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Intel Brings 64-bit Processing to the Pentium 4

REVIEW DATE: 18-FEB-2005
By Loyd Case
Now we turn to actual performance using real applications. We'll take a look at a pair of popular 3D modeling and rendering tools: 3D Studio Max R6 and LightWave 7.5. 3D Studio performs double duty here, as we run the SPEC APC 3D Studio test, which tests performance of 3D Studio by running model creation, modification, and rendering script. Note that we're stuck with R6 for the moment, as the SPEC benchmark hasn't been updated to work with the latest 3D Studio release 7 version. We also perform several pure rendering tests with 3D Studio. We also used the latest POV-Ray 3.6 benchmark.

3D Studio Max R6 SPEC APC Test

3D Studio Max R6 Rendering Test

LightWave 7.5 Rendering Test

POV-Ray 3.6 Rendering Test

It's interesting to note that the Athlon 64 simply overwhelms the P4 in the SPEC APC interactive usage test script. Much of the test is spent tweaking models and running preview animations, while rendering takes up a relatively small part of the benchmark. On the other hand, the Pentium 4 generally outperforms the Athlon 64 in 3D Studio rendering. That suggests that a studio might benefit by having its render farm built from Pentium 4 or Xeon processors while the artists could be equipped with Athlon 64 or Opteron workstations.

The LightWave 7.5 render test paints a different picture, as the Athlon 64's carry the day here. Only the older P4, based on the 130nm Northwood micro-architecture, hangs in there, but it's still trounced by the FX-55. POV-Ray flips the coin, with the Pentium 4's outperforming the Athlon 64 using the built-in POV-Ray benchmark. Continued...

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