Pentium 4 2.2 GHz & Athlon XP 2000+ Shootout - PAGE 2
Neumann Lim - Monday, March 18th, 2002
One thing to note is that Intel switched over to a 0.13-micron production process. In comparison, AMD uses a 0.18-micron production process. By using 0.13-micron technology, Intel can squeeze more CPU die on one piece of silicon wafer.
EDITOR'S NOTE: AMD has just announced their transition to 0.13-micron technology on March 13th, 2002.
Best Value for your Dollar: Intel is EXPENSIVE
As a frequent consumer of computer products, I just have to mention that the pricing strategy for both Intel and AMD is quite far apart. The Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz is probably twice as much as the AMD XP 2000+ based on current retail pricing. This is a big factor for the penny-wise home consumer.
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Processor
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Price (CDN/USD)
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Intel
Pentium 4
2.2
Ghz
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$885/$553.12
|
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Intel
Pentium 4
2.0
Ghz
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$580/$362.50
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AMD
Athlon XP 2000+
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$425/$265.62
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AMD
Athlon XP 1900+
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$350/$218.75
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Test Setup
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| P4 Setup & Kingston Rambus RAM |
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Intel Hardware
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Socket 478
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Processor
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Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz (400 MHz QDR
FSB)
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Motherboard
|
Intel Reference Board D850MV
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Memory
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2 x 128 MB, RDRAM, PC800, Kingston - sponsored by Kingston Technology
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AMD Hardware
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Socket 462
|
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Processor
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AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (1666/266 MHz
DDR)
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Motherboard
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ECS K7S5A SiS735
|
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Memory
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256 MB DDR-SDRAM, CL2.5, PC2100,
Micron
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General Hardware
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Graphics Card
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Inno3D Tornado GeForce 3
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Memory: 64 MB DDR-SDRAM
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Hard Drive
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40 GB, Quantum Fireball Plus AS40.0
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UDMA100, 7200 rpm, 2 MB Cache
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Drivers & Software
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Graphics Driver
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Detonator 4 Series V21.30
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DirectX Version
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8.1
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IDE Driver
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Intel P4 UATA Storage Driver (AMD has
a default driver)
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OS
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Windows 98SE
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Benchmarks & Settings
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Quake III Arena
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Retail Version 1.16
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Command line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set
s_initsound 0
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Graphics detail set to 'Normal'
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Benchmark using 'Q3DEMO1'
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3DMark2001
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SiSoft Sandra 2001
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mpeg4 encoding
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Xmpeg 4.2a
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DivX 4.11
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Compression: 100
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Data Rate: 1500 Kbit
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Format: 720x576 Pixel@25 fps
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150 MB VOB-Data, no Audio
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Lame
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Lame 3.89 MMX, SSE, SSE 2, 3Dnow
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WinACE
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2.04, 178 MB Wave-Data, Best
Compression, Dictionary 4096 KB
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