| Tualatin Performance
Numbers
| By:
Haut^Karl |
Tuesday,
December 24, 2002 |
We thought it would be helpful
to see what sort of performance other modders
had achieved with their Tualatin Celeron modded
computers. We compiled the data from MadOnion's
Online Results Browser set for Default Benchmarks
and the system options listed below like Front
Side Bus speed. The best results for each hardware
combination was chosen when available.
- Tualatin Celeron
- 100 or 133 FSB
- Default 3DMark2001 settings
Move your cursor over the chart's
cells to see individual details of each data
point.
|
1.0A
100 |
1.1A
100 |
1.2A
100 |
1.3A
100 |
1.4A
100 |
1,333
133 |
1,467
133 |
1,600
133 |
GF
DDR |
2470 |
2461 |
3171 |
2251 |
3023 |
3422 |
3458 |
n/a |
GF2 |
3595 |
3746 |
4056 |
4153 |
n/a |
4102 |
4154 |
4854 |
Ti4200 |
6777 |
7195 |
7307 |
7917 |
8078 |
8201 |
9118 |
9419 |
R8500 |
5849 |
6150 |
6979 |
6660 |
7136 |
7183 |
7432 |
7862 |
R9700 |
n/a |
n/a |
8138 |
8078 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
From the looks of the chart,
a high FSB provides tangible benefits so if
you are planning a Tualatin upgrade keep FSB
in mind. A 1.0A Tualatin CPU running @ 133 FSB(1.33
GHz) can be a better upgrade compared to a 1.3A
CPU @ 100 FSB. Of course the former upgrade
will require at least PC133 RAM and while you're
at it spring for some CAS 2 RAM that can net
you an extra 4-5% performance just for dropping
down from CAS 3. Not every 1.0A CPU can reach
1.33 GHz in your hardware so weigh the risks
and rewards carefully.
The sweet spot, at least pricewise,
appears to be an overclocked 1.1A Tualatin matched
with a Geforce4 Ti4200 and some PC133 CAS 2
SDRAM. With some tweaking, overclocking the
Ti4200 to 300/600, some 41.80 Detonators, and
DirectX 9.0, 10k 3DMarks doesn't seem too unrealistic. |
