3DMark2001 Scores

Big B · 21-03-2003, 12:05 AM

I'd say more than likely. The 9700 Pro is about the fastest thing you can buy right now, and the nForce 2 is the king of performance in the Socket A arena. I haven't paid as much attention to benchmarks as I used to, but the reviews did quite well at stock speeds. I wouldn't doubt 15k would be doable, and with OC'ing, you might get even more. Just remember to get 2 sticks of DDR. Also, if you're looking to OC, it might be wise to get something faster than DDR333. Try DDR400 or 433 (PC3200 and PC3500, respectively). You'll pay more, but you'll be glad you did in the end.

Skaeleen · 25-03-2003, 09:59 PM

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I'd say more than likely. The 9700 Pro is about the fastest thing you can buy right now, and the nForce 2 is the king of performance in the Socket A arena. I haven't paid as much attention to benchmarks as I used to, but the reviews did quite well at stock speeds. I wouldn't doubt 15k would be doable, and with OC'ing, you might get even more. Just remember to get 2 sticks of DDR. Also, if you're looking to OC, it might be wise to get something faster than DDR333. Try DDR400 or 433 (PC3200 and PC3500, respectively). You'll pay more, but you'll be glad you did in the end.

Wrong, wrong and WRONG again. The Nforce2 isnt the best chip, its all a depending on what your doing. I'm not much a of a gamer, and sure its been proven that the Nforce2 Is BUILT for gaming, but the Kt400 chipset offers AMAZING stability if its cooled correctly with ASIII or AS-Ceramic. My KT400 board BLOWS away the nfroce under huge loads. Since i transfer huge files to external drives, the Nforce cant keep up with it, and its been proven on my friends system, that the KT400 blew away the Nfroce st transfering huge loads. I do graphic design and 3D modeling, and i'm doing 5 GB's at a time sometimes and the KT400 rocks, hence why I didnt go With EPoX or Abit on this one. EPoX is in my other machine.

With My geforce 4 TI4200 128MB, I got 14, 941 score. But its in my other rig now. Unfortunatley. With my current system I get 11 842.

Big B · 26-03-2003, 12:20 AM

That's something I haven't seen much of, nor paid much attention to. Good point to bring up.

Big B · 11-05-2003, 08:13 PM

From the dungeon:
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra (KT400)
Athlon XP 2000+
Radeon 8500LE
All stock speeds.

Score: 8427

I hope to get ahold of a trace pen so I can unlock the L1 bridges (defogger is a pain to deal with), and get a better FSB to start with. Unfortunately, the 8500 is my bottleneck, and I can't just go buy everything new that comes out either.
I'm having fun with this, tho...

zeus · 28-05-2003, 12:36 PM

Pentium 4a 2ghz @2.4ghz 120fsb
512mb PC100 @ 120mhz
WD 80gb 8mb cache hdd
GeForce 4 mx420 166:250 mem:core @ 215:330!!!

a score of 4900

Thats at 1024x768x32.

Big B · 28-05-2003, 12:54 PM

Sounds like you got some pretty nice PC100 there. You might get a little more performance if you can lower the memory timings. I'm not sure if you'd notice it with that video card, but it might be worth a shot if you haven't tried it yet.

zeus · 30-05-2003, 02:20 PM

Thats set at 2-2-3. The fastest I can get it to go, also on turbo2.
For some reason I cant go past 125fsb no matter what voltage, timings or turbo setting im on. Even if I change the pci ratio to 1:4 pci:fsb it still wont go. I think the RAM just wont go much further no matter what.

The only other thing is the cpu but I reckon I could still get 2.6 out of it even with the stock hsf.

Ive since got 5100 with the new nividia drivers

and with no graphics card overclocking I get 3800 tops!

Big B · 31-05-2003, 07:01 AM

I'm not sure if you're running into a RAM limitation or a CPU limitation and could be a combination of both. The stock P4 'sink is one of the best you can have.

Since the GeForce 4 MX's are basically higher clocked GF2 MX's, you really get your graphics performance creamed. If you want something for cheap with DirectX 8 support, you're probably not gonna get a better deal than the Radeon 8500/9000/9200 cards. Basically the same chip, except the 8500 was renamed to the other two with some variations in clock speeds.

harrack52 · 27-06-2003, 12:47 AM

My score in 3dmark2001se is 9614 with my new Radeon 9600 Pro.
Is it equal to, below than or higher than the norm ?

zeus · 27-06-2003, 06:05 PM

Im guessing its slightly higher than the norm.

If you have a score of 10,000 does it mean your comp is running twice as efficient as 5000?

Basically, are the scores relative?

Big B · 27-06-2003, 06:27 PM

Not really. A good chunk of this benchmark is geared toward video cards. You can have a P4 3.0GHz with a GF2 MX, and your score is obviously going to be in the toilet. You slap a GeForce FX in there, and you're going to see a much better score.

While they don't make a huge impact, memory timings can affect the score...overclocking can affect the score, as can drivers, OS, and other hardware besides the CPU and GPU.

It's not an overall system benchmark, and not really a game either, so you need to take the scores with a little salt. It's fun to compare to help figure out if you're doing alright, but don't rely on it as the primary source of determining how fast the PC is.

harrack52 · 28-06-2003, 12:18 AM

I now get over 9900 when overclocked @ 445/344 , I could pudh it a bit more but I see glitches at 460/360 so I'll stay with that.

Big B · 28-06-2003, 12:27 PM

Doing a little OC on the CPU might get you over the 10k mark. Wouldn't take much either. Just raise the FSB a few MHz could do it.

harrack52 · 28-06-2003, 07:02 PM

I have the Palomino version of the 2000+ so the processor's unlocked, does it mean I can do absolutely nothing or that I can overclock very slightly ?

harrack52 · 28-06-2003, 08:31 PM

I got 1958 in 3dmark2003

21-03-2003, 12:05 AM	#31 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	I'd say more than likely. The 9700 Pro is about the fastest thing you can buy right now, and the nForce 2 is the king of performance in the Socket A arena. I haven't paid as much attention to benchmarks as I used to, but the reviews did quite well at stock speeds. I wouldn't doubt 15k would be doable, and with OC'ing, you might get even more. Just remember to get 2 sticks of DDR. Also, if you're looking to OC, it might be wise to get something faster than DDR333. Try DDR400 or 433 (PC3200 and PC3500, respectively). You'll pay more, but you'll be glad you did in the end. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

26-03-2003, 12:20 AM	#33 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	That's something I haven't seen much of, nor paid much attention to. Good point to bring up. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

11-05-2003, 08:13 PM	#34 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	From the dungeon: Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra (KT400) Athlon XP 2000+ Radeon 8500LE All stock speeds. Score: 8427 I hope to get ahold of a trace pen so I can unlock the L1 bridges (defogger is a pain to deal with), and get a better FSB to start with. Unfortunately, the 8500 is my bottleneck, and I can't just go buy everything new that comes out either. I'm having fun with this, tho... __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

28-05-2003, 12:54 PM	#36 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Sounds like you got some pretty nice PC100 there. You might get a little more performance if you can lower the memory timings. I'm not sure if you'd notice it with that video card, but it might be worth a shot if you haven't tried it yet. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

31-05-2003, 07:01 AM	#38 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	I'm not sure if you're running into a RAM limitation or a CPU limitation and could be a combination of both. The stock P4 'sink is one of the best you can have. Since the GeForce 4 MX's are basically higher clocked GF2 MX's, you really get your graphics performance creamed. If you want something for cheap with DirectX 8 support, you're probably not gonna get a better deal than the Radeon 8500/9000/9200 cards. Basically the same chip, except the 8500 was renamed to the other two with some variations in clock speeds. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

28-05-2003, 12:36 PM	#35 (permalink) Top
zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 1,654 Times Helpful: 105 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	Pentium 4a 2ghz @2.4ghz 120fsb 512mb PC100 @ 120mhz WD 80gb 8mb cache hdd GeForce 4 mx420 166:250 mem:core @ 215:330!!! a score of 4900 Thats at 1024x768x32.

30-05-2003, 02:20 PM	#37 (permalink) Top
zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 1,654 Times Helpful: 105 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	Thats set at 2-2-3. The fastest I can get it to go, also on turbo2. For some reason I cant go past 125fsb no matter what voltage, timings or turbo setting im on. Even if I change the pci ratio to 1:4 pci:fsb it still wont go. I think the RAM just wont go much further no matter what. The only other thing is the cpu but I reckon I could still get 2.6 out of it even with the stock hsf. Ive since got 5100 with the new nividia drivers and with no graphics card overclocking I get 3800 tops!

27-06-2003, 12:47 AM	#39 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	My score in 3dmark2001se is 9614 with my new Radeon 9600 Pro. Is it equal to, below than or higher than the norm ?

27-06-2003, 06:05 PM	#40 (permalink) Top
zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 1,654 Times Helpful: 105 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	Im guessing its slightly higher than the norm. If you have a score of 10,000 does it mean your comp is running twice as efficient as 5000? Basically, are the scores relative?

27-06-2003, 06:27 PM	#41 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Not really. A good chunk of this benchmark is geared toward video cards. You can have a P4 3.0GHz with a GF2 MX, and your score is obviously going to be in the toilet. You slap a GeForce FX in there, and you're going to see a much better score. While they don't make a huge impact, memory timings can affect the score...overclocking can affect the score, as can drivers, OS, and other hardware besides the CPU and GPU. It's not an overall system benchmark, and not really a game either, so you need to take the scores with a little salt. It's fun to compare to help figure out if you're doing alright, but don't rely on it as the primary source of determining how fast the PC is. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

28-06-2003, 12:18 AM	#42 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	I now get over 9900 when overclocked @ 445/344 , I could pudh it a bit more but I see glitches at 460/360 so I'll stay with that.

28-06-2003, 12:27 PM	#43 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Doing a little OC on the CPU might get you over the 10k mark. Wouldn't take much either. Just raise the FSB a few MHz could do it. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

28-06-2003, 07:02 PM	#44 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	I have the Palomino version of the 2000+ so the processor's unlocked, does it mean I can do absolutely nothing or that I can overclock very slightly ?

28-06-2003, 08:31 PM	#45 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	I got 1958 in 3dmark2003

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