PCMark can be used on desktop PC's,
Laptops and even Workstations and tests everyday computing from
home to office usage. PCMark specifically stresses the CPU, memory subsystem,
graphics subsystem, hard drives, WindowsXP GUI (if WinXP is used), video
performance and even laptop batteries.
PCMark
loves Pentium 4's that should be pretty obvious. The processor score is quite a
bit higher then that of the competition. It's funny to see the AthlonXP 3200+
score so poorly in the memory portion of
PCMark.
By combining DirectX8 support with completely new
graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001 SE
has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor
manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite
demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test
a system's true performance abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders,
Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping,
support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests
using Ipion real-time physics. Higher 3DMark scores denote better performance.
3DMark2001 SE
Benchmark Results |
|
Processor |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
1. |
Athlon64
3200+ |
20322 |
|
2. |
AthlonXP 3200+ |
18057 |
|
3. |
Pentium 4 3.2C |
18305 |
|
I guess
in a sense it's not fair to compare the Pentium 4 to the Athlon64 3200+ as the
Athlon64 is an 8th generation processor while the P4 is a seventh. While not
scoring close to that of the Athlon64, the P4 3.2C still does quite well for
itself.