Intel Celeron 566 (5/7)

Quake3 Arena v1.17

(This is screenshot from my first and only Q3A map Doomsday)

I tortured the processors once with demo001 and once with NVIDIA’s new NV15Demo (High Polygon). While demo001 primarily stresses the videocard, NV15Demo just loves fpu-power. Although the Quake3 engine utilizes the transformation aspect of a videocard’s T&L unit, the GPU’s share in the overall work is rather small:

Quake3A - DEMO001

Notice how the 464 can keep up with the PIII 500. The Celeron is definitely profiting from its faster 2^nd level cache running at full speed. Surprisingly, the 566 isn’t up to the same task, limited once again by its lower FSB. At 850, however, it rules the roost.

Quake3A - DEMO001

The results are in line with what we’ve seen before, with the lower end processors slipping just a bit lower.

Quake3A - DEMO001

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