Benchmarks I
Running Pifast v41 first. It simply calculates the constant Pi to the desired number of places. 10 million is chosen for this test. If you want to run it for yourself, click here for the benchmark standings and download link. Just unzip and click on the .bat file.
The Shuttle AB48PN starts off in impressive fashion; just a whisker behind the BH7.
MP3 encoding next. We're benchmarking by encoding a 610MB custom WAV file (U2's Pop album, incidentally) into 192kb/s MP3 using the LAME 3.91 encoder and Razor-Lame 1.15 front-end.
The motherboards bunch together in this CPU-dependant test.
DVD-to-DivX encoding. Using the updated DivX 5.03 Pro CODEC in conjunction with Virtual Dub 1.51 (unoptimised). A single pass, on a quality basis, with a bit-rate set to 2000kb/s. An average FPS is calculated after the first VOB of American History X has been encoded at 720x384.
An unoptimised Virtual Dub is used to keep the XP3000+ on a level playing field. Using an P4 optimised version adds another 5 - 10% to the P4's scores.
Another memory-dependant benchmark in SETI. Running an entire 0.417 angle work unit.
The BH7 and AB48PN use the same chipset, the same memory timings, and the same CPU. It's of little surprise that benchmarks are close.
