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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.




IrfanView 4.20

Resample of 43 JPEG photos (10 mpx) to 1024 × 768 px, JPG compression 90%.


IrfanView 4.20 – JPEG Resample [s] (Lower is Better)


Pentium III 600EB
133.1
Athlon 600
157.3
Celeron 533
168.3
Pentium III 500
174.8
2 × Celeron 433
189.5
Pentium II 450
199.7
Celeron 433
203.5
K6-III+ 577
210.2
Celeron 333
256.6
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
272.5
K6-III 450
274.9
K6-2 450
318.5
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
318.5
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
326.7
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
349.6
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
355.6
Celeron 300
368.3
Pentium II 233
370.8
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
371.1
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
430.8
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
443.6
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
474.0
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
479.2
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
583.3
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
586.2
Pentium 300 MMX
623.5
K6-2 233
651.8
K6 233
678.5
MII-333GP
702.7
Pentium 233 MMX
859.6
K6 166
874.0
MII-233GP
957.4
Pentium 166 MMX
1 100.5
Pentium 166
1 162.6
6x86L PR166+
1 327.0
WinChip C6 200
1 375.6
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Conversion of 20 BMP scans (10 - 20 mpx) to JPEG, compression 90%.


IrfanView 4.20 – BMP Conversion to JPG [s] (Lower is Better)


Pentium III 600EB
204.6
Athlon 600
213.2
Celeron 533
248.5
Pentium II 450
252.8
Pentium III 500
253.6
Celeron 433
260.4
2 × Celeron 433
265.8
K6-III+ 577
282.5
Celeron 333
321.2
K6-III 450
325.3
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
345.6
Celeron 300
392.8
Pentium II 233
419.1
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
419.2
K6-2 450
422.4
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
422.4
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
445.9
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
495.5
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
525.1
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
528.2
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
575.9
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
578.6
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
584.8
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
586.0
K6-2 233
591.2
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
611.0
Pentium 300 MMX
622.9
MII-333GP
673.1
K6 233
674.4
Pentium 233 MMX
792.5
K6 166
845.7
MII-233GP
856.5
Pentium 166 MMX
985.7
Pentium 166
1 052.8
6x86L PR166+
1 107.2
WinChip C6 200
1 124.6
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Zoner Photo Studio 10

Batch conversion of 43 JPEG photos (10 mpx) - Enhance Exposure, Curver, Sharpen.


Zoner Photo Studio 10 – Batch [s] (Lower is Better)


Pentium III 600EB
865.4
Pentium III 500
1 098.6
Pentium II 450
1 225.7
Athlon 600
1 257.1
Celeron 533
1 351.0
K6-III+ 577
1 489.5
2 × Celeron 433
1 513.9
Celeron 433
1 544.6
Celeron 333
1 870.0
K6-III 450
1 879.7
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
1 906.0
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
2 128.8
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
2 189.9
Celeron 300
2 268.1
Pentium II 233
2 289.4
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
2 362.0
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
2 410.6
K6-2 450
2 609.8
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
2 609.8
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
2 711.2
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
2 784.9
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
2 891.1
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
3 457.6
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
3 715.7
Pentium 300 MMX
3 996.6
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
4 112.8
MII-333GP
4 531.6
K6 233
4 648.2
K6-2 233
4 653.9
Pentium 233 MMX
5 404.7
MII-233GP
5 874.8
K6 166
5 943.3
Pentium 166 MMX
6 847.0
Pentium 166
7 664.1
WinChip C6 200
8 490.0
6x86L PR166+
8 688.4
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Summary – Photo Edit [%]


Pentium III 600EB
1 00.00
Athlon 600
83.14
Pentium III 500
78.53
Celeron 533
75.16
Pentium II 450
72.73
2 × Celeron 433
68.13
Celeron 433
66.67
K6-III+ 577
64.62
Celeron 333
53.95
K6-III 450
52.45
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
51.15
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
42.43
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
42.13
Celeron 300
42.13
K6-2 450
41.13
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
41.13
Pentium II 233
40.84
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
37.08
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
36.29
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
33.48
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
32.73
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
31.14
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
30.59
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
26.99
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
26.26
Pentium 300 MMX
25.28
K6-2 233
24.54
K6 233
22.86
MII-333GP
22.81
Pentium 233 MMX
19.10
K6 166
17.99
MII-233GP
17.51
Pentium 166 MMX
15.16
Pentium 166
14.06
6x86L PR166+
12.82
WinChip C6 200
12.69
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