|
Mad
Onion's 3D Mark 2000
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6292
|
This score is quite good. In my
review of the Absolute
Multimedia GeForce2 GTS it became apparent that the CPU was actually the
limiting factor in obtaining a high 3D Mark score. Considering the GeForce2
is running at the stock 66 MHz AGP bus and not the 89 MHz it ran at during
my highest testing in its review with the Pentium III this score is very acceptable.
What's more, The Cel2 could only pull out 5327 with this tool. This is beginning
to show the Duron's strongpoints. As a matter of fact, my Pentium III @ 690
MHz scores 6178 with 3D Mark 2K. All hail the Duron!
While 3D Mark is a good benchmark
for comparing your system performance to another's, it simply doesn't show
all the performance capable from a configuration like a game benchmark can.
Quake
3 Arena
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|
640
x 480
|
800
x 600
|
1280
x 1024
|
|
Fastest
|
104.9
|
103.5
|
100.2
|
|
Normal
|
98.1
|
97.4
|
94.4
|
|
High
Quality
|
97.7
|
96.5
|
60.8
|
Here, the resolutions are all separated.
You can figure out where your gaming preferences fall. The Azza/Duron combo
just surpassed the Celeron2 in every resolution and configuration. This is
the first CPU I've tested with this video card that surpassed 60 FPS at 1280
x 1024 in High Quality configuration. Let me assure you that the Azza KT133BX
is a solid motherboard to build a gaming machine from. At the lower resolutions
the Celeron2 was usually within 5 FPS - but that was quickly stretched to
10 FPS at higher resolutions. Considering the biggest limitation was the CPU,
the Duron is just surpassing the Celeron2 and Pentium 3.
