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ZD
Winbench 99 
Winbench
99 runs a suite of Productivity and
Desktop Publishing Application
benchmarks. We concentrated on the
CPU and FPU performance numbers of the
chip at 800, 880 and 900MHz. The
880MHz. setting was achieved by using a
multiplier of 8 with the chip (as in a
P3-800E) with an FSB clock of
110MHz. This was the maximum clock
speed with full stability for this CPU with
an 8X multiplier. 800 and 900MHz.
scores used a 6X multiplier (as with a
P3-800EB) with 133 and 150MHz. Front
Side Bus Speeds respectively.
Comparatively, in a recent
review we did, involving an Athlon
Clocked to 878 (close enough), Winbench
CPU scores were taken at 74 and FPU
scores at 4810. This shows the
P3-800 to have slightly better integer
performance but slightly lower FPU
performance versus an Athlon of the same
relative clock speed. ZD
Winstone 2000 Content Creation 
Here,
in the ZDBOP Winstone 2000 Content
Creation Tests, we see the Pentium 3
800EB really fly. These are great
scores. Actually, the 900MHz.
score is better than 1GHz. processor
scores we have seen on the web. We
ran this test three times for
consistency and came within 1 tenth
measurements each time, so we are fairly
comfortable with the validity of the
data. The Soyo i820 board used
here for the test proved to be a stable
and speedy foundation for performance.
Of
course, our day would not be complete
without a little fun and
relaxation. What better to way to
blow off steam, than Quake 3 Arena? Remember,
with this test we are now running in 4X
AGP mode. 
Quake
3 Arena Timedemo 
Excellent
results here as well but not quite up to
par with scores we have produced on BX
chipset or VIA Apollo Pro133A
motherboards. This is surprising
especially when you consider the 900MHz.
clock setting used for some of these
tests. We have noted this before
in reviews of various i820 based boards,
there seems to be some room for
improvement with Intel's AGP Drivers for
the new chipset. As a result, even
with AGP4X enabled, scores are still
lower than we have seen with other
chipsets. Hopefully, this will
change as time goes on and revisions are
made. 
Even
though our "How Much Ya
Bench?" segment technically is not
a full product review, we certainly came
away from our experience, with the P!!!
800EB chip, with a great
understanding of the performance and
characteristics that lie
within. In short, the 800EB
provides significant performance
enhancements over its lower end siblings
and is sure to provide enough power for
whatever application you may have.
The chip is currently retailing on line
for about $730, so it clearly is
targeted as a high end product for
workstations, servers or "power
user" configurations. All
told the Intel Pentium!!! - 800EB
is another great CPU engine from
Intel! The
Intel P3-800EB scores a HotHardware Heat
Meter Rating of...
 So,
the question is, "How much ya
bench"? Drop
us a line with your scores and let's
compare notes. Better yet, go
to the HotHardware Conference Room and
compare notes with lots of other folks
too! -Davo
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