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SapientWolf · Jan 24, 2009

I borrowed M0dus' NeoGAF ball for this logo I put together in 5 minutes. It was the only one I could find in Google Image Search, so it is the official NeoGAF logo as far as I'm concerned. Can someone please make something better? I'll add it here.

Purpose and Introduction
There has been a lot of requests for PC benchmarks from posters in the Official PC build thread so I decided to take it upon myself to create one. I want to provide a place for people to create and post benchmarks that reflect the gaming experience they had on their PC. In addition to that, I will be compiling and analyzing data to see if there are any interesting trends.

If you are not happy with your gaming performance and want to build a new PC check out VictimOfGrief's Official "I Need a new PC" 2009 thread. Hopefully these benchmarks can help you in your purchasing decision.

How to participate
The focus of this thread is world real performance, so don't feel compelled to tweak the settings and overclock to get the highest benchmark. To make a benchmarking chart just load up a framerate recording program (I prefer Fraps) and periodically record a minute or two of typical gameplay. Then load the data into your favorite spreadsheet program and format it into a chart.Synthetic benches (3DMark, timedemos, etc.) are ok too, as they help provide a control. But they should be posted in addition to gameplay benches.

Some useful things to include:
PC description (CPU/Memory/Video Card)
Subjective description (smooth, stuttery, etc)
Framerate chart
Screenshot
Game Settings
Resolution Used

Don't feel you need to put a lot of work into making a benchmark. A chart would be nice, but as a minimum, you can post a screenshot of a PC game with the framerate in a corner, a brief description of your play experience, and your PC specs.

Tools
Fraps - Can be used to record and save framerates during gameplay, as well as videos. Extremely useful.

Microsoft Excel or Calc, the open office equivalent- Allows you to easily to framerate data into graphs and charts.

Minitab- An extremely powerful professional statistical analysis suite for the more hardcore benchers. They give this software away at many colleges (which is how I got my copy). Or you can buy your own for the low, low price of $1,195.00 :lol The trial version is here.

Examples

Here are a few of the benchmarks I did. Feel free to follow this template or do something totally different.

I made this benchmark from about five minutes of gameplay during a 16 player online game of F.E.A.R Combat. Overall, it looked and ran great. I was really happy with the
performance.

<--- Click for full version

Exploration felt really smooth but combat felt somewhat jerky and disconnected. I don't think this was solely a framerate issue, because the animation was also somewhat lacking. I had the game running at the highest settings, and I was not disappointed with the visuals. I was satisfied with the experience but I may turn down the AF to keep framerates as high as possible during combat. I don't know if AA was working properly.

Free software for benching

Demos with built in benchmarks:
Last Remnant Benchmark
Devil May Cry 4 demo
Lost Planet DX9 / DX10
X3: Terran Conflict Rolling Demo
Cryostasis Benchmark Demo (PhysX)

Synthetic Benchmarks:
Super Pi
3D Mark
Aqua Mark
Pass Mark

Game Demos:
Crysis
FEAR demo
FEAR 2 demo
Call of Duty 4
Supreme Commander
World in Conflict

Demos courtesy of Gamershell

Games with built in benchmarks:
Crysis / Crysis Warhead
World in Conflict
FEAR
Company of Heroes
Trackmania Nations Forever

Nvidia Demos:
Dawn Demo (my personal Nvidia fave)

ATI Demos:
Toy Shop (my personal ATI fave)

Participants (thanks you guys!)

blitz64-
Intel P4 2.6Ghz, 1gb ram, Ati Radeon x1650pro agp-
Demigod/3D Mark 06 / World of Warcraft

Labombadog-
E6600 @ 3.2Ghz, 6Gb of DDR2 RAM, and a 4850 @ 715/1110
Crysis
Trackmania Nations Forever
Devil May Cry 4 Benchmark
The Last Remnant

Puck-
vista 64, e8400 (stock), 4870 @ 800/1050, 4gb 1033, 1920x1200
PassMark

pizzaguysrevenge-
E8400 / 8800GT / 3.5GB RAM / Vista 32 bit
Crysis
Devil May Cry 4

CabbageRed-
Windows Vista / 4870 X2 / Intel Q9550 / 4GB RAM
X3: Terran Conflict - Rolling Demo
World in Conflict Benchmark
TrackMania Unlimited
Devil May Cry 4 Benchmark

FoxSpirit-
Windows XP Home SP3 Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB / Intel Core 2 CPU 4400 / 3GB RAM
X3 - Terran Conflict - Rolling Demo
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Windows XP Home SP3 Radeon 4850 512MB/ Intel Core 2 CPU 4400 / 3GB RAM
X3 - Terran Conflict - Rolling Demo / Dow2 Beta / Red Alert 3 / Rise of Legends / Devil May Cry 4

godhandiscen-
Vista 64 / Core i7 @ 3.3GHz / 4870x2 /6GB DDR3
Cryostasis Benchmark Demo
Trackmania Nations Forever
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Vista 64 / Core i7 @ 3.3GHz / GTX295 /6GB DDR3
Trackmania Nations Forever
Crysis Warhead / Fallout 3 / Dawn of War 2 Beta

Unreal Tournament 3
FEAR 2 Demo
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 / Crysis Warhead
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

theultimo-
Vaio SR290 with Radeon 3470
Trackmania Nations Forever

Broseybrose
AMD X2 5000+ / 2GB RAM / 8800GTX 768MB
World in Conflict / Company of Heroes / Crysis / Devil May Cry 4 / Counter-Strike Source / Source SDK Base / The Last Remnant /

Asparagus

Intel E2180 / 4GB / 8800GT 512MB
The Last Remnant

TheExodu5
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 / 8800GT 512MB / 4GB RAM / Windows 7
The Last Remnant

SapientWolf
x2 4200+ / 3850 AGP / Windows XP / 2GB RAM
Dawn of War 2 Beta
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Work Computer- x2 4200+ / 4850 / Windows XP / 2GB RAM
Last Remnant

Kawaii
T7500 2.2 Ghz / 8600 GT 256 MB / 2 Gb
The Last Remnant

methane47
GeForce 9800 GT / Intel Core 2 6600 / Windows XP Pro / 3.25 GB RAM
Crysis Warhead Benchmark

tahrikmili
Radeon HD3850 / AMD Athlon X2 5400+ / 4GB RAM
Dawn of War 2 Beta

Disclaimer
Don't feel intimidated if your PC isn't the fastest out there. It's not a contest. The more participants the better. Lastly, and most importantly, try to remember to have fun while you're playing. That's really what this thread is all about. So start benching.

VictimOfGrief · Jan 25, 2009

Cool beans. I'll link this in the main PC thread so we can go back and forth between.

blitz64 · Jan 25, 2009

My computer: Intel P4 2.6Ghz, 1gb ram, Ati Radeon x1650pro agp

3dMark06 Benchmark
Total Score: 1590 3DMarks
SM 2.0: 649
SM 3.0: 657
CPU: 555

Demigod Beta 2

Average 5 fps 1 vs 1 against AI.
1024x768 with all lowest settings.

The game goes down to 2 frames per second once more units starts to appear after 10 minutes.

I probably need to get a faster computer once this game comes out.
--------------------------------------------------------------

World of Warcraft
Average 22 fps.

Average 32 fps inside an instance of 5 people.

SapientWolf · Jan 25, 2009

blitz64 said:
I don't have any of the games listed. Should we use something free like 3dmark06 as the benchmark? That's what I just ran this week.

There's no required list of games. You can bench with anything you want. Maybe I should make that more clear in the OP. 3DMark is fine but if you play any newish games then post those too. The motivation behind the thread is to let people know what kind of gaming experience they can expect from a certain set of PC hardware.

SkySonata · Jan 25, 2009

omg.......nice thread!
Too bad I just undid all the overclocking settings on my PC. It's a 2.2GHz with a 7800GT and I overclocked the shit out of it to get World at War running smoothly enough.

Still....props to this thread and its epic logo.

Gully State · Jan 25, 2009

Great thread idea. We always get benchmarks for the latest and greatest setups but never for older builds.

godhandiscen · Jan 25, 2009

Will post here for sure.

Will fraps create those bench graphs? I don't have much experience with it. I've just used the regular fps counter feature.

Zyzyxxz · Jan 25, 2009

great stuff.

I'm gonna be buyinig a Phenom II 920 soon so hopefully I can get some stuff down soon.

Deleted member 30609 · Jan 25, 2009

I might contribute a bit to this if I get some spare time tomorrow. Nice idea for a thread.

Chairhome · Jan 25, 2009

Just wanted to say that the DMC4 Benchmark test was awesome, and made me want to upgrade my Graphics Card, which I'll probably do soon.

iDoubleSpy · Jan 25, 2009

I'm waiting for my replacement graphics card so my benchmarking is all off. I used to get 120-160 fps, but now the shit drops to 35-60 fps.

So once I get my new card I'll test out:

Far Cry 2
Fallout 3
Crysis Warhead
Half Life 2 Episode 2
Left 4 Dead
Team Fortress 2
Bioshock

SapientWolf · Jan 25, 2009

blitz64 said:
My computer: Intel P4 2.6Ghz, 1gb ram, Ati Radeon x1650pro agp

3dMark06 Benchmark
Total Score: 1590 3DMarks
SM 2.0: 649
SM 3.0: 657
CPU: 555

Demigod Beta 2

Average 5 fps 1 vs 1 against AI.
1024x768 with all lowest settings.

The game goes down to 2 frames per second once more units starts to appear after 10 minutes.

I probably need to get a faster computer once this game comes out.
--------------------------------------------------------------

World of Warcraft
Average 22 fps.

Average 32 fps inside an instance of 5 people.

Demigod is the reason I upgraded my processor. It does not run well on single core computers. Did you try turning on hyperthreading in the BIOS? That might help a little bit. A new video card wouldn't hurt either. I have a similar machine laying around with an x1950GT (P4 3.0GHz /1.5 GB RAM). I'll download the beta and post some benches on it next week. Thanks for your contribution to the thread

Labombadog · Jan 25, 2009

This is with a E6600 @ 3.2Ghz, 6Gb of DDR2 RAM, and a 4850 @ 715/1110

Puck · Jan 25, 2009

What about having just 1 standardized program to test and then we can compare more easily.
I suggest this:
http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm
Free 30 day evaluation.

Grimm Fandango · Jan 25, 2009

I'll look more into this tomorrow. I have a pretty powerful laptop.

SapientWolf · Jan 25, 2009

Puck said:
What about having just 1 standardized program to test and then we can compare more easily.
I suggest this:
http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm
Free 30 day evaluation.

Well, that will tell you how good your PC is at running that benchmark. But no one is going to buy a brand new PC to run a benchmark. The main purpose of the thread is to allow people to figure out how much they have to spend to get the gaming experience they want for a particular title.

Synthetic benchmarks are a good control. They are great for troubleshooting possible problems, or for determining if a hardware change made things better or worse. In fact, they are the first thing I run when I upgrade my computer. But I don't make hardware purchasing decisions based off of them. I only open my wallet when I know that the hardware will give me the performance I need to run the game I want to play at the settings I want to play it on.

So I think it is best to have a mix of synthetic and real world benchmarks in this thread, with the majority being real world benches. But that's just my opinion. This is NeoGAF's benchmarking thread so it is up to you guys to decide what you want to post in here.

Puck · Jan 25, 2009

well, i just find benchmarking to be a hell of a lot more accurate / useful than just posting a picture of a random game on a random scene with a random fps count in the corner.

this thread would be useful for helping people with similar systems compare to other similar systems.

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using http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm 64 bit version

vista 64, e8400 (stock), 4870 @ 800/1050, 4gb 1033, 1920x1200

2D:

3D:

Zyzyxxz · Jan 25, 2009

Puck said:
well, i just find benchmarking to be a hell of a lot more accurate / useful than just posting a picture of a random game on a random scene with a random fps count in the corner.

this thread would be useful for helping people with similar systems compare to other similar systems.

How does it translate to real game performance though? I mean getting a 6000 score means what to everyone else? I find the concept hard to grasp for me at least, I dunno about others.

Also "random" is subjective as most of GAF will be playing recent games anyway, its not like any of us will pull out the good old Counter-Strike 1.6 results.

pizzaguysrevenge · Jan 25, 2009

1/25/2009 2:13:48 AM - Vista
Beginning Run #1 on Map-island, Demo-benchmark_gpu
DX9 1680x1050, AA=No AA, Vsync=Disabled, 32 bit test, FullScreen
Demo Loops=3, Time Of Day= 9
Global Game Quality: High
==============================================================
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 68.65s, Average FPS: 29.13
Min FPS: 23.49 at frame 1950, Max FPS: 35.13 at frame 993
Average Tri/Sec: -28285744, Tri/Frame: -970973
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.94
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 66.14s, Average FPS: 30.24
Min FPS: 23.49 at frame 1950, Max FPS: 35.13 at frame 993
Average Tri/Sec: -29011912, Tri/Frame: -959480
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.96
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 66.21s, Average FPS: 30.21
Min FPS: 23.49 at frame 1950, Max FPS: 35.65 at frame 1011
Average Tri/Sec: -28955614, Tri/Frame: -958614
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.96
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
==============================================================

Completed All Tests

<><><><><><><><><><><><><>>--SUMMARY--<<><><><><><><><><><><><><>

1/25/2009 2:13:48 AM - Vista

Run #1- DX9 1680x1050 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 30.225

Yeah bitch! Running Crysis at 30 FPS on High on a year old $800 dollar rig!

Wooooooooooooo!

Nemo · Jan 25, 2009

Oh nice! Can we also use this for when new games are released? Might be good to check in before buying them.

Draft · Jan 25, 2009

Did you not save the FEAR or Bioshock benchmarks?

The whole point of benchmarks is that they're identical across the systems running them, so you can get an accurate idea of comparative speed...

McBacon · Jan 25, 2009

Graphs! Cool!

CabbageRed · Jan 25, 2009

X3: Terran Conflict - Rolling Demo

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Graphics Card Info: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 [2808 MB] Driver: 7.15.0010.0163
CPU Info: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
Usable System Memory: 4094 MB

Video Settings During Benchmark:
Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 * [32], fullscreen
Using Shader Profile: 3.0
Antialias Mode: NONE
Anisotropic Mode: 8x

Graphics & Shader Settings:
Texture Quality: high
Shader Quality: high
High Quality Bumpmaps: enabled
Environment Mapping: enabled
Glow Filter: enabled
Ship Color Variations: enabled
More Dynamic Lights: enabled
Used Vertexsize: 28 bytes

Framerates
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scene "Trade" 48.8 average fps 18.0 minimum fps 116.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 109.0 average fps 41.0 minimum fps 259.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 146.4 average fps 83.0 minimum fps 299.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 63.9 average fps 33.0 minimum fps 122.0 maximum fps

Overall average framerate: 92.0 fps

(c)2008 EGOSOFT
For more information visit http://www.egosoft.com

Note: 4xFSAA forced through driver
ATI Users: This is a good game to try Edge Detect FSAA on.

FoxSpirit · Jan 25, 2009

pizzaguysrevenge said:
Yeah bitch! Running Crysis at 30 FPS on High on a year old $800 dollar rig!

Wooooooooooooo!

Too bad that doesn't tell us what excatly is in that old rig of yours ;-)

edit: Good dl location for the rolling X³ demo: http://downloads.guru3d.com/X3-Terran-Conflict-Rolling-Demo-Benchmark-download-2115.html
edit²: ... .html, argh >.<

Labombadog · Jan 25, 2009

FoxSpirit said:
Too bad that doesn't tell us what excatly is in that old rig of yours ;-)

edit: Good dl location for the rolling X³ demo: http://downloads.guru3d.com/X3-Terran-Conflict-Rolling-Demo-Benchmark-download-2115.htm

Doesnt work.

FoxSpirit · Jan 25, 2009

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X3 - Terran Conflict
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Game Version: 1.2.0.0

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Graphics Card Info: Radeon X1950 Pro [256 MB] Driver: 6.14.0010.6891
CPU Info: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4400 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Usable System Memory: 3054 MB

Video Settings During Benchmark:
Screen Resolution: 1680 x 1050 * [32], fullscreen
Using Shader Profile: 3.0
Antialias Mode: NONE
Anisotropic Mode: 8x

Graphics & Shader Settings:
Texture Quality: high
Shader Quality: high
High Quality Bumpmaps: enabled
Environment Mapping: enabled
Glow Filter: enabled
Ship Color Variations: enabled
More Dynamic Lights: enabled
Used Vertexsize: 28 bytes

Framerates
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Scene "Trade" 19.7 average fps 4.0 minimum fps 46.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 39.3 average fps 15.0 minimum fps 85.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 39.1 average fps 24.0 minimum fps 56.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 17.3 average fps 11.0 minimum fps 31.0 maximum fps

Overall average framerate: 28.9 fps

(c)2008 EGOSOFT
For more information visit http://www.egosoft.com

And no, no anti-a with a 256MB card

Doytch · Jan 25, 2009

Hey we should try to put up FEAR 2 benches. It's pretty linear so we'll have generally identical runthroughs, and it's free. I'll try to cap it today.

Labombadog · Jan 25, 2009

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X3 - Terran Conflict
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Game Version: 1.2.0.0

Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Graphics Card Info: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series [3319 MB] Driver: 7.15.0010.0163
CPU Info: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Usable System Memory: 6142 MB

Video Settings During Benchmark:
Screen Resolution: 1280 x 1024 * [32], fullscreen
Using Shader Profile: 3.0
Antialias Mode: 8x
Anisotropic Mode: 16x

Graphics & Shader Settings:
Texture Quality: high
Shader Quality: high
High Quality Bumpmaps: enabled
Environment Mapping: enabled
Glow Filter: enabled
Ship Color Variations: enabled
More Dynamic Lights: enabled
Used Vertexsize: 28 bytes

Framerates
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scene "Trade" 43.7 average fps 15.0 minimum fps 91.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 88.9 average fps 33.0 minimum fps 205.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 109.4 average fps 67.0 minimum fps 191.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 50.6 average fps 29.0 minimum fps 99.0 maximum fps

Overall average framerate: 73.1 fps

(c)2008 EGOSOFT
For more information visit http://www.egosoft.com

Fuck yeah! Had everything on MAX settings. My 4850 is a monster..A monster I tell ya! :lol

edit: well I didn't have ship color variation.....ill re bench..if i notice a difference in performance then I will remove this one and post that one.

edit2: So I noticed a .6 decrease FPS difference in performance with the Ship color variation 'on'.

CabbageRed · Jan 25, 2009

World in Conflict - Game includes benchmark

1080p
"Very High" Settings

CPU: q9550 @ 3.57ghz
RAM: 4gigs @ 1346 (7-7-7- 20 [tRD 7, CR 1T])
Video: 4870x2

I would love to see other benchmarks as this seems slow to me.

Labombadog · Jan 25, 2009

CabbageRed said:
World in Conflict - Game includes benchmark

1080p
"Very High" Settings

CPU: q9550 @ 3.57ghz
RAM: 4gigs @ 1346 (7-7-7- 20 [tRD 7, CR 1T])
Video: 4870x2

I would love to see other benchmarks as this seems slow to me.

Remember that RTS games is heavy on CPU. Although that CPU is a monster, it is still CPU limited. So, dont feel down on your FPS.

brain_stew · Jan 25, 2009

pizzaguysrevenge said:
Yeah bitch! Running Crysis at 30 FPS on High on a year old $800 dollar rig!

Wooooooooooooo!

Download CCC config. Set it to level 5 and you'll get graphics similar to very high without affecting performance much at all.

Considering a $90 videocard (4830), $20 worth of RAM (2GB DDR2 800) and a $70 processor (E5200) is all you need to run Crysis with all the bells and whistles, people's complaints about the costs of PC gaming really have little to no foundation at all. The much cheaper software and lack of "extras" that need to be bought more than make up for any premium anyway.

CabbageRed · Jan 25, 2009

TrackMania Unlimited - Built-in benchmark tool

Resolution: 1080p
In-Game Settings: "Very High" preset + "Force Dynamic Colours"

Result: 61.1 fps

CPU: q9550 @ 3.57ghz
RAM: 4gigs @ 1346 (7-7-7- 20 [tRD 7, CR 1T])
Video: 4870x2

Labombadog · Jan 25, 2009

Benching with Current config...
done 55.1 fps (Bench_Current.txt)

edit: Should of stated what game. TrackMania Nations Forever
------------------------------------------------
Everything was on the following settings:

Labombadog · Jan 26, 2009

Bump.

Try out the Cryostasis Benchmark Demo. That game taxes GPU's. Will post my results later.

edit: here is the link

CabbageRed · Jan 26, 2009

Labombadog said:
Bump.

Try out the Cryostasis Benchmark Demo. That game taxes GPU's. Will post my results later.

edit: here is the link

I just tried it, but it seems like it mainly there to show of their use of PhysX so ATI cards* are not much use here. I was also getting some nasty bug around certain effects so any benchmarking I could do would be useless.

*Is Nvidia still fine with ATI supporting PhysX? If so, AMD really needs to get on the ball as this sort of thing greatly devalues their cards relative to their Nvidia counterparts. Between things like this, and CrossfireX bugs in games like Fallout 3, I cannot see myself buying another ATI card anytime soon.

godhandiscen · Jan 26, 2009

1650x1080 8xAA

Vista 64
Core i7 @ 3.3GHz
4870x2
6GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz 8-8-8-24

I also run 2 monitors, so I bet there is a small penalty for that.

CabbageRed said:
I just tried it, but it seems like it mainly there to show of their use of PhysX so ATI cards* are not much use here. I was also getting some nasty bug around certain effects so any benchmarking I could do would be useless.

Samne in my case. It's just there to show off PhysX. The effect wasnt even that good.

Labombadog · Jan 28, 2009

Everything on MAX settings. Dont pay attention to the e6600 @ 2.4, its really at 3.2Ghz

edit: I averaged my FPS and its 108.24 FPS. Not bad at all.

CabbageRed · Jan 28, 2009

Devil May Cry 4 - Built-in Tool Included with Demo

Resolution: 1080p
In-game Settings: DX10, 4x FSAA, everything set to "Very High"

CPU: q9550 @ 3.57ghz
RAM: 4gigs @ 1346 (7-7-7- 20 [tRD 7, CR 1T])
Video: 4870x2

Such a fantastic engine and port that it is a pity that I don't care for the game.* Hopefully it will hit Steam for $20 at some point.

At some point, this thread should get a reboot with the OP featuring free benchmarks like X3TC and DMC4.

*...and that it is not Dead Rising. C'mon, Capcom.

tahrikmili · Jan 28, 2009

Is there a standard Crysis demo for benchmarking purposes?

CabbageRed · Jan 28, 2009

tahrikmili said:
Is there a standard Crysis demo for benchmarking purposes?

It ships with one that you can find alongside the the exe. So:

[x]:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis\Bin32

or bin64 if you are using an x64 OS.

FoxSpirit · Jan 30, 2009

FoxSpirit said:
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X3 - Terran Conflict
--------------------------
Game Version: 1.2.0.0

Graphics Card Info: Radeon X1950 Pro [256 MB] Driver: 6.14.0010.6891
CPU Info: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4400 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Usable System Memory: 3054 MB

Video Settings During Benchmark:
Screen Resolution: 1680 x 1050 * [32], fullscreen
Using Shader Profile: 3.0
Antialias Mode: NONE
Anisotropic Mode: 8x

Graphics & Shader Settings:
Texture Quality: high
Shader Quality: high
High Quality Bumpmaps: enabled
Environment Mapping: enabled
Glow Filter: enabled
Ship Color Variations: enabled
More Dynamic Lights: enabled
Used Vertexsize: 28 bytes

Framerates
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scene "Trade" 19.7 average fps 4.0 minimum fps 46.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 39.3 average fps 15.0 minimum fps 85.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 39.1 average fps 24.0 minimum fps 56.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 17.3 average fps 11.0 minimum fps 31.0 maximum fps

Overall average framerate: 28.9 fps

(c)2008 EGOSOFT
For more information visit http://www.egosoft.com

And no, no anti-a with a 256MB card

Okay, so I got a new Gainward HD4850 golden sample, here are the results:

Scene "Trade" 21.1 average fps 4.0 minimum fps 49.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 45.7 average fps 17.0 minimum fps 105.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 60.8 average fps 34.0 minimum fps 131.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 28.1 average fps 14.0 minimum fps 49.0 maximum fps

"Trade" hardly got an increase, "Fight" only 5, "Build" a whopping 20 and "Think" went from 17 to 28.

With 16x Ani and 8xCSAA (24samples!!) I was pretty impressed:

Scene "Trade" 20.5 average fps 3.0 minimum fps 47.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 38.6 average fps 16.0 minimum fps 77.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 46.8 average fps 32.0 minimum fps 59.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 21.9 average fps 14.0 minimum fps 39.0 maximum fps

For the sheer amount of IQ this produces, the losses arent that bad.

So yeah, you can see where this game is heavily CPU dependant, not quite what you'd hope for in the end from a 4850... but... here come the games I actually play at the moment:

DoW2 Beta went from 15-18FPS on medium settings to 50-60FPS on ultra. Even when I do the secret config tweak for the real ultra textures and slap on 16xani as well as 4xCSAA ( 12 samples) I don't go under 30. Looks sooo nice

Red Alert 3 went from about 17FPS with medium water and shadows to 30FPS with everything crancked up to the max, at which the engine is capped. I can even throw in 16xAF and 4xAA... brings me to about 24FPS (or still 30 with Catalyst AI... if it decides to kick in this this game :lol )

Rise of Legends, despite it's age, still refuses to go to 60... maybe I'll turn to the AA a bit :lol

The DMC4 performance test now also basically gives me constant 60fps(yeah, vsync), with rare dips down to 50. Unthinkable before, especially the wood scene.

Oh yeah, and 4xCSAA (12 samples) with Adaptive straight out kills any performance. Looks great, but not great enough to murder the framerate like this

So yeah, overall I'm very happy with the upgrade, a good investment in the future. Even with the initial shock that I can't lodge that thing fully into it slots in the end, it needs 1mm more but alas, there's a small heatsink on the mobo. A well, still works like a charm and since the power comes in through the PCI power plug, I'm not worried.

Cheers.

Labombadog · Jan 30, 2009

Time to overclock that CPU foxspirit. You will notice a huge boost in performance if you do.

LCGeek · Jan 30, 2009

Labombadog said:
Time to overclock that CPU foxspirit. You will notice a huge boost in performance if you do.

Know where to get a guide on jacking up a C2D 4600 (only costed like 25$ when I got it). I bought a good heat sink combo for it as long the oc is simple i will do it as I jacked up my other cpus before. Can't wait to switch the mobo and cpu out, but until the new windows is out and cpus can muster crysis really well I'm holding back my saving on pc hardware. I don't expect much but anything counts with some of the games that hardware is gonna need all the juice it can get.

ChoklitReign · Jan 30, 2009

These benchmarks make me lust for a Q9550. Is the Core i7 920 superior?

FoxSpirit · Jan 30, 2009

Labombadog said:
Time to overclock that CPU foxspirit. You will notice a huge boost in performance if you do.

DG965WH... no oc.
Also, if I oc my 400W PSU will maybe not cut it... and I'm short on money to replace mobo n PSU -.-

edit: and no, I will listen to no reason to spend more money. The games I want run fine, Starcraft 2 will also and in 18 months it will be a completely new PC anyway. But thanks for the thought

Zyzyxxz · Jan 30, 2009

a deal for a 4870 just appeared on Newegg and I ordered one.

Within a few days I should be fully set up and running gaming benchmarks.

My system so far:

Phenom II 920 @ 2.8ghz
4gigs of Ballistix DDR2 800 (only 3.25 recognized though, 32-bit OS)
X1800XT (temporary till 4870 arrives)

So far I've only played Team Fotress 2 to try it out and I'm playing it maxed details, textures, AA, and AF and getting consistent 40-50's in FPS, lowest dip I've gotten when it got hectic was 35 FPS on a 1680 x 1050 resolution.

Hopefully I remember to post some legitimate screenshots and results next week.

godhandiscen · Jan 30, 2009

Very High preset settings. 1600x1050

Trackmania before. 4870x2 OC'd.

Trackmania now GTX295 Stock.

Please don't ban me. I just didn't want to link posts.

Labombadog · Jan 30, 2009

LCGeek said:
Know where to get a guide on jacking up a C2D 4600 (only costed like 25$ when I got it). I bought a good heat sink combo for it as long the oc is simple i will do it as I jacked up my other cpus before. Can't wait to switch the mobo and cpu out, but until the new windows is out and cpus can muster crysis really well I'm holding back my saving on pc hardware. I don't expect much but anything counts with some of the games that hardware is gonna need all the juice it can get.

http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/1567-intel-overclocking-guide.html -props goes to noaffinity

Also, if you need help then PM me or add me at Steam

Steam ID: Labombadog

godhandiscen, did you notice a boost in most games?

SapientWolf · Jan 30, 2009

Aeana said:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/remnant/pc/index.html

The benchmark program for The Last Remnant PC has been released. I'm surprised nobody has posted about it yet.

There's apparently also a demo coming, too.

Cross posting this quote from the Last Remnant benchmark thread for future reference. I'll eventually compile a list of benchmarks and add it to the OP.

godhandiscen · Jan 30, 2009

System:
Vista 64
Asus Rampage II Extreme Edition
Core i7 @ 3.3GHz
GTX295 stock.
6GB Corsair Dominator ~1500MHz (underclocked, they should be at 1600+)

Crysis Warhead:
1600x1050
Enthusiast
AAx2
V-sync
I think this is the most demanding part of the game. My fps didn't go below 29 in this scene.

FallOut 3
1600x1050
Ultra High Preset.
V-Sync
AAx2
V-Sync capped.

DoW 2
1600x1050
Ultra High Preset
Seems kinda low, but I was running 5 computers.

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