Duron 1200 vs. Pentium III 1266

Was the Duron any good? Let's find out, and let's see how it compared to the fastest Pentium III from 2001.

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Timestamps

0:00 2001 memories
0:45 The Components
3:05 Synthetic Tests
3:55 Desktop Tests
4:40 3DMark Tests
5:15 Unreal
5:55 Quake III
6:50 Undying
7:40 Return to Castle Wolfenstein
8:30 Serious Sam: SE
9:00 FPS Charts
9:55 2001 Computer Prices
10:55 Duron & GeForce2 MX 400

Specifications
→ ECS K7VTA2 (VIA KT266A)
→ Duron 1200 MHz (Morgan)
→ 256 DDR
→ Radeon 9600 XT
→ Pentium III 1.26 GHz (Tualatin)

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