A this is a williamette with half the L2 of a northwood.
So the Fpu WILL score higher on a Northy A model.
Secondly I still see a 431 point dif in fpu which matters most!
And while you have sse YOU dont have SSE2

by the way I too have a Duron a 1giger to be exact. They dont do bad...Better than a celeron..but running beside my P4 in real life its WAY slower. So I know first hand non benched just plain old useage wise the speed dif.