Quake3Test 1.08 was set to "Default" for Game Options and to "Fastest" for Graphics Options. Sound Quality of all benchmarks was set to "low," and 3D Audio support was disabled. If supported, SSE and 3DNow! were enabled within applicable tests.

*In the Photoshop and Naturally Speaking benchmark results, lower scores are indicative of better performance

440BX Test Systems:
MSI MS-6163Pro 440BX Mainboard
Hercules Dynamite TNT2 Ultra (Set to operate at 175/200MHz)
128MB EMS HSDRAM (Set to operate at 100MHz FSB)
Western Digital Expert 18.1GB UDMA HD
Sound Blaster Live PCI Audio Card
Toshiba 6X DVD-ROM

i820 Test Systems:
Intel Vancouver VC20 i820 Mainboard / Gigabyte GA-6CX i820 Mainboard
Hercules Dynamite TNT2 Ultra (Set to operate at 175/200MHz)
128MB PC800 RDRAM
Western Digital Expert 18.1GB UDMA HD
Sound Blaster Live PCI Audio Card
Toshiba 6X DVD-ROM

AMD Athlon 700 Test System:
AMD Viper 750 Mainboard
Hercules Dynamite TNT2 Ultra (Set to operate at 175/200MHz)
128MB EMS HSDRAM (Set to operate at 100MHz FSB)
Western Digital Expert 18.1GB UDMA 66 HD
Sound Blaster Live PCI Audio Card
Toshiba 6X DVD-ROM

Test Conditions and Specifications: All tests were run a total of four times. The highest and lowest scores recorded were then eliminated with the remaining two results then averaged to determine the final score. Vsync was disabled for all tests, allowing maximum frame rate performance.