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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.




Cinebench R10

Classic rendering benchmark. Version R10 is very universal as it runs even on Pentium-class processors (despite official Pentium III requirement) and can be used even on relatively modern CPUs where R10 results still are relevant.


Cinebench R10 – Single Thread [points]


Athlon 600
417
Pentium III 600EB
387
Pentium III 500
310
Pentium II 450
277
Celeron 533
277
2 × Celeron 433
248
Celeron 433
239
K6-III+ 577
226
Celeron 333
193
K6-III 450
176
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
175
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
164
K6-2 450
163
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
159
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
154
Pentium II 233
148
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
146
Celeron 300
140
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
137
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
137
Pentium 300 MMX
130
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
125
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
108
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
99
Pentium 233 MMX
98
K6-2 233
85
K6 233
81
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
77
Pentium 166 MMX
72
MII-333GP
65
Pentium 166
65
K6 166
59
MII-233GP
47
WinChip C6 200
44
6x86L PR166+
32
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
0
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Cinebench R10 – Multi Thread [points]


2 × Celeron 433
453
Athlon 600
417
Pentium III 600EB
387
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
317
Pentium III 500
310
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
293
Pentium II 450
277
Celeron 533
277
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
270
Celeron 433
239
K6-III+ 577
226
Celeron 333
193
K6-III 450
176
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
175
K6-2 450
163
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
159
Pentium II 233
148
Celeron 300
140
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
137
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
137
Pentium 300 MMX
130
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
125
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
108
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
99
Pentium 233 MMX
98
K6-2 233
85
K6 233
81
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
77
Pentium 166 MMX
72
MII-333GP
65
Pentium 166
65
K6 166
59
MII-233GP
47
WinChip C6 200
44
6x86L PR166+
32
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
0
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POV-Ray v3.7 RC7

Beta version of freeware raytracer POV-Ray can utilize multicore processors. There are two scenes used - chess2.pov and woodbox, both at 800 × 600 px without anti-aliasing.


POV-Ray – chess2 800×600, noAA [s] (Lower is Better)


Athlon 600
1 016.3
2 × Celeron 433
1 061.4
Pentium III 600EB
1 196.9
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
1 686.8
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
1 713.1
K6-III+ 577
1 716.3
Pentium III 500
1 787.4
Celeron 533
1 788.9
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
1 804.1
Pentium II 450
2 036.6
Celeron 433
2 099.4
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
2 169.8
K6-III 450
2 235.0
Celeron 333
2 610.7
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
3 070.1
K6-2 450
3 117.2
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
3 328.8
Pentium II 233
3 691.4
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
3 897.1
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
3 911.1
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
3 955.9
Pentium 300 MMX
4 195.0
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
4 499.0
Celeron 300
4 811.4
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
4 839.0
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
4 922.6
K6-2 233
5 549.4
K6 233
5 662.2
MII-333GP
5 859.9
Pentium 233 MMX
6 408.7
Pentium 166 MMX
7 180.7
K6 166
7 483.6
MII-233GP
8 129.9
Pentium 166
8 807.2
WinChip C6 200
9 825.7
6x86L PR166+
12 174.6
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POV-Ray – woodbox 800×600, noAA [s] (Lower is Better)


Athlon 600
52.3
2 × Celeron 433
60.8
Pentium III 600EB
64.5
Celeron 533
88.2
K6-III+ 577
93.6
Pentium III 500
99.7
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
100.8
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
101.6
Celeron 433
108.7
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
109.1
Pentium II 450
113.8
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
118.9
K6-III 450
118.9
Celeron 333
133.3
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
163.3
K6-2 450
168.0
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
186.5
Pentium II 233
209.5
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
217.7
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
218.6
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
221.8
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
221.8
Pentium 300 MMX
232.8
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
254.2
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
256.5
Celeron 300
284.2
K6-2 233
293.7
K6 233
300.5
MII-333GP
300.8
Pentium 233 MMX
319.0
K6 166
387.8
Pentium 166 MMX
390.2
MII-233GP
403.4
Pentium 166
497.7
WinChip C6 200
539.0
6x86L PR166+
718.5
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Summary – Rendering [%]


Athlon 600
98.01
Pentium III 600EB
86.06
2 × Celeron 433
85.31
Pentium III 500
63.02
Celeron 533
60.92
Pentium II 450
55.86
2 × Pentium II 266 (EDO)
55.36
K6-III+ 577
54.79
Celeron 433
51.65
2 × Pentium II 233 (SDR)
51.47
2 × Pentium Pro 233 (256k)
51.35
K6-III 450 (MVP3)
42.86
K6-III 450
42.63
Celeron 333
41.76
K6-2 450
34.70
Pentium Pro 233 (1024k)
32.95
Pentium II 233
30.16
K6-2 450 (non-cacheable)
28.28
Pentium Pro 200 (1024k)
28.27
Pentium Pro 200 (256k)
26.71
Pentium 300 MMX
26.64
Celeron 300
26.00
K6-2 300 (FSB 100)
23.98
K6-2 300 (FSB 66)
21.75
Pentium 233 MMX
19.35
MII @ 300 MHz (PR433)
19.17
K6-2 233
18.82
K6 233
18.16
K6-2 450 (MVP3)
16.28
MII-333GP
16.17
Pentium 166 MMX
15.18
K6 166
13.56
Pentium 166
13.00
MII-233GP
11.78
WinChip C6 200
10.08
6x86L PR166+
7.59
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