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 dedicated to 3D graphics performance, it is rather interesting to see how different CPU architectures influence frame rates.

From this test it seems that the higher processor and Front Side Bus speeds of the 3.73GHz ED processor do make a difference. Does the same hold true when downloading from the internet or encoding a movie? This is something we will find out shortly.