Benchmarks: Intel's 64-bit Pentium 4 660
Published: 03 Mar 2005
64-bit benchmarks: photo processing, raytracing
In the final benchmark section we examine 64-bit applications alongside the 32-bit Jalbum 5.1 program. Panorama Factory is a popular tool for producing panoramic photos and, like the open source raytracing program Povray, is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
To produce an HTML picture gallery with Jalbum, we processed 151 images. As well as applying special effects, the pictures were converted to a different resolution. The Pentium 4 and Athlon 64 took almost exactly the same time to complete this process.
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| HTML picture gallery |
Pentium 4 660 |
Athlon 64 4000+ |
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| Jalbum 5.1 (151 images) | 2:11 min | 2:10 min |
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The Povray raytracing test runs 27 percent faster in 64-bit mode on the Athlon 64 than in 32-bit mode. With the Pentium 4, surprisingly, the pattern is the exact opposite: here, the 32-bit version is significantly faster. However, this program still is in the beta stage, and we should be careful not to draw premature conclusions.
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| Povray |
Pentium 4 660 |
Athlon 64 4000+ |
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| Povray-Benchmark 64-bit (PPS) | 83 | 116 |
| Povray-Benchmark 32-bit (PPS) | 103 | 91 |
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The Panorama Factory test demonstrates the advantages of the 64-bit architecture, with both processors showing improvements over the 32-bit version. The Pentium 4 speeds up the panorama production process by around 25 per cent, while the Athlon 64 acceleration is nearly 30 per cent.
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| Panorama Factory |
Pentium 4 660 |
Athlon 64 4000+ |
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| Panorama Factory 64-bit (seconds) | 59.5 | 55.2 |
| Panorama Factory 32-bit (seconds) | 80.1 | 78.5 |
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Why no Linux based benchmarks? 64 bit linux has a... James Essex -
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That's because linux suck, get a grip Anonymous
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"64-bit computing [...] won't be a huge deal for t... Casper Wilstrup
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While it's nice to see some competition in the 64-... Fredrik Tolf
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In the case of architectures like Ultrasparc... Tim
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I need... Sean C, McCord
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Who cares about Windows anymore? Everyone is switc... Anonymous
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Linux, Linux, Linux. Do the review again! Jim
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not everyone is moving to linux!
dont be a la... that guys a lamer
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How about Linux benchmarks? Windows is pretty much... Anonymous
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what the fuck does the following mean "although th... Anonymous
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STFU you stupid Linux fanboys. All you guys... Skippity McDoody
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Hopefully you do not use intel. If you do - d... rowan
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what the fcuk does the following mean "although th... Anonymous
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Look more like an Intel Press release than a bench... Paul Blair (toadlife)
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You need 64-bit windows to make best use of it?
Wh... michael goulish
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Sean, it doesn't seem to me that that is what the... Jason Archer
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Considering Microsoft's inability to provide... The Mitch
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Itanium is truly 64 bits ok. read the article... Anonymous
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can't be 82%c. at that temp, your processor i... Anonymous
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I just recently bought the Intel Pentium... DeSi
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well to start off i think this article is sorta bi... Tyler
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Great review! Sorry to say that all you Linux lam... Anonymous
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Unless I'm missing something, neither AMD64 n... Cubase SX User
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I have bought the intel 660 ( 3,6GHz 64-bit) chip.... Kostis Tsiutras
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Windows Rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Windows Fan
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