3DMark2001 SE is the latest installment in
the 3DMark series by MadOnion. By combining DirectX8 support with completely new
graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001 SE
has been created in cooperation 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 performance 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.
| 3DMark2001 SE Benchmark Results |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
| 1. |
8KHA+ 133/266 MHz |
8644 |
|
| 2 |
8KHA+ 166/333 MHz |
8904 |
|
| 3. |
KT3 Ultra 133/266 MHz |
8684 |
 |
| 4. |
KT3 Ultra 133/333 MHz |
8795 |
|
| 5. |
KT3 Ultra 166/333 MHz |
8903 |
|
With the MSI KT3 Ultra running
its memory at 333 MHz, we do get a very healthy gain of about 100 points, this
isn't surprising since 3DMark has always loved high memory bandwidth. As
expected, the two boards perform about the same when they're clocked at the same
speed.
Serious Sam 2 is a game that uses OpenGL and is a
little more advanced than the now retired Quake III Arena.Higher numbers denote
faster frames per second (FPS), and hence, better performance.
| Serious Sam 2 (Normal 640x480 Little Trouble)
Benchmark Results |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
(FPS) |
Ranking |
| 1. |
8KHA+ 133/266 MHz |
174.6 |
|
| 2 |
8KHA+ 166/333 MHz |
177.8 |
|
| 3. |
KT3 Ultra 133/266 MHz |
174.4 |
|
| 4. |
KT3 Ultra 133/333 MHz |
174.7 |
|
| 5. |
KT3 Ultra 166/333 MHz |
178.4 |
|
| Serious Sam 2 (Normal 640x480 Valley of the
Jaguar) Benchmark |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
(FPS) |
Ranking |
| 1. |
8KHA+ 133/266 MHz |
62.1 |
|
| 2 |
8KHA+ 166/333 MHz |
63.2 |
|
| 3. |
KT3 Ultra 133/266 MHz |
62.3 |
|
| 4. |
KT3 Ultra 133/333 MHz |
62.3 |
|
| 5. |
KT3 Ultra 166/333 MHz |
63.1 |
|
Serious
Sam 2 seems
to be more of a complete system benchmark as
it is barely able to differentiate between the motherboards. Memory bandwidth
doesn't seem to be much of a factor here.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a relatively new
game benchmark. However, RTCW takes up where Quake III left off and continues to
form the basis of the first person shooter system stressing that QIII has become
a hallmark for. Based upon the Quake III engine, RTCS is obviously going to be
quite taxing on even a top end system. Higher numbers denote faster frames per second (FPS), and
hence, better performance.
3DMark2001 SE
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