The
Comanche 4 benchmark demo is a unique test as it represents a real-world gaming
experience. It contains the single player "Eagle's Talon" mission from the game
as well as a detailed cinematic. This DirectX 8.1 benchmark demo will measure
your system's performance in the standard frames per second format. The
benchmark was run with audio disabled.
Comanche 4 - Intel
CPU |
640x480 |
FPS |
Ranking |
Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal (NF4-SLI 200/533) |
57.79 |
|
Albatron PX925XE Pro-R (925XE 200/533) |
58.25 |
|
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (i925X 200/533) |
59.44 |
|
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (i915P 200/533) |
56.07 |
|
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400) |
55.72 |
|
VIA PT894 Ref Motherboard (PT894 200/533) |
56.03 |
|
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400) |
54.64 |
|
ECS RS400-A (RS400 200/400) |
54.51 |
|
ECS PF88 Extreme (SiS 656 200/400) |
53.09 |
|
The ECS PF88 Extreme is not intended to be a high-end
gamers platform so it is not a surprise to see it come in last by a small
margin.
Comanche 4 - AMD
CPU |
640x480 |
FPS |
Ranking |
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) |
78.26 |
|
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) |
79.88 |
|
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) |
79.51 |
|
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400) |
80.38 |
|
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400) |
80.77 |
|
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra
200/400) |
79.01 |
|
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400) |
81.83 |
|
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400) |
82.03 |
|
ECS PF88 Extreme (SiS 756 200/400) |
80.61 |
|
Athlon64 platforms all perform roughly the same on this
benchmark, including the ECS PF88 Extreme.
A
completely rewritten 3D engine based on DirectX8 encompasses many visual effects
such as volumetric Nebulae (gas clouds) that have a real impact in the game (you
can hide in them) and many new engine, shield, weapon and explosion effects.
Objects cast real dynamic 3D shadows! Dynamic DP3 bump mapping allows a
previously unseen level of detail.
X2 The Threat -
Intel CPU |
640x480 |
FPS |
Ranking |
Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal (NF4-SLI 200/533) |
162.596 |
|
Albatron PX925XE Pro-R (925XE 200/533) |
176.298 |
|
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (i925X 200/533) |
184.172 |
|
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (i915P 200/533) |
173.165 |
|
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400) |
166.843 |
|
VIA PT894 Ref Motherboard (PT894 200/533) |
174.335 |
|
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400) |
166.333 |
|
ECS RS400-A (RS400 200/400) |
151.124 |
|
ECS PF88 Extreme (SiS 656 200/400) |
118.3 |
|
We were very surprised to see these results and yes, we
did rerun the tests a few times. Hopefully this is a driver issue.
X2 The Threat -
AMD CPU |
640x480 |
FPS |
Ranking |
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400) |
189.189 |
|
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400) |
192.078 |
|
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400) |
198.56 |
|
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400) |
208.974 |
|
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400) |
172.74 |
|
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra
200/400) |
171.042 |
|
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400) |
211.237 |
|
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400) |
185.347 |
|
ECS PF88 Extreme (SiS 756 200/400) |
186.532 |
|
Drivers do not seem to be a problem on the AMD side of
the benchmark, and the ECS PF88 Extreme performs very well!