System setup and notes
Hardware and Software
Test Platforms
| System | Pentium System | Athlon 64 System |
| Processor(s) | Pentium 4 530J Pentium 4 570J Pentium 4 660 Pentium 4 670 Pentium D 820 Pentium XE 840 |
Athlon 64 3000+ Athlon 64 3500+ Athlon 64 4000+ Athlon 64 FX-55 Athlon 64 X2 4800+ |
| Mainboards | Intel D955XBK i955XE | ABIT Fatal1ty AN8 nForce4 Ultra ASUS AN8 SLI for X2 4800+ |
| Memory | 2 x 512MB Corsair XMS2-5400UL | 2 x 512MB Corsair Xpert XL DDR-400 |
| Timings | 3-2-2-8 @ 533MHz | 2-2-2-5 @ 400MHz |
| BIOS Version | BK95510J.86A.1452.EB | BIOS -13 for ABIT AN8 - 23/03/05 for A8N-SLI |
| Disk Drive | 160GB Western Digital PATA | |
| Graphics Card | ATI RADEON X850 XT PE CATALYST 5.3 |
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| Operating System | Windows XP Professional, SP2 | |
| Mainboard Software | Intel INF Update Utility 7.0.0.1019 | NVIDIA nForce4 Platform Driver 6.39 |
Benchmark Software
HEXUS.in-house Cryptography Benchmark
HEXUS Pifast Benchmark
ScienceMark 2.0 (7th February 2005)
Realstorm 2004
CINEBENCH 2003
HEXUS.in-house MP3 Encoding Benchmark using LAME 3.97a (Intel HT compiler) - 701MB WAV
Microsoft Movie Maker 2.1
picCOLOR 32-bit v4.0
KribiBench v1.1
3DMark2001SE b330
UT2003 - HEXUS custom bot test
DOOM 3 v1282
Far Cry v1.3
Notes
A couple of things to note before viewing the benchmark graphs. Firstly, the Pentium D 820's aggressive pricing puts it in line with AMD's sing-core Athlon 64 3500+. Be sure to check out their relative performance. The Pentium 4 670, on the other hand, is slated to hit upon the current Athlon 64 FX-55's pricing territory. It's pricey single-core against cheap dual-core.
