intel P4/3100.

DirectX 8 Games: 3D Mark 2001 SE

3D Mark 2000 shows the Direct3D performance of DirectX 8 under Windows XP. In this test, the Athlon XP 2600+ falls behind the Pentium 4/2800 by 1000 points.