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. |
8KHA+ - 133/266 MHz |
10857 |
|
2. |
KR7A-133RAID - 133/266 MHz |
10998 |
|
3. |
8K3A+ - 133/333 MHz |
11213 |
|
4. |
AK35GTR Ver 2.2 - 133/333 MHz |
10947 |
|
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
|
|
5. |
8KHA+ - 166/333 MHz |
12051 |
|
6. |
KR7A-133RAID - 166/333 MHz |
11987 |
|
7. |
8K3A+ - 166/333 MHz |
11217 |
|
8. |
AK35GTR Ver 2.2 - 166/333 MHz |
10081 |
|
At stock
speeds, all boards
perform about the same but once they're all overclocked to 166 MHz FSB,
we can see that the KT266A based boards are beating the KT333CE's! It's clear
here that the higher AGP frequency is really boosting 3D performance. On a
side note, we're not really sure what is going on with the AK35GTR Ver
2.2 at 166 MHz FSB we ran the test several times with the same
results.