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... and as averages of each individual benchmark is intended for use by those who are also listed in the following categories: "Computer Gaming Overall" on page 5 "Digital Media Overall" on page 14 "Office Productivity Overall" on how to duplicate these results, refer to AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide, order# 30579. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 2 October 2004
... and as averages of each individual benchmark is intended for use by those who are also listed in the following categories: "Computer Gaming Overall" on page 5 "Digital Media Overall" on page 14 "Office Productivity Overall" on how to duplicate these results, refer to AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide, order# 30579. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 2 October 2004
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..., audio, imaging editing, 3D gaming, as well as office applications. This processor provides leading-edge performance for benchmark system configurations. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 3 October 2004 Overall Performance Performance Overall The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor is the most advanced PC processor available for the coming wave of 64-bit applications. The AMD Athlon 64 processor features AMD64 technology for highperformance desktop PCs.
..., audio, imaging editing, 3D gaming, as well as office applications. This processor provides leading-edge performance for benchmark system configurations. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 3 October 2004 Overall Performance Performance Overall The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor is the most advanced PC processor available for the coming wave of 64-bit applications. The AMD Athlon 64 processor features AMD64 technology for highperformance desktop PCs.
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... there is an average of the compiled data from the following tests: Computer Gaming (all the benchmarks listed, on page 26 for benchmark system configurations. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 4 October 2004 This document shows how various AMD Athlon 64 processors perform overall relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor operating at 1024x768x32 resolution) 3DMark® 2001SE PRO (D3D...
... there is an average of the compiled data from the following tests: Computer Gaming (all the benchmarks listed, on page 26 for benchmark system configurations. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 4 October 2004 This document shows how various AMD Athlon 64 processors perform overall relative to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor operating at 1024x768x32 resolution) 3DMark® 2001SE PRO (D3D...
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... the score to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 5 October 2004 The AMD Athlon 64 processor allows users to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for the following list of benchmark scores from the list of tests. This benchmark is an average of compiled data from the following tests...
... the score to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 5 October 2004 The AMD Athlon 64 processor allows users to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for the following list of benchmark scores from the list of tests. This benchmark is an average of compiled data from the following tests...
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Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 6 October 2004 Computer Gaming 3DMark® 2001SE PRO (D3D Hardware T&L) by Futuremark® Corporation 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. 3DMark® 2001SE PRO (D3D Software T&L) by Futuremark® Corporation 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance.
Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 6 October 2004 Computer Gaming 3DMark® 2001SE PRO (D3D Hardware T&L) by Futuremark® Corporation 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. 3DMark® 2001SE PRO (D3D Software T&L) by Futuremark® Corporation 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance.
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Computer Gaming 3DMark® 03 Pro (Hardware Vertex Shaders) by Futuremark® Corporation 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. 3DMark® 03 Pro (Software Vertex Shaders) by Futuremark® Corporation 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 7 October 2004
Computer Gaming 3DMark® 03 Pro (Hardware Vertex Shaders) by Futuremark® Corporation 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. 3DMark® 03 Pro (Software Vertex Shaders) by Futuremark® Corporation 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 7 October 2004
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AquaMark3 Computer Gaming 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Return to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 8 October 2004 Refer to Castle Wolfenstein Enemy Territory 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance.
AquaMark3 Computer Gaming 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Return to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 8 October 2004 Refer to Castle Wolfenstein Enemy Territory 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance.
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Quake III Arena Demo2 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Jedi Knights II Demo Computer Gaming 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 9 October 2004
Quake III Arena Demo2 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Jedi Knights II Demo Computer Gaming 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 9 October 2004
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Far Cry Cooler01 Computer Gaming 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Far Cry Pier 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 10 October 2004
Far Cry Cooler01 Computer Gaming 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Far Cry Pier 3D gaming may reveal limitations in the graphics solution and may not truly represent relative processor performance. Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 10 October 2004
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The score is an average of compiled data from the list of benchmark scores from the following list of tests. This benchmark is normalized to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 ... Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor. Digital Media Overall Digital Media Digital Media Overall Results With a revolutionary processor design and support for both 3DNow!™ Professional technology and SSE2 instructions, the AMD Athlon™ 64 processor provides outstanding performance for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 14...
The score is an average of compiled data from the list of benchmark scores from the following list of tests. This benchmark is normalized to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 ... Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor. Digital Media Overall Digital Media Digital Media Overall Results With a revolutionary processor design and support for both 3DNow!™ Professional technology and SSE2 instructions, the AMD Athlon™ 64 processor provides outstanding performance for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 14...
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...Digital Media Ziff Davis Media Inc. Refer to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor. Multimedia Content Creation Winstone 2004 version 1.0 uses the following applications: • Adobe® Photoshop® 7.0.1 • Microsoft® Windows® Media Encoder 9 Version 9.00.00.2980 ... overall performance when running top, Windows® operating system-based multimedia content creation applications. The score is normalized to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 15 ...
...Digital Media Ziff Davis Media Inc. Refer to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor. Multimedia Content Creation Winstone 2004 version 1.0 uses the following applications: • Adobe® Photoshop® 7.0.1 • Microsoft® Windows® Media Encoder 9 Version 9.00.00.2980 ... overall performance when running top, Windows® operating system-based multimedia content creation applications. The score is normalized to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 15 ...
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... 6.5 • Discrete 3ds max 5.1 • WinZip Computing WinZip 8.1 • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX • Macromedia Flash MX • Windows® Media Encoder 9 Series • Network Associates McAfee VirusScan 7.0 Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 16 October 2004 This benchmark incorporates the following...
... 6.5 • Discrete 3ds max 5.1 • WinZip Computing WinZip 8.1 • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX • Macromedia Flash MX • Windows® Media Encoder 9 Series • Network Associates McAfee VirusScan 7.0 Refer to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 16 October 2004 This benchmark incorporates the following...
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The test is normalized to MPEG-4 format. The score is a measure of the time required to convert a video file to the the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor. Refer to a MPEG-4-based format. Digital Media Dr. DivX Dr. DivX converts video to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 17 October 2004
The test is normalized to MPEG-4 format. The score is a measure of the time required to convert a video file to the the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor. Refer to a MPEG-4-based format. Digital Media Dr. DivX Dr. DivX converts video to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 17 October 2004
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The score is a measure of pixels per second generated while creating a standard benchmark image. Refer to create three-dimensional photo-realistic images using a rendering technique called ray-tracing. Digital Media POV-Ray This benchmark uses POV-Ray to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 18 October 2004 The test is normalized to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor.
The score is a measure of pixels per second generated while creating a standard benchmark image. Refer to create three-dimensional photo-realistic images using a rendering technique called ray-tracing. Digital Media POV-Ray This benchmark uses POV-Ray to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 18 October 2004 The test is normalized to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor.
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...is normalized to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 21 October 2004 The Business Winstone benchmark uses the following applications: • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 • Microsoft ...; WinZip 8.1 SR-1 Refer to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor score. The score is a system-level, application-based benchmark that measures overall PC performance when running today's top-selling Windows® operating systembased applications. Business Winstone does not...
...is normalized to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 21 October 2004 The Business Winstone benchmark uses the following applications: • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 • Microsoft ...; WinZip 8.1 SR-1 Refer to the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor score. The score is a system-level, application-based benchmark that measures overall PC performance when running today's top-selling Windows® operating systembased applications. Business Winstone does not...
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... PC World Magazine Worldbench™ is normalized to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 24 October 2004 PC Worldbench uses the following applications: • ACD Systems ACDSee PowerPack 5.0 • Adobe® Photoshop® 7.0.1 • Microsoft® Office XP with SP-2 • Microsoft Windows Media...
... PC World Magazine Worldbench™ is normalized to Table 1 on page 25 and Table 2 on page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 24 October 2004 PC Worldbench uses the following applications: • ACD Systems ACDSee PowerPack 5.0 • Adobe® Photoshop® 7.0.1 • Microsoft® Office XP with SP-2 • Microsoft Windows Media...
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... page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 25 October 2004 WinRAR may be used to backup data and to reduce the size of e-mail attachments, to decompress RAR, ZIP, and other files downloaded from the WinRAR benchmark scores. Office Productivity WinRAR WinRAR is normalized to the the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor score. The...
... page 26 for benchmark system configuration. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 25 October 2004 WinRAR may be used to backup data and to reduce the size of e-mail attachments, to decompress RAR, ZIP, and other files downloaded from the WinRAR benchmark scores. Office Productivity WinRAR WinRAR is normalized to the the Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor score. The...
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... on page 26 represent the system configurations used for this document. AMD Athlon™ 64 4000+ Processor System Configuration Component Manufacturer and Model Description Operating System Processor Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, RTM, Service Pack 1a installed, Build 2600, DirectX 9.0C AMD Athlon™ 64 4000+ processor1 Motherboard MSIMS-6702 NEO, BIOS A6702VMS v3.0 7/6/04 Chipset VIA K8T800 RAM memory Hardware Hard drive...
... on page 26 represent the system configurations used for this document. AMD Athlon™ 64 4000+ Processor System Configuration Component Manufacturer and Model Description Operating System Processor Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, RTM, Service Pack 1a installed, Build 2600, DirectX 9.0C AMD Athlon™ 64 4000+ processor1 Motherboard MSIMS-6702 NEO, BIOS A6702VMS v3.0 7/6/04 Chipset VIA K8T800 RAM memory Hardware Hard drive...
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... Marvell v7.14.1.3, 6/16/2004 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 26 October 2004 Table 2. Intel Pentium® 4 550 Processor System Configuration Component Manufacturer and Model Description Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, RTM, Service Pack 2 installed, Build 2600, DirectX 9.0C Processor Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor (Hyperthreading enabled) Motherboard Intel 925XCV, BIOS CV92510A.86A.0218 Chipset RAM memory Hardware Hard drive 925X...
... Marvell v7.14.1.3, 6/16/2004 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 26 October 2004 Table 2. Intel Pentium® 4 550 Processor System Configuration Component Manufacturer and Model Description Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, RTM, Service Pack 2 installed, Build 2600, DirectX 9.0C Processor Intel Pentium® 4 550 processor (Hyperthreading enabled) Motherboard Intel 925XCV, BIOS CV92510A.86A.0218 Chipset RAM memory Hardware Hard drive 925X...
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...products at any other jurisdiction. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the test results. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 27 October 2004 in other applications intended to specifications and product descriptions at any express or implied...Worldbench is a trademark of Sale, AMD assumes no representations or warranties with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("AMD") products. makes any representations or warranties as set forth in AMD's Standard Terms and Conditions of NVIDIA Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark ...
...products at any other jurisdiction. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the test results. 31783B AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Competitive Performance Guide 27 October 2004 in other applications intended to specifications and product descriptions at any express or implied...Worldbench is a trademark of Sale, AMD assumes no representations or warranties with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("AMD") products. makes any representations or warranties as set forth in AMD's Standard Terms and Conditions of NVIDIA Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark ...