By
combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, 3DMark 2001 SE
continues to provide a good overall system benchmark. 3DMark2001 SE was created
in co-operation with the major 3D accelerator and processor manufacturers to
provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite demonstrates 3D gaming
performance by using real-world gaming technology to test a system's true
abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders, Pixel Shaders and Point
Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping, support for Full Scene
Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests using Ipion real-time
physics. Higher 3DMark scores denote better performance.
| 3DMark2001SE: |
| Motherboards: |
Points |
Ranking |
| Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) |
22257 |
   |
| Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) |
21723 |
|
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) |
22643 |
|
| Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) |
22557 |
|
| Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) |
22772 |
|
| AOpen i945Ga-PHS (945G 200/667 Onboard Video) |
5566 |
|
| AOpen i945Ga-PHS (945G 200/667 7800 GTX) |
21348 |
|
| Shuttle XPC SD11G5 (i915GM 133/533 Onboard
Video) |
4810 |
   |
| Shuttle XPC SD11G5 (i915GM 133/533 GeForce
7800GTX) |
23465 |
|
The i915GM chipsets integrated Intel
GMA900 videocard fails to impress in 3DMark2001. When the Shuttle XPC
SD11G5 is equipped with a PCI Express x16 GeForce 7800GTX videocard, it is able
to outperform all the Pentium D systems even though all systems are using the
same videocard.
3DMark05 is
the latest version of the highly favoured 3DMark graphics benchmarking series.
It is the first benchmark to require DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support
for Pixel Shader 2.0 or higher.
| 3DMark05 |
| Overall: |
Points |
Ranking |
| Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) |
7207 |
|
| Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) |
7126 |
|
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) |
7200 |
|
| Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) |
7237 |
|
| Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) |
7213 |
|
| AOpen i945Ga-PHS (945G 200/667 Onboard Video) |
479 |
|
| AOpen i945Ga-PHS (945G 200/667 7800 GTX) |
7095 |
|
| Shuttle XPC SD11G5 (i915GM 133/533 Onboard
Video) |
246 |
|
| Shuttle XPC SD11G5 (i915GM 133/533 GeForce
7800GTX) |
7244 |
|
| CPU: |
Points |
Ranking |
| Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667) |
6397 |
|
| Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667) |
6201 |
|
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800) |
6485 |
|
| Epox 5NVA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/800) |
6001 |
|
| Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 (NF4 SLI 200/800) |
5646 |
|
| AOpen i945Ga-PHS (945G 200/667 Onboard Video) |
3748 |
|
| AOpen i945Ga-PHS (945G 200/667 7800 GTX) |
5941 |
|
| Shuttle XPC SD11G5 (i915GM 133/533 Onboard
Video) |
2223 |
|
| Shuttle XPC SD11G5 (i915GM 133/533 GeForce
7800GTX) |
4214 |
|
We see the same trend here; in 3DMark05 the onboard Intel
GMA 900 videocard scores quite poorly. With a GeForce 7800GTX, the Shuttle XPC
SD11G5 kicks some major butt. The CPU score is not as influenced as much by the
stand alone videocard.
3DMark2001
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