HP Evo D500 Comparison of Intel Pentium III and Pentium 4 Processor Performanc - Page 1

White Paper October 2001 Prepared by: Workstations Division Engineering Compaq Computer Corporation Contents Introduction 3 Comparison of Pentium 4 and Pentium III Architecture Benefits 3 Case for Performance 5 SYSmark 2001 5 3D WinBench 2000 - Processor Test 6 Summary 8 Additional Micro-Architecture Detail 9 Pentium III 9 Pentium 4 10 Impact of DirectX 8.0 12 Comparison of Intel Pentium III and Pentium 4 Processor Performance Abstract: This white paper summarizes key technology advancements in the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor compared with the previous-generation Intel Pentium III processor. Common benchmark workloads are discussed to provide an illustration of which areas of computing will benefit the most from this new architecture. Results of Compaq benchmark testing, comparing results for both processors, are included to demonstrate the performance gains realizable with the new processor. 15W D-1101A-WW EN