Comparison tests of 1Ghz processors
(continued)

Monday, September 18, 2000


The test setups

Configuration of the Intel System
Motherboard BIOS Chipset Drivers
Transcend TS-ASL3 1.03B 08/08/2000 Intel 815E Intel patch 4.20.010.010
Processor Memory Hardrive Graphics Card
CUmine 1Ghz FC-PGA 128MB PC133 CAS2 Quantum KA 9.1 GeForce 256 SDR


Configuration of the Athlon "Classic" System
Motherboard BIOS Chipset Drivers
Soyo SY-K7VIA 2AA3 VIA KX133 VIA 4-en-1 4.23
Processor Memory Hardrive Graphics Card
AMD Athlon 1Ghz 128MB PC133 CAS2 Quantum KA 9.1 GeForce 256 SDR


Configuration of the Athlon "Thunderbird" System
Motherboard BIOS Chipset Drivers
Soltek SL-75KV Rev Q1 VIA KT-133 VIA 4-en-1 4.23
Processor Memory Hardrive Graphics Card
AMD Athlon "T-Bird" 1Ghz 128MB PC133 CAS2 Quantum KA 9.1 GeForce 256 SDR


Environnement
Test Environment Build Video Drivers DirectX
Windows98 4.10 1998 Nvidia 4.11.01.0368 7.0a


Software Configuration
Game Resolution Refresh Vsync Colours Texture Filtration
Quake2 3.20 800 X 600 75Hz Off 16-bit 16-bit bi-linŽaire
Game Resolution Refresh Vsync Colours Texture Filtration
Quake3 1.08 800 X 600 75Hz Off 16-bit 16-bit Tri-linear

Memory Used

Corsair 128Mb Sdram PC133 CAS2

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