Hi Bruce:
It looks like I should be able to increase my processor speed somehow, although I don't want to overclock. I need to defrag but have to spend more time adding software b/4 I do it.
Still waiting for the printer and with a $60 rebate the net cost is down to $2,200 for the system. Results below:
Area Your PC Database
Percentile Recommended
Minimum Overall
Rating
System Intel Pentium 4, 3200 MHz 98 1000 MHz
Memory 1024 MB 97 256 MB
Disk 145.3 GB 85 20 GB
Video Resolution 1024 x 768, 32-bit N/A 800x600, 16-bit
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Database Percentile: This number shows you how your PC compares to all other computers that have been tested at PC Pitstop. For example, your system score of 98 indicates that 2 percent of all systems tested at PC Pitstop had a higher clock speed than your computer. Higher numbers are better of course, with 100 meaning it's in the top 1 percent of all the systems we've tested.
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Results from similar systems
The table below shows average scores for systems with similar clock speed to yours. The first row represents the current score for this system. Note that AMD and Intel systems often perform very differently at the same clock frequency; AMD uses a "processor rating" for many of their CPUs rather than the actual clock MHz.
CPU
Type Clock
MHz # PCs
Tested CPU
Score Memory
Score Disk
Score
Intel Pentium 4 3200 (yours) 4658 8092 49
Intel Celeron 3200 18 5550 5363 33
Intel Pentium 4 3200 6229 4922 7607 48
Intel Xeon 3200 10 5206 7956 44
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This table shows the best average scores we have recorded for a particular video board and driver for systems with a CPU and MHz similar to yours. The first row represents the current score for this system. Remember that PC Pitstop's test measures 2D performance; the speed of a particular board on 3D applications such as games may be very different. Also, video performance and system reliability can vary greatly as a function of the drivers that are being used. A driver that provides the highest score may not provide the best image quality and/or system stability.
Video
Score Bits /
Pixel # PCs
Tested Video board and driver description
143 32 (yours) RADEON X300 Series
344 32 99 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
301 32 34 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
296 32 53 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900XT
281 32 71 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
281 32 17 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
277 32 65 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
265 32 10 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 (Microsoft Corporation)
262 32 13 NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400
258 32 134 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
254 32 44 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
253 32 57 NVIDIA GeForce 6800
251 32 26 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO
245 32 98 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600
243 32 87 Intel(R) 82915G Express Chipset Family
240 32 69 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700
236 32 67 Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
235 32 29 NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X
233 32 11 NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5750
230 32 35 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
225 32 13 RADEON 9800 XT (Omega 2.5.90)
223 32 15 RADEON 9800 PRO (Omega 2.5.90)
219 32 11 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (Microsoft Corporation)
217 32 25 NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600
216 32 57 RADEON X800 XT
216 32 92 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
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