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.
| 3DMark2001SE
Benchmark Results |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
| 1. |
256MB Crucial PC2700
(133/333 MHz) |
11084 |
 |
| 2. |
256MB KingMAX PC3200 (133/333 MHz) |
11076 |
|
| 3. |
256MB KingMAX PC3200 (180/360 MHz) |
11638 |
 |
With the
CPU speed approximately the same, we do see a slight performance boost when the
FSB is overclocked.
Quake III Arena is a First Person Shooter (FPS)
that revolutionized gaming as we know it. Using multiple light sources and
having graphics textures that can fill videocards, even after 3 years it's still
able to bring a cutting edge system to its knees.
| Quake III
Arena Fastest demo001 (SYSTEM) |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
| 1. |
256MB Crucial PC2700
(133/333 MHz) |
286.7 |
|
| 2. |
256MB KingMAX PC3200 (133/333 MHz) |
286.5 |
|
| 3. |
256MB KingMAX PC3200 (180/360 MHz) |
298.1 |
|
| Quake III
Arena Fastest nv15demo (CPU STRESS) |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
| 1. |
256MB Crucial PC2700
(133/333 MHz) |
83.1 |
|
| 2. |
256MB KingMAX PC3200 (133/333 MHz) |
83.1 |
|
| 3. |
256MB KingMAX PC3200 (180/360 MHz) |
85.8 |
|
Quake III Arena shows a small increase from overclocking, but then again, why wouldn't it?
While the KingMAX PC3200 DDR400
memory is inexpensively priced at $130 CDN ($70 US) it just didn't perform very well in
the overclocking environment.
Even with SPD
settings and several different voltage settings we were not able to hit
the basic 200 MHz FSB mark, instead maxing out at 185 MHz. With the most aggressive memory
timings the stick of memory was even worse, stopping off at just 180 MHz FSB! This
is especially poor considering the PC2700 KingMAX memory we tested earlier was
capable of reaching 179 MHz FSB while keeping the fastest memory timings. Even at
stock speeds, we needed a voltage supply of 2.7V in order to get the aggressive memory
timings to work.
BGA DRAM is a good idea and we do wish more memory
manufacturers would adopt this form factor for DRAM since it can help thermally. During testing the KingMAX BGA DRAM didn't really
even get warm to the touch at 180 MHz FSB. I know I've said this before,
and it should be pretty obvious but, you get what you pay for. The
PC3200 KingMAX memory is about $60 CDN cheaper then Corsair's XMS3200 CAS2 memory, and it
shows when overclocking.
If you're looking for overclocking memory to run at PC3200 levels you'll want to skip
the Kingmax PC3200 DDR400 and look for a module which offers better performance.
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