PCMark can be used on desktop
PC's, Laptops and even Workstations and tests everyday
computing from home to office usage. PCMark specifically stresses
the CPU, memory subsystem, graphics subsystem, hard drives, WindowsXP GUI (if
WinXP is used), video performance and even laptop batteries.
In PCMark
the Gigabyte K8NNXP performs as we'd expect. Memory bandwidth when overclocked
is not the greatest but then again the memory is running slower than the FSB.
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 |
|
Processor |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
| 1. |
A64 3200+/MSI K8T
Neo (200/400) |
20322 |
 |
| 2. |
A64 3200+/Albatron K8X800 (200/400) |
20072 |
|
| 3. |
A64 3200+/Epox 8HDA3+ (200/400) |
19336 |
|
| 4. |
A64 3200+/Gigabyte K8NNXP (200/400) |
19442 |
 |
| 5. |
A64 3200+/Gigabyte K8NNXP (227/377) |
20087 |
|
I'm a bit
disappointed to see the Gigabyte K8NNXP score so low in 3DMark2001 at stock
speeds. It's just a hundred points higher than the Epox 8HDA3+, despite running
tighter timings.
PCMark 2002
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