Synthetic Gaming – 3DMark, Aquamark 3

3DMark 2001SE & 3DMark 05

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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

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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

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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!

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