Compare 3dMark 2k for ppl with P3V4X

[Sanjuro Makabe]

Hi ppl,
Can anyone compare their 3dMark2000 scores with me? using the "DEFAULT BENCHMARK"
I am getting around 27xx with that default setting...

I prefer ppl with similar specs as me for comparison, coz it's kind of pointless to compare if the specs are different. I just wanna know if my system is similar to ppl with similar specs.

thx.
PIII550E SECC2 @ 733
ASUS P3V4X
128MB PC100 Cache2
Matrox G400Max
SBLive!
Win98se
VIA 4in1 4.17
PD5.52

[Caprice]

hmmm..well I get 2831 on my system and that is with the default setting...I dunno about
those VIA chipsets....

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P3-450 o/c 558
Abit BH6
128 PC100
G400 SH 32M o/c MAX spex
SB Live X-Gamer
Pioneer 6X DVD
Maxtor 10 Gig H.D.
Fujitsu 13 Gig H.D.
Win98 SE
Samsung Synchmaster 17"
Logitech C/L Mouse/Kybrd
Altec Lansing ACS56
oh yea! and a 3M Precise
Mouse pad!!

[giskard]

3110. Not too shabby.

PIII500E @720
Soyo SY-6BA+IV
128MB PC133 (Apacer)
Matrox G400 16MB D/H
Generic Aureal Vortex
Win98se
PD5.52

[Sanjuro Makabe]

Thanks ppl,
Caprice: Your mobo is using the BX chipset...thats why even 558Mhz as compared to mine...your score is still higher...but I thought I only wanted ppl who has similar specs to compared with me...anyways...thanks for sharing

Giskard: Thanks for comparing...your specs are closer to mine...but I have a question for you...your CPU is the 500E...and if you O/C your CPU to 720Mhz...that means your FSB is 144...then I guess your AGP and PCI are both O/Ced? am I correct?...coz your G400 is O/C too...what chipset is your mobo?...


thx ppl

[paulcs]

You should expect very high scores in 3DMark2000 with your hardware configuration. For some odd reason, the G400 scores are low compared to boards of its generation. This may be a quirk with the Matrox drivers and MadOnion's software. It's hard to say. We've seen the G400 produce number competitive with the GeForce in UT and 3DMark99 Max, so it is most likely not a problem with the G400's Direct3D performance.

I've done fairly extensive tests with a non-Matrox board and the P3V4X and a number of driver combinations. In real world situations, with the correct VIA driver combination, the P3V4X posts very similar numbers to a Intel BX-based platform with a similar hardware configuration. For some reason, however, it still lags behind with 3DMark2000.

I'm not sure if 3DMark2000 is a good indicator of your system's performance at this point.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[YoKoMo [1]]

Result: 3310

System:
G400 Max Latest Win 9X driver
PIII 650E at 806MHZ
256MB Micron PC133 Ram
Cheapo 32X CD-Rom
SB Live!
3COM Nic
Speakers
what not, and a bunch of crap running in the background.

[giskard]

Hi Sanjuro,
The Soyo SY-6BA+IV uses the old faithful BX chipset. The PCI is running at 36mhz and the AGP is running at 96mhz. The G400 gives up the Ghost if i push it beyond 96. I'm not too worried, because it's running way out of spec anyway.

Cheers,
Giskard

[Sanjuro Makabe]

Hey yall,
Thanks everyone for their reply...I really appreciate it...with the new bios...I can finally use ATA66...but still pretty bad with Q3 scores...and 3dMark2k scores...I guess I'll have to wait for both Matrox to release more compatible TGL, Drivers and ASUS to release more newer Bios'...I'll compare the scores with everyone again then....thanks again

[paulcs]

I don't think Matrox is going to redo their drivers because of issues related to a single motherboard.

I'm not using a Matrox board along with the P3V4X. I decided to test it with a TNT2 Ultra. When I used the 4.17 drivers alone, I got about 54 fps in Quake3, 800x600, 16-bit. After uninstalling the 4.17 drivers, reinstalling the 4.17 AGP driver and the remaining 4.20 drivers, I started getting about 74 fps in Quake3 using the same settings.

I upgraded the BIOS to 1003.1 beta, reinstalled Windows, installed the 4.17 drivers by themselves and my Q3 scores dropped to around 64 fps. This indicates to me that there may be a busmastering issue with board that is fixed with the 4.20 busmastering driver.

There is, apparently, an issue with the Matrox PD 5.52 drivers and VIA chipsets.

I had problems messing around and installing and uninstalling the VIA busmastering drivers. I found reinstalling Windows after making a mess with the VIA drivers was the most reliable way of getting things working properly.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[This message has been edited by paulcs (edited 16 March 2000).]