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the PCMark tests, we will provide results from both the PCMark 2002 and the
new PCMark 2004 Benchmarking Suite.
PCMark 2002 32-bit Benchmark:
**200FSB**
Results
CPU
Score: 6688
Memory Score: 8358
**215FSB**
Results
CPU
Score: 7144
Memory Score: 8825
Interesting results on the PCMark 2002 tests. At stock speeds, its
performance was comparable to our Soyo Dragon 2 Platinum Series motherboard,
however, overclocking did not yield similar results.
PCMark 2004
PCMark 2004 is the latest version of the popular PCMark series. It is an
application-based benchmark and a premium tool for measuring overall PC
performance. The new version includes updated tests that stress
components in a similar manner to they way they are stressed in real life home
usage. We will perform the System and Memory Tests which are broken down
as follows:
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System Tests:
File compression
File decompression
File encryption
File decryption
Virus scanning
Grammar check
Audio conversion
Image processing
Web page rendering
WMV video compression
DivX video compression
Physics calculation and 3D |
Memory Tests:
Reading data blocks from memory
Writing data blocks to memory
Performing copy operations on data blocks
Random access to data items
Latency
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We will begin using the new 2004 test suite in our reviews. However, we
will continue to provide results from both versions for those who do not yet
have or are not familiar with the new version.
PCMark 2004 32-bit Benchmark:
**200FSB**
Results
PCMark: 3719
CPU:
3854
Memory: 3688
**215FSB**
Results
PCMark: 3931
CPU:
4152
Memory: 3967
Although the results were not all that impressive, there was a significant
improvement when overclocking.
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