ple3003 wrote:
So i guess the CPU had some impact on my 3dMark scores right? Does anyone know how a g3 600 Mhz / g4 800 Mhz (sdr memory) compares to XP/P4 system using sdr/ddr?
I suspect numerous mac g3/g4 vs XP/P4 has been made, but do not know the outcome.
I am a fan of 3Dmarkse. I use on every PC box and gfx card I get my hands on. Some examples of what I get.
Athlon 1.33Ghz (4x AGP) with GeForce 4 Ti4400 (128Mb DDR on GFX card), get 8600 3D marks (was only 8100 3D marks, then I got the latest detonators). The athlon uses PC133 RAM on the mainboard.
The same Athlon with GeForce 2 MX400 (32Mb on card), get only 2800 3D marks or so.
PIII 667 (2x AGP)with the same GeForce 2 MX400, get 2500 3D marks or so.
PIII 667 (2x AGP) with GeForce 256 (32 Mb on card), get only 2000 3D marks.
So basically Both CPU and Graphics card play a part in the performance. One can get bogged down by the other. In terms of AGP bus speeds, they are theoretical. eg. 8x bus cards and mainboards don't go twice as fast as a 4x agp bus card and mainboard. In some PC mag reviews its more like a 15% gain in speed on the card front. (which is why the Radeon 9700 is the fastest GFX card on the PC market atm).
I wouldn't mind having a Radeon 9700 and 3.04Ghz P4 setup (although I hate Intel and the Pentiums. Much prefer Athlons. Cheaper and better bang for bucks, and they use some RISC architecture). A recent PC User Australia mag got a 15000+ 3D mark with one of those.
