Testing
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Ziff
Davis CPUMark 99
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65.7
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This is a nice solid score for the
first benchmark. When I tested a Celeron2 566 that was overclocked to 850
MHz recently I was stunned that it scored only 57.2 with this tool. This is
why using only one benchmark to test a piece of hardware is a bad idea. You
can download CPUMark99 from Ziff Davis
here.
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Sisoft
Sandra 2000 Standard
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CPU
Dhrystone 2285
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FPU
Whetstone 1114
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These are some very solid scores
also. The Cel2 scored 2343 and 1137 respectively. That is quite a paradox
- that the Duron at 50 MHz less speed can kill the Cel2 in CPUMark99 but gets
edged out with Sandra. This is why I wouldn't rely on just one benchmark to
make any conclusions about a component. The Azza board uses a VIA chipset
which have been knocked for their memory performance with Intel's CPUs. I
used a trusty old BX board to get my results with the Cel2 which I feel accounts
to its better performance with this particular benchmark. CPUMark doesn't
cache to the system memory and therefore the Duron/Azza combination shows
what it can do when it stretches out its legs. Had I used my Apollo Pro133
with the VIA chipset to get the results for the Cel2 then I think that the
Sandra scores for the Cel2 would have been much lower. You can download Sandra
here.
