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Benchmarks
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OpenGL & DirectX |
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Quake 3:
The first test we ran on the
SR7-8X was the Quake 3 Timedemo "DEMO001" with the display
settings set to "fastest" and the screen resolution at
640x480x16. This helps us to determine the CPU
limitations of a motherboard by minimizing the impact the
video card has on the performance of the game. With the
display settings calibrated in this manner, the ability of the
game to tax the video card is virtually eliminated, allowing
the benchmark to focus almost solely on the motherboard's CPU
performance.
Both boards topped the 325FPS
range, with the Abit besting the Shuttle system by a small
margin. In the next round we set the same Timedemo to
run at 1024x768x32 with all visual qualities set to maximum.
We ran both systems at the default memory speed of 333MHz.
and also ran the Abit system at 400MHz. to demonstrate the
benefits of an additional 67MHz. of DDR bandwidth.
Once again the two systems were
in a virtual dead heat, with the scales tipped
ever-so-slightly in favor of the Shuttle comparison system.
Once we increase the memory speed to 400MHz., we saw an
increase of roughly 20FPS. No matter how you look at
it, both systems are quite capable in the OpenGL gaming
arena and we suspect we will see an equally good showing in
with DirectX as well.
Direct X with MadOnion's 3DMark2001SE:
The next test we ran was the
ever popular DirectX benchmark, 3DMark2001SE (Build 330).
We ran the benchmark at the default settings to show how the
system performed with DirectX applications.
The Abit and Shuttle put up
impressive numbers with the Abit board taking the lead by 56
points. Once we kicked the memory up to 400MHz., we
tacked on an additional 69 points to round out the test at
11388. Interestingly enough, the boost from 333MHz. to
400MHz. is 20%, yet the actual benchmark scores only
increased by a mere .5% (1/2%). Although a little extra in
memory bandwidth is always welcome, these gains would not be
noticed in the real
world.
Next we'll run another system
benchmark to gauge both motherboard's performance...yes, we
are talking about PCMark2002 Pro.
MadOnion's PCMark2002Pro
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