Synthetic Gaming – 3DMark, Aquamark 3
Asus P5GDC-V (DDR2) – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR, ATI X700 Pro | |
Asus P5GDC-V (DDR) – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR, ATI X700 Pro | |
Intel 915P + DDR – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR, ATI X700 Pro | |
Intel 915P + DDR2 – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR2, ATI X700 Pro | |
VIA K8T800 Pro – Athlon 64 3200+ (754 pin), 1GB DDR, ATI R9800XT |
Asus P5GDC-V (DDR2) – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR, ATI X700 Pro | |
Asus P5GDC-V (DDR) – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR, ATI X700 Pro | |
Intel 915P + DDR – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR, ATI X700 Pro | |
Intel 915P + DDR2 – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR2, ATI X700 Pro | |
VIA K8T800 Pro – Athlon 64 3200+ (754 pin), 1GB DDR, ATI R9800XT |
In 3DMark 2001SE and 3DMark 05, the results from using DDR2 and from using DDR are essentially identical. This would imply that upgrading to the newer technology has little benefits, for this benchmark at least.
Aquamark 3
Asus P5GDC-V (DDR2) – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR, ATI X700 Pro | |
Asus P5GDC-V (DDR) – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR, ATI X700 Pro | |
Intel 915P + DDR – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR, ATI X700 Pro | |
Intel 915P + DDR2 – Pentium 4 560E, 1GB DDR2, ATI X700 Pro | |
VIA K8T800 Pro – Athlon 64 3200+ (754 pin), 1GB DDR, ATI R9800XT |
Once again we see little difference amoung the various 915 boards in either DDR2 or DDR configurations. I have a suspicion this trend will continue for the real-world game tests. Let’s find out!