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.
3DMark2001SE Benchmark Results |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
1. |
8K3A+ 133/333 MHz |
11075 |
|
2. |
KT4 Ultra 133/400 MHz |
11087 |
|
3. |
8K5A2+ 133/333 MHz |
11069 |
|
4. |
8K5A2+ 219/439 MHz |
12004 |
|
Ahh, the benefits of a higher FSB is pretty clear
here.
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 (SYSTEM) |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
1. |
8K3A+ 133/333 MHz |
286.5 |
|
2. |
KT4 Ultra 133/400 MHz |
273.6 |
|
3. |
8K5A2+ 133/333 MHz |
286.9 |
|
4. |
8K5A2+ 219/439 MHz |
312.2 |
|
Quake III
Arena Fastest nv15demo (CPU STRESS) |
|
Motherboard (FSB/Memory) |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
1. |
8K3A+ 133/333 MHz |
83 |
|
2. |
KT4 Ultra 133/400 MHz |
85.4 |
|
3. |
8K5A2+ 133/333 MHz |
83.1 |
|
4. |
8K5A2+ 219/439 MHz |
89.2 |
|
Like we saw in 3DMark, overclocking brings a substantial
performance boost! Even in the nv15demo which is all CPU limited, seems to
benefit from the added bandwidth!