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By,
Marco Chiappetta
May 13, 2003
Our next batch
of testing was done with the latest version of SPECviewperf,
v7.1. SPECviewperf is a program used to test a
workstation's
OpenGL rendering performance. This is another
benchmark that shows significant performance gains with
increased overall system bandwidth. SPECBench.Org explains what
this benchmark does to test performance:
"Viewperf
parses command lines and data files, sets the rendering
state, and converts data sets to a format that can be
traversed using OpenGL rendering calls. It renders the data
set for a pre-specified amount of time or number of frames
with animation between frames. Finally, it outputs the
results."
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SPECviewperf v7.1 Performance Tests |
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3D Modeling Tests |
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The Athlon XP 3200+ performed
very well in this test, swapping the first place position
with the P4 3.0C in most of the modules. All of the
scores fall where you'd expect them to, with the exception
of the
"3dsmax-02" result. Even though the processors were
tested with identical system configurations, the 3000+
pulled slightly ahead of the 3200+. The performance
delta was so minute it falls well within the "margin of
error" for this test though...
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Futuremark 3DMark03
Tests |
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Some Synthetic DirectX Gaming Scores |
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We have also included some
numbers from Futuremark's controversial "DirectX 9"
benchmark, 3DMark03. We used 3DMark03's default test
which runs at 1024x768x32. The overall "3DMark"
score and
the CPU Performance scores are listed below.
If you look at the overall
3DMark score, two things become abundantly clear. One,
CPU performance has relatively little impact on the overall
score. And two, the Athlon XP 3200+ and the P4 3.0C
posted the exact same score! Looking at the CPU
Performance results tells a different story, however.
The 3200+ outperformed the 3000+ and the P4 3.06 by 9.8% and
4.3% respectively, but it didn't have enough juice to
overtake the P4 3.0C. The P4 3.0C, with its 800MHz
system bus, stayed out in front by 3.7%
Some Game Scores & The Conclusion
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