Intel Pentium 4 6xx and 3.73EE: Favoring Features Over Performance
by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on February 21, 2005 6:15 AM EST- Posted in
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3D Rendering
3dsmax 5.1
WorldBench includes two 3dsmax benchmarks using version 5.1 of the popular 3D rendering and animation package: a DirectX and an OpenGL benchmark.
3dsmax 6
For the next 3dsmax test we used version 6 of the program and ran the SPECapc rendering tests to truly stress these CPUs. Since there's not much new to report here we're only going to report the Rendering Composite score. For more details feel free to read our Athlon 64 FX-55 Review where we analyze the performance data in much greater depth.
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DerekWilson - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link
I noticed a comment about our power numbers showing the 6xx series drawing more at load than the 5xx series ...This may be due to the fact that we ran our LOAD power test without EIST and the IDLE power was measured with EIST to get close to the min and max numbers.
Our AMD parts, however, were measured at min and max without powernow! ... so the AMD parts have the potential to post numbers even lower.
danidentity - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link
#48 - Power consumption is not going to change depending on whether you're running 64-bit apps or not.Live - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link
Nice and clean review. Good work. Tough it is not really what you want to read when the biggest CPU maker in the world releases a whole new series. Boring and utterly disappointing.Viditor - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link
Nice job AT! I appreciate very much the power consumption numbers!Request:
When we do finally get 64bit benches, I would very much like to see the power consumption figures under 64bit...
Viditor - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link
neogodless - "I would like to see more "multi-tasking" benchmarks"If it makes you feel better, many of the benches used are designed for hyperthreading...
Zebo - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link
A pig with a bowtie is still a pig. This was an arse whippin by AMD.bobsmith1492 - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link
44 - ???My XP 2.4 runs MMJB, UD Agent, about 10 IE and Mozilla windows, Word, Excel, and Paint, with a game minimized in the background, while chatting with several people on Trillian smooth as silk.
neogodless - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link
Every time I see AMD vs Intel benchmarks, I think it's great that I have an AMD at home. But then I remember how much I like using my Intel at work. The reason I bring this is up is because I would like to see more "multi-tasking" benchmarks, like running these same benchmarks with programs running the background, such as Outlook/Thunderbird, AIM/GAIM/Trillian, MusicMatch/WinAmp, and so forth.Houdani - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link
In Soviet Russia, benches mark YOU!Billy Idol - Monday, February 21, 2005 - link