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CPU History Tour (1995 - 1999)

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See how various processors perform in application and gaming tests. This article is the first part of a large benchmark project. Part one covers CPU development starting with Pentium Classic and up to Pentium III and Athlon.




Winamp 5.666

Total CPU load during MP3 or FLAC playback. Zero score means this CPU can't play the file properly. 95% load is barely acceptable with occasional laggs.


Winamp 5.666 – MP3 192 kB/s – [CPU %] (Lower is Better)


Athlon 600
5
Pentium III 600EB
5
2 × Celeron 433
5
Pentium III 500
5
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
10
K6-III 450
10
K6-III+ 577
10
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
10
Pentium II 450
10
Celeron 333
10
Celeron 433
10
Celeron 533
10
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
15
K6-2 450
15
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
15
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
15
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
20
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
20
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
20
Pentium II 233
20
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
20
Celeron 300
20
Pentium 300 MMX
25
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
25
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
30
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
50
Pentium 233 MMX
50
K6 233
55
MII-333GP
55
K6-2 233
55
Pentium 166 MMX
65
K6 166
70
Pentium 166
70
MII-233GP
95
WinChip C6 200
0
6x86L PR166+
0
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Winamp 5.666 – FLAC [CPU %] (Lower is Better)


Athlon 600
5
Pentium III 600EB
5
2 × Celeron 433
5
Pentium III 500
5
K6-III 450
10
K6-III+ 577
10
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
10
Pentium II 450
10
Celeron 333
10
Celeron 433
10
Celeron 533
10
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
20
K6-2 450
20
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
20
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
20
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
20
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
25
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
25
Pentium II 233
25
Celeron 300
25
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
30
Pentium 300 MMX
30
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
30
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
30
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
35
K6 233
45
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
45
K6-2 233
45
Pentium 233 MMX
45
MII-333GP
50
Pentium 166 MMX
60
K6 166
65
Pentium 166
65
MII-233GP
75
WinChip C6 200
95
6x86L PR166+
0
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Windows Media Player 9

Total CPU load during MPEG1 video playback (352 × 288, 25 fps, 1163 kbps). Zero score means this CPU can't play the file properly. 95% load is barely acceptable with occasional laggs.


WMP 9 – MPEG 1 [CPU %] (Lower is Better)


2 × Celeron 433
20
Pentium III 500
20
K6-III+ 577
30
Pentium II 450
30
Celeron 533
30
K6-III 450
35
Athlon 600
35
Pentium III 600EB
35
Celeron 433
35
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
45
Celeron 333
45
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
50
K6-2 450
50
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
50
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
50
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
50
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
50
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
55
Pentium 300 MMX
55
Pentium II 233
55
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
65
Celeron 300
65
K6-2 233
75
Pentium 233 MMX
75
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
80
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
80
MII-333GP
85
K6 233
90
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
90
K6 166
95
MII-233GP
95
Pentium 166 MMX
95
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
95
WinChip C6 200
0
6x86L PR166+
0
Pentium 166
0
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VLC Media Player 0.8.6f

Total CPU load during DVD video playback (720 × 576, 25 fps, 5500 kbps). Zero score means this CPU can't play the file properly. 95% load is barely acceptable with occasional laggs.


VLC Player 0.8.6f – DVD [CPU %] (Lower is Better)


2 × Celeron 433
45
Pentium III 500
50
Pentium III 600EB
70
K6-III+ 577
80
Athlon 600
80
Pentium II 450
95
Celeron 433
95
Celeron 533
95
K6 166
0
K6 233
0
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
0
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
0
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
0
K6-2 450
0
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
0
K6-III 450
0
WinChip C6 200
0
6x86L PR166+
0
MII-233GP
0
MII-333GP
0
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
0
Pentium 166
0
K6-2 233
0
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
0
Pentium 166 MMX
0
Pentium 233 MMX
0
Pentium 300 MMX
0
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
0
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
0
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
0
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
0
Pentium II 233
0
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
0
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
0
Celeron 300
0
Celeron 333
0
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Total CPU load during Divx video playback (576 × 304, 24 fps, 908 kbps). Zero score means this CPU can't play the file properly. 95% load is barely acceptable with occasional laggs.


VLC Player 0.8.6f – DIVX [CPU %] (Lower is Better)


2 × Celeron 433
15
Pentium III 500
15
Pentium III 600EB
25
Pentium II 450
25
Celeron 533
30
Athlon 600
35
Celeron 433
35
Celeron 333
40
K6-III+ 577
45
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
50
K6-III 450
60
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
60
Pentium II 233
60
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
65
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
65
Pentium 300 MMX
65
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
70
K6-2 450
70
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
95
Celeron 300
95
K6 166
0
K6 233
0
WinChip C6 200
0
6x86L PR166+
0
MII-233GP
0
MII-333GP
0
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
0
Pentium 166
0
K6-2 233
0
Pentium 166 MMX
0
Pentium 233 MMX
0
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
0
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
0
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
0
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
0
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
0
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Summary – Multimedia Playback [%]


2 × Celeron 433
1 00.00
Pentium III 500
98.00
Pentium III 600EB
76.29
Athlon 600
71.25
Pentium II 450
54.81
Celeron 533
52.81
K6-III+ 577
51.25
Celeron 433
49.47
K6-III 450
36.43
Celeron 333
36.39
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
28.00
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
27.62
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
24.67
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
23.95
K6-2 450
23.95
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
22.22
Pentium II 233
21.27
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
20.22
Pentium 300 MMX
19.22
Celeron 300
18.31
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
18.00
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
15.67
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
15.50
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
13.44
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
12.54
Pentium 233 MMX
9.56
K6-2 233
9.37
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
9.22
MII-333GP
8.52
K6 233
8.48
Pentium 166 MMX
7.42
K6 166
7.18
MII-233GP
6.60
Pentium 166
2.97
WinChip C6 200
1.05
6x86L PR166+
0.00
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