Motherboard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3, Quake 4
Real-time
editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system,
shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state
of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality
and the Ubisoft's Regulator demo was run.
 CryTek FarCry 1.33 |
| Regulator 640x480: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| ASRock AM2V890-VSTA
(K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) |
185.2 |
   |
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) |
170.27 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
171.25 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
175.26 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) |
81.43 |
   |
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4
SLI 200/800 PD 840) |
171.25 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) |
84.69 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
243.21 |
|
| Asus P5B (P965 200/800
Core 2 Duo) |
232.49 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
241.05 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
(P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
242.58 |
|
| Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H
(P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
242.31 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2
(945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) |
30.93 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2
(945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX) |
219.83 |
|
| Epox 5P945 Pro (945P
200/667 Core 2 Duo) |
223.31 |
|
 Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo
Onboard Video) |
24.62 |
   |
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo
Onboard Video) |
27.81 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo
7800GTX) |
208.32 |
|
Memory bandwidth affects the FarCry framerates slightly
with a standalone videocard installed into the Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH
motherboard. At higher resolutions, the PCI Express x16 videocard (running in
PCI Express x4 mode) is enough to satisfy gamers. The Intel GMA950 onboard
videocard is insufficient.
Doom 3 takes advantage of
the latest videocard technology and pushes the processing power of the CPU to
its absolute limit. At its highest setting, Ultra quality, texture sizes pass
the 500MB mark which means even tomorrow's videocards will have a hard time
running everything. The frame rates in the game itself are locked at 60 fps so
anything above that point is wasted. Each test is run three times with the third
run being recorded.
| ID Software Doom 3 1.3 |
| LQ 640x480: |
FPS |
Ranking |
| ASRock AM2V890-VSTA
(K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) |
148.4 |
|
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) |
144.5 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
144.3 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
141.1 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) |
104.3 |
|
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4
SLI 200/800 PD 840) |
144.3 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) |
96.6 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
206.3 |
|
| Asus P5B (P965 200/800
Core 2 Duo) |
194.5 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
205.7 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
(P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
206.7 |
|
| Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H
(P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
205.8 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2
(945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) |
18.7 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2
(945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX) |
193 |
|
| Epox 5P945 Pro (945P
200/667 Core 2 Duo) |
189.7 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo
Onboard Video) |
14.3 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo
Onboard Video) |
16.2 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo
7800GTX) |
112.6 |
|
Doom 3
framerates with the GeForce 7800GTX ( PCI Express x4 mode) are certainly
interesting. Previously the Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH performed close to other Core
2 Duo platforms... but here it performs at about half what the other 975X/P965
motherboards score. Again, the Intel GMA950 illustrates conclusively that it is
a horrible solution for intensive videocard games.
Quake 4
is the latest shooter from ID and is based on the Doom 3 engine. Tweaked to for
more eye candy, Quake 4 promises to be tougher on videocards and systems than
its predecessor was. Quake 4 also does not have a 60 fps limiter like Doom 3,
with the Ultra setting, graphic textures can surpass the 500MB mark! Each test
is run three times and with the third run being recorded.
| ID Software Quake 4 1.3 |
| LQ 640x480 |
FPS |
Ranking |
| ASRock AM2V890-VSTA
(K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) |
154.4 |
|
| Albatron KM51PV-AM2
(GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) |
152.9 |
|
| MSI K9N SLI Platinum
(NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
150.5 |
|
| Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF
590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) |
146.4 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840) |
127.3 |
|
| MSI P4N Diamond (NF4
SLI 200/800 PD 840) |
150.5 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840) |
113.8 |
|
| Foxconn
975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
202.5 |
|
| Asus P5B (P965 200/800
Core 2 Duo) |
191.4 |
|
| Biostar TForce P965
Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
202.8 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
(P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
202.6 |
|
| Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H
(P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo) |
202.4 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2
(945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video) |
34.1 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2
(945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX) |
192.7 |
|
| Epox 5P945 Pro (945P
200/667 Core 2 Duo) |
190 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 133/533 Core 2 Duo
Onboard Video) |
25.7 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo
Onboard Video) |
30.5 |
|
| Gigabyte GA-945GZME-RH (945GZ 200/533 Core 2 Duo
7800GTX) |
128.7 |
|
Quake 4
numbers illustrate the same points we saw with Doom 3; in this game the fact
that the Core 2 Duo is running slower and memory bandwidth is lower, has a
dramatic affect on overall system performance. Framerates are still decent,
although they are not high enough to play Quake 4 pretty competitively. Clearly,
the onboard Intel GMA950 is not able to deal with fast paced FPS games like
Quake 4 by any measure.
|
CryTek FarCry
1.33
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