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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.




GLQuake

Using built-in timedemo "demo1". Maximum details.


GLQuake – 800×600 [fps]


Athlon 600
129.2
Pentium III 600EB
104.0
Pentium III 500
96.6
Celeron 533
88.5
Pentium II 450
80.7
K6-III+ 577
78.2
2 × Celeron 433
76.6
Celeron 433
75.3
K6-III 450
68.4
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
65.1
Celeron 333
59.6
K6-2 450
52.1
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
50.5
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
43.7
Pentium II 233
42.6
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
42.0
Pentium 300 MMX
41.1
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
37.4
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
37.1
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
36.6
Celeron 300
35.1
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
31.6
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
31.2
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
30.9
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
29.7
Pentium 233 MMX
27.6
K6-2 233
26.3
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
25.4
K6 233
23.2
MII-333GP
23.0
Pentium 166 MMX
20.6
K6 166
16.7
MII-233GP
15.6
Pentium 166
14.8
WinChip C6 200
8.8
6x86L PR166+
6.6
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Quake 3 Arena

Using built-in timedemo "demo1". Maximum details.


Quake 3 Arena – 800×600 [fps]


Athlon 600
58.9
Pentium III 600EB
54.3
Pentium III 500
50.0
Celeron 533
43.8
Pentium II 450
43.5
K6-III+ 577
42.4
2 × Celeron 433
39.5
Celeron 433
39.0
K6-III 450
37.8
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
37.0
Celeron 333
32.2
K6-2 450
29.0
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
28.9
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
25.6
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
25.4
Pentium II 233
22.7
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
22.1
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
21.2
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
21.0
Celeron 300
20.5
Pentium 300 MMX
19.6
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
19.0
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
16.7
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
16.0
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
15.8
K6-2 233
15.2
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
13.9
Pentium 233 MMX
13.3
MII-333GP
13.0
K6 233
12.6
Pentium 166 MMX
10.4
K6 166
9.6
Pentium 166
9.3
MII-233GP
8.8
WinChip C6 200
5.3
6x86L PR166+
4.7
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Unreal Tournament

Using timedemo "utbench". Maximum details.


Unreal Tournament – 800×600 [fps]


Athlon 600
32.5
Pentium III 600EB
28.1
Pentium III 500
26.8
Pentium II 450
24.5
Celeron 533
23.9
K6-III+ 577
22.9
2 × Celeron 433
22.7
Celeron 433
21.6
K6-III 450
20.3
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
20.0
Celeron 333
18.3
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
16.3
K6-2 450
16.3
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
14.6
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
14.4
Pentium II 233
13.8
Pentium 300 MMX
13.6
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
13.1
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
12.8
Celeron 300
12.6
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
12.2
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
11.2
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
10.9
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
10.7
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
9.9
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
9.7
Pentium 233 MMX
9.1
K6-2 233
8.8
K6 233
8.3
MII-333GP
7.9
Pentium 166 MMX
7.1
K6 166
6.1
MII-233GP
6.1
Pentium 166
5.3
WinChip C6 200
3.4
6x86L PR166+
0.0
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3DMark 99

Default settings.


3DMark 99 [points]


Athlon 600
5 308
Pentium III 600EB
5 016
Pentium III 500
3 896
Celeron 533
3 218
Pentium II 450
3 166
K6-III+ 577
3 143
2 × Celeron 433
2 863
Celeron 433
2 817
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
2 809
K6-III 450
2 651
Celeron 333
2 348
K6-2 450
2 332
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
2 308
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
2 025
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
1 830
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
1 785
Pentium II 233
1 766
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
1 755
Celeron 300
1 734
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
1 722
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
1 588
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
1 587
Pentium 300 MMX
1 573
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
1 460
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
1 450
K6-2 233
1 328
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
1 168
Pentium 233 MMX
1 119
MII-333GP
1 033
K6 233
998
Pentium 166 MMX
852
Pentium 166
818
K6 166
782
MII-233GP
752
WinChip C6 200
589
6x86L PR166+
17
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Summary – Games [%]


Athlon 600
1 00.00
Pentium III 600EB
86.16
Pentium III 500
77.96
Celeron 533
68.55
Pentium II 450
66.84
K6-III+ 577
63.87
2 × Celeron 433
63.74
Celeron 433
59.66
K6-III 450
55.05
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
54.10
Celeron 333
48.84
K6-2 450
45.30
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
44.93
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
38.54
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
35.27
Pentium II 233
34.02
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
33.12
Celeron 300
32.40
Pentium 300 MMX
31.89
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
31.56
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
29.96
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
28.90
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
26.01
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
25.81
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
25.65
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
24.11
K6-2 233
22.51
Pentium 233 MMX
20.89
K6 233
19.02
MII-333GP
19.01
Pentium 166 MMX
16.01
K6 166
13.69
MII-233GP
13.13
Pentium 166
12.36
WinChip C6 200
7.47
6x86L PR166+
2.68
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