Test Rig:

• Pentium 4 2.4c
• ABIT IC7-MAX3
• PowerColor Radeon 9800 XT (Catalyst 4.2)
• 200 GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9
• LiteOn 16X DVD-ROM
• Soyo Raptor 400W Power Supply
• Windows XP Professional (latest updates)

PCMark04

PCMark04 is FutureMark's latest benchmarking utility aimed to test almost every component in computers. For today's testing, we will be looking specifically at the memory and overall system performance.

PCMark04
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System Score

Memory Score

Corsair XMS PC3500 @ 400 MHz (Single)

Corsair XMS PC3500 @ 433 MHz (Single)

Corsair XMS PC3500 @ 433 MHz (Dual)

Crucial PC3200 @ 400 MHz (Single)

3835

4123

4433

3833

0

(PCMarks)

6000

 

 

System Score

Memory Score

Corsair XMS PC3500 @ 400 MHz (Single)

Corsair XMS PC3500 @ 433 MHz (Single)

Corsair XMS PC3500 @ 433 MHz (Dual)

Crucial PC3200 @ 400 MHz (Single)

3423

3720

4562

3448

0

(PCMarks)

6000

 

 

In the System benchmark, the Corsair @ 400 MHz and Crucial @ 400 MHz performed at the same level as anticipated by Sandra and Aida32. Corsair's PC3500 @ 433 MHz did have a noticeable increase in performance. When utilizing dual channels, there isn't much of an increase in overall system performance. However, during the memory benchmark, using both channels became extremely beneficial.

ScienceMark2

ScienceMark2 is a rather interesting utility which uses mathematical calculations to benchmark the CPU and memory. It also includes a very detailed memory benchmark. I focused on Bandwidth, ALU Register Copy, and MMX Register Copy for this benchmark. The ALU and MMX Register Copy test how fast the memory can handle transfers coming from the processor. The Bandwidth benchmark is quite obvious.

The results of the ScienceMark2 benchmark are pretty much a repeat of what Sandra has already told us.