We tested the Celeron(tm) 433 with the most CPU intensive benchmarks we possess, including several from the gaming environment. For comparative reasons, we also included results on the same tests from a P2-450 CPU, a P3-450 CPU, and the Celeron(tm) 433 itself overclocked to 488MHz (6.5 x 75MHz).
In order to ensure that the gaming results were limited only by CPU performance and not by the fill-rate limit of a particular video accelerator, we tested with Quantum3D's powerful X-24 Voodoo2 SLI card.
Here's a more in-depth look at the test machines:
ABIT BX6 R2.0 (Slot-1 - Intel(r) 440BX)
Goldstar 128MB PC-133 SDRAM (Prototype)
Canopus Spectra 3200 16MB AGP 2D/3D Accelerator
Quantum3D X-24 Voodoo2 SLI PCI 3D Accelerator
Adaptec 2490UW Ultra-Wide SCSI Controller
IBM Ultrastar 9 8.4GB UWSCSI HD
Diamond Monster Sound MX300 3D PCI Sound Card
Plextor SCSI 32X CD-ROM
Win95 OSR 2.1
Test Conditions and Specifications:
All tests were run a total of three times with the results averaged to determine final score.
VSync was OFF for all video tests, allowing maximum frame rate performance.
The Quantum3D X-24 Voodoo2 SLI card was set to operate at a 100MHz core/memory speed
and was utilized for all 3D benchmark results.
As the benchmark results indicate, there's only a subtle difference in CPU performance between 433 and 488MHz, approximately 5%.
The Celeron(tm) 433 is quite a performer, even exceeding the levels of performance demonstrated by its more powerful Pentium(r) 2 and Pentium(r) 3 siblings when set to operate at 488MHz.. During testing we noticed no excessive amounts of heat or any conditions that would affect the Celeron(tm) 433's capabilities, nor did we witness any miscellaneous errata.
