Ok, in the following article we have a 3800+ Venice (2.4 GHz) vs a 3700+ SD (2.2 GHz).
This thread was about same clock speed, and it showed Venice winning. However, if a 3800+ goes against a 3700+, the Venice should have an EVEN GREATER advantage right?
http://www.compressorcooling.com/htm...go_vs__ve.html
Now imagine both at the same clock speed. I say the SD kicks the Venice around EVEN MORE. In 3D Mark 2003, the Venice wins, but I say 2003 is not as good as a bench as 2001. 2001 has more CPU reliance, which is why I feel its better.
AND NO, you did not test your stuff on the same system. You tested on 2 systems with "similar components." Tell me that's good enough when you do medical testing. The rhesus monkey doesn't die from drug testing and so we can skip human trials all along? Right. You do realize a simple DEFRAG makes things a lot more different. When I picked up my old system, it was doing 2900 in 3D Mark 2k1, but with a defrag it shot up roughly 150 points.