What to keep? - Dual 1.42 or Dual Sonnet 1.83 - RAM: 4x512MB or 2x1GB

Im looking for some insight - I have both the Apple Dual 1.42 and Dual Sonnet MDX 1.8Ghz Cards for my MDD. Im sure that everyone already knows the specs of these 2 cards. I Use mainly music editing and gaming softare on my machine. Im just trying to figure out what is the fastest card, and is there a solid benchmark program that can give me a definitive answer?
X-bench CPU Avg. scores are around: 77 for the 1.42 and 95 for the 1.8, but Im not sure if i trust X-bench scores, they seem inconsistent. Geekbench scores the 1.42 @ 1200+, and the 1.8 @ 1500+, So now it looks like the the Sonnet card is the fastest..... Now when I run Cinebench, the dual 1.42 always has the lowest numerical score in all tests compaired to the dual 1.8, which im guessing is the L3 in the 1.42 is doing this. What can I trust? What numbers should I be looking at? Is there another Benchmark program that is better?
Also any ideas on the impact in speed by using 4 x 512mb Ram Sticks or 2 x 1 Gb sticks (in dual channel of course)?
All thoughts welcome, thanks!

Hi-
Geekbench and Cinebench are completely trustworthy.
The reason the dual 1.42 does better in Cinebench is due to the L3 cache.
In Geekbench, it is due to the higher clock speed of the Sonnet.
Your question as to which is better is only answered with "it depends".
Benchmarks only provide a point of comparison.
Real world use determines the reality.
For gaming, graphics intensive and video applications, the dual 1.42 is the better choice.
For general computer use, without graphics intensive work, the Sonnet is probably better.
There should be no difference in 4x 512MB or 2x 1GB DIMMs.
Unlike PC's, Mac firmware controls the timing and speed of the RAM.
Unlike G5 and Mac Pro machines, matched pairs and full channels make no difference in the G4.
If there were any difference, it wouldn't be one that you would see/feel.....

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