Our testing methods
As ever, we did our best to deliver clean benchmark numbers. Tests were run at least twice, and the results were averaged.

Our test systems were configured like so:

Processor Sempron 2800+ 2.0GHzSempron 3100+ 1.8GHzCeleron D 335 2.8GHz
Front-side bus333MHz (166MHz DDR)HT 16-bit/800MHz downstream
HT 16-bit/800MHz upstream		533MHz (133MHz quad-pumped)
MotherboardAsus A7N8X-VMMSI K8T NeoIntel D865GWV
BIOS revision1003 Beta 0021.7WV86510A.45T.0027.B05.0403151959
North bridgenForce2 SPPK8T80082865G MCH
South bridgenForce2 MCPVT823782801EB ICH5
Chipset driversForceWare 4.274-in-1 v.4.51
Realtek 5.10.0.5630 audio		INF Update 5.1.0.1008
Realtek 5.10.0.5630 audio
Memory size512MB (2 DIMMs)512MB (2 DIMMs)512MB (2 DIMMs)
Memory typePC2700 DDR SDRAM at 333MHzCorsair TwinX XMS3200LL DDR SDRAM at 400MHzCorsair TwinX XMS3200LL DDR SDRAM at 333MHz
CAS latency2.522
Cycle time767
RAS to CAS delay333
RAS precharge333
Hard driveSeagate Barracuda V 120GB ATA/100Seagate Barracuda V 120GB SATA 150Seagate Barracuda V 120GB ATA/100
Graphics 1Integrated GeForce 4 MXN/AIntegrated Extreme Graphics with 6.14.10.3762 drivers
Graphics 2GeForce 5700 Ultra 128MB AGP with 61.76 drivers
AudioIntegrated
OSMicrosoft Windows XP Professional
OS updatesService Pack 1, DirectX 9.0b

Thanks to Corsair for providing us with memory for our testing. If you're looking to tweak out your system to the max and maybe overclock it a little, Corsair's RAM is definitely worth considering.

The test systems' Windows desktops were set at 1024x768 in 32-bit color at an 85Hz screen refresh rate. Vertical refresh sync (vsync) was disabled for all tests

We used the following versions of our test applications:

The tests and methods we employ are generally publicly available and reproducible. If you have questions about our methods, hit our forums to talk with us about them.