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.
Pentium Pro (Socket 8, Intel 440FX)
- Intel RC440FX UP (i440FX)
- 2× 128 MB EDO DIMM
- 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- IBM 36 GB, 10000 rpm, SCSI
- Delta 460 W (DPS-460CB)
Dual Pentium Pro (2× Socket 8, Intel 440FX)
- Siemens Nixdorf AG D970 (i440FX)
- 4× 256 MB ECC EDO DIMM
- 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- IBM 36 GB, 10000 rpm, SCSI
- Siemens Nixdorf OEM PSU (non-ATX)
Dual Pentium II (2× Slot 1, Intel 440FX)
- DELL i440FX
- 2× 64 MB + 1× 128 MB ECC EDO DIMM
- 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- IBM 36 GB, 10000 rpm, SCSI
- DELL OEM PSU (non-ATX)
Pentium II, III, Celeron (Slot 1, Intel 440BX)
- Abit BE6 (i440BX)
- 2× 256 MB SDRAM (CL2-2-2-6)
- 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- IBM 36 GB, 10000 rpm, SCSI
- Delta 460 W (DPS-460CB)
Dual Pentium II (2× Slot 1, Intel 440BX)
- Tyan Tiger 100 (i440BX)
- 2× 256 MB SDRAM (CL2-2-2-6)
- 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- IBM 36 GB, 10000 rpm, SCSI
- Delta 460 W (DPS-460CB)
Dual Celeron (2× Socket 370, Intel 440BX)
- Abit BP6 (i440BX)
- 2× 256 MB SDRAM (CL2-2-2-6)
- 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- IBM 36 GB, 10000 rpm, SCSI
- Delta 460 W (DPS-460CB)
Pentium IIIEB (Slot 1, Intel 820)
- Intel VC820 (i820)
- 2× 256 MB RDRAM
- 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- IBM 36 GB, 10000 rpm, SCSI
- Delta 460 W (DPS-460CB)
Cyrix 6x86L, K6-2, K6-III (Socket 7, VIA MVP3)
- AOpen AX59 (MVP3)
- 128 MB SDRAM (CL2-2-2-5)
- 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- IBM 36 GB, 10000 rpm, SCSI
- Delta 460 W (DPS-460CB)
Cyrix MII, K6, K6-2, K6-III, Pentium, Pentium MMX (Socket 7, ALi Aladdin V)
- Asus P5A-B (Aladdin V)
- 128 MB SDRAM ; 2× 256 MB for K6-III (CL2-2-2-6)
- 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- WD 80 GB, 7200 rpm, IDE
- Delta 460 W (DPS-460CB)
Athlon (Slot A, VIA KX133)
- AOpen AK72 (KX133)
- 2× 256 MB SDRAM (CL2-2-2-6)
- 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP
- Creative Audigy SE
- Marvell Yukon 88E8003 PCI GLAN
- IBM 36 GB, 10000 rpm, SCSI
- Delta 460 W (DPS-460CB)
Operating system and drivers
- Windows XP SP3
- SSFT A41 Custom Voodoo3 Driver