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 Default Benchmark Results |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
1. |
RDRAM - 100 MHz FSB |
10054 |
|
2 |
RDRAM - 112 MHz FSB |
10647 |
|
As we can see, we're just break 10k in 3DMark but
upping the FSB does help quite a bit! Remember the processor is also running
about 200 MHz faster as well.
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 |
|
Motherboard |
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
RDRAM - 100 MHz FSB |
271.6 |
|
2. |
RDRAM - 112 MHz FSB |
301.7 |
|
Quake III Arena Fastest nv15demo |
|
Motherboard |
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
RDRAM - 100 MHz FSB |
74.2 |
|
2. |
RDRAM - 112 MHz FSB |
82.1 |
|
Quake III just can't get enough of the RDRAM/P4
combo. Like in 3DMark2001SE, a little FSB boost goes a long way in terms of
performance!