3DMark2001 SE is a diagnostics tool for measuring the 3D game performance of PCs. It is entertaining and easy to use, which makes it "must have" software for all home PC users interested in 3D games. Even a beginner PC user can get a game performance measurement with 3DMark2001 SE.

Although the 3DMark series is more suited to 3D graphics performance, it is nevertheless interesting to see how or if a faster CPU, helps the VGA's GPU achieve higher FPS.

Quite a difference in games performance between the AMD and Intel processors, according to 3DMark01.