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CPU History Tour (1999 - 2001)

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Second part of the CPU benchmark project. This time starting with early Pentium III and Athlon Classic and following the CPU development up to the end of 2001 when Pentium III-S, Pentium 4 and Athlon XP were the top.




All games set at maximum possible details with bilinear filtering, no antialiasing. 1024 × 768 resolution, 32-bit colors.

Some games contain extra fps and frametimes chart. You can recognize it by seeing two values per CPU in the chart. The lower fps number is calculated from the frametimes log and represents actual "smoothness" you can see when playing the game. The higher number is regular average fps. Also the bar with these vaues is clickable and will show popup window with both frametimes and fps chart.


GLQuake

Using built-in timedemo "demo1".


GLQuake – 1024×768 px [fps]


Pentium III-S 1400
417.8
Athlon 1400 (DDR)
358.4
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
344.1
Athlon XP 1600+
320.3
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
281.6
Athlon 1000
271.9
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
270.5
Pentium III 1000EB
269.9
Celeron 1300
266.3
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
262.9
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
256.7
Pentium III 866
251.4
Pentium 4 1.3
240.2
Duron 1000 (DDR)
225.7
Duron 1000 (SDR)
220.8
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
218.0
Athlon 900
215.8
Duron 800
212.2
Athlon 600
207.1
Pentium III 700
207.1
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
207.0
Duron 950
205.7
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
204.5
Athlon 700
204.4
2 × Pentium III 700
202.2
Athlon 800
201.6
Pentium III 600EB
192.6
Celeron 533A @ 800
173.1
2 × Duron 1000
172.6
Pentium III 500
152.7
Celeron 700
143.5
Pentium II 450
133.7
Celeron 533A
123.6
Celeron 533
119.0
C3 800A
97.3
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Quake 3 Arena

Using built-in timedemo "demo1".


Quake 3 Arena – 1024×768 px [fps]


Pentium III-S 1400
148.0
Athlon 1400 (DDR)
144.4
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
136.1
Athlon XP 1600+
134.6
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
132.1
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
130.9
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
118.2
Pentium 4 1.3
117.7
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
110.0
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
109.7
Pentium III 1000EB
109.2
Athlon 1000
108.9
Celeron 1300
106.7
Pentium III 866
102.4
Duron 1000 (SDR)
96.8
Duron 1000 (DDR)
94.4
Duron 800
90.3
Duron 950
86.7
2 × Pentium III 700
86.2
Pentium III 700
85.0
Athlon 900
83.6
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
83.3
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
83.1
Athlon 600
81.7
Athlon 700
78.9
Pentium III 600EB
78.6
Athlon 800
78.5
2 × Duron 1000
76.1
Celeron 533A @ 800
70.4
Pentium III 500
58.0
Celeron 700
56.9
Pentium II 450
51.5
Celeron 533
49.9
Celeron 533A
49.4
C3 800A
42.7
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Unreal Tournament

Using timedemo "utbench". OpenGL render.


Unreal Tournament – 1024×768 px [fps]


Pentium III-S 1400
53.3
Athlon 1400 (DDR)
48.7
Athlon XP 1600+
48.0
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
46.7
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
44.1
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
41.9
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
41.5
Pentium III 1000EB
40.9
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
40.7
Celeron 1300
40.5
Athlon 1000
39.1
Pentium 4 1.3
38.4
Pentium III 866
34.8
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
34.7
2 × Pentium III 700
33.5
Duron 1000 (SDR)
33.2
Duron 1000 (DDR)
32.4
Pentium III 700
32.1
Duron 800
31.9
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
31.2
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
31.0
Duron 950
30.6
Pentium III 600EB
30.6
Athlon 900
30.4
Athlon 600
30.2
Athlon 700
29.5
Athlon 800
28.8
2 × Duron 1000
28.8
Celeron 533A @ 800
27.1
Pentium III 500
23.3
Celeron 700
22.5
Pentium II 450
21.0
C3 800A
20.9
Celeron 533A
19.7
Celeron 533
19.6
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Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

Car drive from Little Italy to the south of Central Island, where the huge parking lot is located. Measured by Fraps.


Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven – 1024×768 px [fps]


<= real fps | average fps =>
Pentium III-S 1400
23.9
29.3
Athlon XP 1600+
23.8
27.8
Athlon 1400 (DDR)
21.4
26.5
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
19.8
24.6
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
19.7
24.1
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
19.5
24.0
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
18.3
22.9
Pentium 4 1.3
17.1
21.2
Pentium III 1000EB
17.1
21.1
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
16.8
20.6
Celeron 1300
16.4
20.4
Pentium III 866
15.9
19.4
Athlon 1000
14.8
18.4
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
14.9
18.4
Duron 1000 (DDR)
14.6
17.2
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
13.2
16.3
Duron 1000 (SDR)
12.4
15.6
2 × Duron 1000
11.9
14.8
Duron 800
11.7
14.5
Pentium III 600EB
11.4
14.4
Celeron 533A @ 800
10.5
13.3
Duron 950
10.4
12.9
Pentium III 700
9.8
12.6
2 × Pentium III 700
9.4
11.9
Athlon 900
9.6
11.7
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
9.6
11.6
Athlon 700
9.3
11.4
Athlon 800
8.7
10.8
Celeron 700
8.2
10.2
Pentium III 500
6.5
8.2
Celeron 533A
6.4
8.2
Athlon 600
6.2
7.7
C3 800A
0.0
Pentium II 450
0.0
Celeron 533
0.0
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Grand Theft Auto III

Car drive in Portland. Measured by Fraps.


GTA III – 1024×768 px [fps]


<= real fps | average fps =>
Pentium III-S 1400
48.8
63.7
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
46.6
60.4
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
39.5
55.0
Pentium 4 1.3
39.3
51.9
Athlon XP 1600+
38.0
48.4
Athlon 1400 (DDR)
36.4
48.0
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
36.5
45.3
Pentium III 1000EB
33.1
44.0
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
33.6
43.5
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
31.8
42.2
Athlon 1000
31.9
42.0
Celeron 1300
31.5
40.4
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
29.4
37.4
Pentium III 866
27.8
36.9
Duron 800
24.8
34.0
Duron 950
25.6
33.8
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
23.7
32.5
Duron 1000 (SDR)
23.9
31.3
Duron 1000 (DDR)
24.1
30.2
2 × Duron 1000
23.7
29.2
Pentium III 600EB
20.2
26.7
Celeron 533A @ 800
19.3
25.7
Pentium III 700
17.4
22.8
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
17.1
21.9
Athlon 900
17.0
21.8
2 × Pentium III 700
16.1
21.2
Athlon 700
15.7
21.0
Athlon 800
15.3
20.8
Celeron 700
14.3
19.5
Athlon 600
11.6
16.1
Celeron 533A
11.2
15.4
Pentium III 500
9.8
13.1
C3 800A
0.0
Pentium II 450
0.0
Celeron 533
0.0
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Call of Duty

Using timedemo "brecourt", fps limiter set to 85.


Call of Duty – 1024×768 px [fps]


Athlon 1400 (DDR)
52.8
Pentium III-S 1400
51.1
Athlon XP 1600+
48.4
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
46.8
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
46.0
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
45.7
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
44.2
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
42.0
Pentium 4 1.3
42.0
Athlon 1000
37.7
Pentium III 1000EB
36.7
Celeron 1300
35.2
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
34.8
Pentium III 866
34.3
Duron 1000 (SDR)
32.0
2 × Pentium III 700
28.7
Duron 1000 (DDR)
28.5
Duron 800
27.9
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
27.1
Pentium III 700
26.8
Pentium III 600EB
26.7
Duron 950
26.4
2 × Duron 1000
25.5
Athlon 900
25.0
Athlon 700
24.3
Athlon 600
23.5
Athlon 800
23.5
Celeron 533A @ 800
21.5
Pentium III 500
18.7
Celeron 700
17.0
Pentium II 450
15.6
Celeron 533A
14.9
Celeron 533
12.9
C3 800A
12.5
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
0.0
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Unreal Tournament 2004

Tested using the UMark utility - map "primeaval".


Unreal Tournament 2004 – 1024×768 px [fps]


Athlon XP 1600+
38.9
Pentium III-S 1400
37.3
Athlon 1400 (DDR)
35.3
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
34.6
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
31.1
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
30.8
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
30.7
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
28.9
Pentium 4 1.3
28.1
Celeron 1300
27.1
Pentium III 1000EB
26.8
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
26.2
Duron 1000 (DDR)
25.6
Duron 1000 (SDR)
24.9
Athlon 1000
24.8
Pentium III 866
24.6
2 × Duron 1000
22.5
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
22.1
Duron 950
20.7
Athlon 900
20.2
2 × Pentium III 700
19.8
Pentium III 700
19.6
Athlon 800
19.3
Duron 800
18.9
Pentium III 600EB
18.9
Athlon 700
17.3
Celeron 533A @ 800
16.8
Athlon 600
16.2
Celeron 700
13.9
Pentium III 500
13.1
Celeron 533A
12.1
Pentium II 450
10.4
Celeron 533
10.4
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
0.0
C3 800A
0.0
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Using the built-in timedemo.


Return to Castle Wolfenstein – 1024×768 px [fps]


Athlon 1400 (DDR)
77.4
Athlon XP 1600+
76.0
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
71.6
Pentium III-S 1400
64.4
Athlon 1000
56.8
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
54.9
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
53.9
Duron 1000 (SDR)
51.6
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
48.6
Celeron 1300
48.4
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
48.4
Duron 800
46.0
Pentium III 1000EB
46.0
Duron 950
44.0
Pentium 4 1.3
43.8
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
43.0
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
42.9
Pentium III 866
41.5
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
41.2
Athlon 900
40.5
2 × Pentium III 700
40.1
Pentium III 700
39.6
Athlon 700
38.4
Duron 1000 (DDR)
38.3
Athlon 800
38.0
Athlon 600
36.2
2 × Duron 1000
34.7
Pentium III 600EB
31.0
Celeron 533A @ 800
29.8
Pentium III 500
25.8
Celeron 700
25.1
Pentium II 450
22.8
Celeron 533
22.5
Celeron 533A
20.9
C3 800A
19.7
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Max Payne 2

Scene with the exploding elevator at the beggining of the game. Measured using Fraps.


May Payne 2 – 1024×768 px [fps]


<= real fps | average fps =>
Athlon XP 1600+
33.2
47.0
Pentium III-S 1400
32.7
46.9
Athlon 1400 (DDR)
32.1
45.4
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
28.4
39.3
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
26.9
38.7
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
27.3
38.6
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
26.4
37.7
Pentium 4 1.3
22.3
32.1
Pentium III 1000EB
22.0
31.8
Celeron 1300
21.7
31.2
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
20.9
30.0
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
20.3
29.3
Duron 1000 (DDR)
20.3
28.7
Athlon 1000
20.2
27.9
Duron 1000 (SDR)
19.8
27.8
Pentium III 866
19.3
27.6
2 × Duron 1000
16.9
23.6
Duron 950
16.8
23.4
Athlon 900
16.0
22.5
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
15.8
22.2
Duron 800
15.3
21.3
Athlon 800
14.9
21.2
2 × Pentium III 700
14.8
20.8
Pentium III 700
14.7
20.6
Pentium III 600EB
13.9
19.8
Celeron 533A @ 800
12.8
18.4
Athlon 700
12.9
18.2
Athlon 600
10.0
13.6
Celeron 700
9.2
13.1
Pentium III 500
8.7
12.2
Celeron 533A
7.0
10.0
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
0.0
C3 800A
0.0
Pentium II 450
0.0
Celeron 533
0.0
Hardware Museumwww.hw-museum.cz



Need for Speed: Underground 2

One lap at track City Hall. Measured using Fraps. This game performance doesn't count towards games summary and total performance summary.


Need for Speed: Underground 2 – 1024×768 px [fps]


<= real fps | average fps =>
Pentium III-S 1400
18.3
22.1
2 × Athlon XP 1600+
17.0
20.5
Athlon XP 1600+
17.2
20.4
Athlon 1400 (DDR)
16.2
19.3
Athlon 1400 (SDR)
15.7
18.8
Pentium 4 1.5 (RDRAM)
13.0
15.2
Pentium 4 1.5 (DDR)
12.7
15.0
Celeron 1300
12.6
14.8
2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000
12.4
14.6
Athlon 1000
11.9
14.5
Pentium III 1000EB
11.7
14.1
Pentium 4 1.3
11.6
13.7
Pentium III 866
10.6
12.8
Pentium 4 1.5 (SDR)
10.3
12.2
Duron 1000 (SDR)
9.5
11.4
Duron 1000 (DDR)
9.5
11.2
2 × Duron 1000
9.1
11.0
Athlon 1000 (PC 100)
9.2
10.9
Duron 800
8.4
10.2
Duron 950
9.6
Athlon 600
8.4
9.4
Athlon 900
7.8
9.4
Athlon 700
0.0
Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)
0.0
Athlon 800
0.0
C3 800A
0.0
Celeron 533A @ 800
0.0
Pentium III 600EB
0.0
Pentium II 450
0.0
Celeron 533
0.0
Pentium III 500
0.0
Pentium III 700
0.0
2 × Pentium III 700
0.0
Celeron 533A
0.0
Celeron 700
0.0