3dmark 2000 benchmark

[sguard]

Hi everyone,

i have a question concerning benchmarks

my system is:

epox EP-58mvp3c-m 512 kb cache
amd k6-III 450
matrox g400
soundblaster 16
quantum fireball 4,3 GB UDMA

when i run the default benchmark i have a score of 1609 in 3dmark 2000 .

1024x768 16 bit 16 bit z-buffer triangle

is this a normal result???
i tried it with lower resolution but the results were only lower .

i have the idea that it is a little bit slow, but maybe i am wrong.

can anyone post his results so i can compare??


thx

[Surfwienix]

i get only 1201 marks!!!
and my cpu is only 50mhz slower

but when i set CPU-optimization to "software T&L" instead of "3Dnow" i get a score of 1350 !!!

this is very strange!

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-- Surfwienix --
(German)

My System:

AMD K6-2/400
Epox MVP3C-M Super7
128MB SDRAM(PC100)
-> G400 MAX (PD 5.30+TGL1.0)
Terratec DMX Canyon3D-Sound
6,4GB Maxtor HDD(UDMA33)
ASUS 40x-CDROM(UDMA33)
Realtek 8019 Ethernet(ISA)
CTX 19" Monitor(95khz)

[Greebe]

Surf, not really, he has a K6-3 and you have a K6-2... there is more of a difference in them than just mHz effecting those #'s.

[Cole]

don't worry, those seem like logical numbers. i was kind of disappointed with the numbers of my G400MAX with a P3 500. check out <a href="http://www.cole3d.com/reviews/hardware/g400_max/g400-1.html">my review</a> and take a look at the 3DMark 2000 benchmarks. i guess that it is just a very intense program...

[Gphreak]

My system is an Epox MVP3G-M, 1mb L3 cache, with an AMD K6-III 450, 256mb PC-100 SDRAM, Fujitsu 4.3Gb harddrive, Matrox G400-Max graphics card, and a PCI-128 soundcard.

My 3DMark2000 score is 1632. No matter, the performance in games is outstanding!

[magister]

i get a score of 1138 with a celly 400@618.5
and a g200 pd 5.5
good bye

[Goc]

akhem...

seems like magister is pretty pissed off

Heh people... stop worrying about your 3DMark scores... it's a sucky benchmark, though it looks nice... best benchmark is still how you feel when playing your favorite game...

just my 1 croatian lipa

[sguard]

thx everyone,

im not worried anymore.

all my games run very smooth, so its just that damn benchmark program

[Marvel]

Hey guys !
Look at this :
With a simple Marvel g200 overclocked (powerstrip, graphics clock 112 MHz),
K6-2 450 MHz, 64 MO
3DMARK2000 (800*600*16, 16)= 1300 !!!
I laugh of your way of optimising your g400 !

[ALBPM]

<FONT SIZE=4>... ROTFLMAO™ ...
<FONT SIZE=1>™ courtesy by ALBPM aka Darth Mahl [MU]<FONT SIZE=2>

Right On Goc!!! Too many bugs in 3D Mark 2000 to be too concerned over your results...

Paul

[Maggi]

Hey Pauly ... you d'ya like your updated courtesy tag ???



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Cheers,
Maggi

Despite my nickname causing confusion, I am not female ...

[ALBPM]

Ya!!!! Thanks Maggers..

Paul

[mkaresh]

I've done a few more runs with my new system. I'll post the results in case anyone is interested.

See system in signature.

I posted some results earlier, but have since reduced clock speed from 692 to 667 (to allow RAM to be set at 3-2-2 and to provide more margin for stability) and changed the G400 from 138/184 to 144/180.

Why this setting? Although my RAM has little white stickers on it with a number ending in -5, it gets cranky around 184.

The overclocked AGP bus is also a bottleneck. At 700mhz/140mhz fsb/93mhz AGP the system locks up when running 3dmark 2000. So to protect my wonderful card, I've decided to run the system at 667/144/180. If only this board had a 1/2 AGP multiplier!

End result of change in settings: 3dmark2000 went from 3018 to 3020, CPU speed from 205 to 202. I achieved a high of 3077 at 692/146/183, but that seemed to be pushing the limits of my G400. I had one white horizontal line during the test.

Bone stock results (500/125/166): 2461,151

Finally, to compare to older posts and eliminate the effects of T&L in 2000, I ran 3dmark99Max at some speeds (mark, CPU mark):
667/144/180: 7004, 10801
692/137/183: 7090, 10996
692/144/180: 7097, 11056

I actually found the 99 benchmark harder on the card than the 2000. Both the graphics processor and RAM reached their limits a few mhz sooner.

I love this system!

Forgot to check the signature box, so here's the system:
PIII 500e oc'd to 667
Soyo +IV, Iwill Slotket II
G400 32 DH @144/180
128MB PC133 Kingmax SDRAM
Aureal Superquad Digital
IBM DPTA 20.5GB 7200rpm
Toshiba 8/40 DVD

[This message has been edited by mkaresh (edited 17 January 2000).]

[Borg]

well Im getting something like 2488 @ 1024x768x16 16bit ZBF on my PC & about 2110 in 1024x768x32 32bit zbf..dont knowe is it good or bed , still I like my sys. & ofcourse my G400 babe ..the DEMO in 3Dmark200 looks realy , realy COOLL !

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PIII450@504(fsb@112),P2b,128mb,Matrox Mill-G400 32SH,Diamond MONSTER Sound II ,IntelliMouse Explorer (yahoooo! no fu..hm hm. ball any more ...)

[Electric Amish]

I get 1550 on my Celeron 300a@464 with my G400 SH whether the G400 is overclocked or not. Running Win98SE, DirectX7.0a. 128mbSDRAM. Default Benchmark.

Paul