Which Benchmark?

[Cairnsey]

Hi all,

I'm upgrading my old trusty P4 2.4B to an e2160 tomorrow (hopefully) and was wondering which benchmark to use for comparison (gives me something to do while I wait for delivery of the e2160). I'm particularly interested in video encoding apps and games. Also, what are your thoughts on thiis upgrade? Will this give me a HUGE boost or just a good noticeable improvement?

 

[Cairnsey]

yeah upgrading from a be7 (478 board) to an ASrock 4Core. I have 2Gb PC3200 Corsair which is single channel at the moment but will be Dual channel in the ASrock. Might give SuperPI a blast and will post results here for anyone who's interested.

 

[Cairnsey]

oooh yes please...

 

[Cairnsey]

I'll run superPI tonight after a bit of spring cleaning (my PC that is, wouldn't catch me with a feather duster in my hand)

 

[Cairnsey]

Just for comparison sakes my results below;


P4 630 @3.0GHZ = 46s 1M SuperPI
P4 640 @3.2GHZ = 43s 1M SuperPI
AMD64 3000+ @1.8GHZ = 55s 1M SuperPI
Core2Duo e4300 @3.0GHZ = 18s 1M SuperPI


Hope any of that helps.

er, my speedy P4 managed it in record time of 1m07s

 

[Cairnsey]

fothsn, as the e4300 and e2160 are basically the same chip with 1/2 the cache, can you run SuperPI with the e4300 at stock just to give me a general idea of performance? or does cache have a big impact on this particular benchmark making it an invalid comparison?

 

[Cairnsey]

I went from a S478 P4 2.66 to a e2160. The difference is incredible. I also used an Asrock 4Core board, and the upgrade is well worth it in my opinion.

Unfortunately I don't have the benchmark results anymore.

I do have my old 3dmark01se score on a P4 2.8HT was 14760, the e2160 using the same RAM and GFX card scored 19006.

have you upgraded further? if not can you post your SuperPI result for 1M?

 

[Cairnsey]

that quite a bit of difference in percentage about 30% cache must matter a lot to this benchie

 

[Cairnsey]

Great chart - It proves that the e6600 is no way worth the extra £95. The only way I'd have one is in the unlikely event that someone offered me one for something like £70inc on the MM but even then I got my e2160 for £40 and I'm not even sure that the chip is worth £30 more...