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UBER-Clocked PC BenchMarks

Contents:

HARDWARE BRIEF SPECS + PRICES
HARDWARE SETTINGS
SOFTWARE SETTINGS:
THE BENCHMARKS:
- WINDOWS BENCHMARKS
- DOS BENCHMARKS
BENCHMARKS ON THE NET
STREET PRICE WATCH
My Home Assembled PC Hardware Specs [separate page]
OVERClocking + PC Specs [separate page]
PC Hardware Info + News [separate page]

HARDWRE BRIEF SPECS + PRICES

my Home Assembled PC Specs

best prices/deals

January 1 1999, January 1 2000, January 1 2001, July 1 2002 + February 1 2003

CPU: Intel Pentium III 1.3 GB Celeron = $160 at PowerLeap.
Motherboard: Abit BE6-II v2.0 RAID Intel 440BX AGP Pentium II/III Slot 1 = $120 at MWave.
Memory: two 256 MB [512 total] PC133 Mushkin SDRAM modules = $329 at Mushkin.
Primary (AGP) Video [2D+3D]: Chaintech A-GT60 NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 AGP = $294 at NewEgg.
Secondary (PCI) Video [3D]: Quantum3D Obsidian2 X-24 Voodoo2 SLI PCI = $419 at Hardware Street.
Monitor: Panasonic PanaSync/Pro P110 21" = $819 at Buy.com.
Master + Slave Hard Drives: two IBM Deskstar 120GXP 120 GB EIDE Ultra ATA/100: $298 at AvLogic.
CD-RW Drive: Plextor PlexWriter 16/10/40A ATAPI4 = $178 at NewEgg.
DVD-ROM Drive: Pioneer DVD-115 16x DVD/40x CD ATAPI4 = $80 at Royal PC.
Windows (PCI) Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 Platinum PCI = $150 at Next Hardware Shop.
Keyboard: PC Concepts Quantum 2000 Multimedia = $28 at Access Micro.
Mouse: Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer optical USB = $55 at IC-Direct.
Digital Joystick: Logitech WingMan Extreme Digital 3D = $29 at PC Stop.
Analog Joystick: Suncom Technologies F-15E Talon = $40 at Access Micro.
Case: Addtronics 7890A ATX super tower server = $168 at Aberdeen.
UPS: APC Back-UPS SX 1500 VA BX1500 = $200 at CompUSA.

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HARDWARE SETTINGS

My System main specs: see "THE BENCHMARKS" further below.
My Abit BE6-II v2.0 RAID AWARD BIOS 6.00PG Settings: [BIOS Revision 72 12-26-2001]
- CPU SOFT MENU III:
  - Core Voltage: 1.70v
- BIOS FEATURES SETUP:
  - DC000-DFFFF Shadow: Disabled
- CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP:
  - Spread Spectrum Modulated: Disabled
My TweakBIOS v1.53b BIOS Speedup Tool Settings: [registered copy]
- PCI: Intel 440BX CPU-to-PCI Bridge:
  Latency Timer * 48
  Multi-Transaction Timer * 48
  Leadoff Command Timing * 3T
- PCI: Intel PIIX4 IDE Controller:
  SM: Prefetch And Posting * Enabled
  SM: IORDY Sampling * Enabled

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SOFTWARE SETTINGS
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OS SETTINGS
SYSTEM.INI SETTINGS
REGISTRY SETTINGS
CONFIG.SYS SETTINGS
AUTOEXEC.BAT SETTINGS
MSDOS.SYS SETTINGS

Microsoft Windows 98 SEU (Second Edition Updates) retail CD-ROM [Build 4.10.2222 A + MS-DOS 7.10] with ALL up-to-date Patches, Fixes + Updates: Installed

Microsoft DirectX v9.0c APIs [free]: Installed
XStore Pro Windows 9x/ME (Ultra)DMA (E)IDE Hard Disk + (E)IDE/ATAPI CD/DVD Accelerator Drivers v1.20 for Abit motherboards [free]: Installed
Microsoft Internet Explorer v6.0 SP1 [free]: Installed
My Windows 98 SE SYSTEM.INI Settings:
- [386enh] section Swap File Settings:
  - Fixed Permanent Swap File on 2 GB FAT16 partition [F:]:
    - Permanent Swap File Minimum Size: 512000 KiloBytes [500 MB]
    - Permanent Swap File Maximum Size: 512000 KiloBytes [500 MB]
  - Permanent Swap File SYSTEM.INI Lines:
    [386enh]
    PagingDrive=F:
    PagingFile=F:\WIN386.SWP
    MinPagingFileSize=512000
    MaxPagingFileSize=512000
- [vcache] section Virtual File Cache Settings:
  - Maximum Virtual File Cache Size: 32768 Bytes [32 MB]
  - Minimum Virtual File Cache Size: 16384 Bytes [16 MB]
  - Virtual File Cache SYSTEM.INI Lines:
    [vcache]
    MaxFileCache=32768
    MinFileCache=16384
    ChunkSize=512
- My other SYSTEM.INI [386enh] section Settings:
  - 32-bit Disk Access: Enabled
    32BitDiskAccess=on
  - Conservative Swap File Usage: Enabled
    ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1
  - DOS box COM Port Interrupt Delay: Increased
    COMBoostTime=4
  - DOS box COM Port Buffer: Increased
    COM2Buffer=1024
  - 16-bit DMA (Direct Memory Access) Buffer Size: Increased
    Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager -> System devices -> Direct memory access controller -> Settings -> Reserve DMA buffer: -> 64 Kbytes reserved:
    DMABufferSize=64
  - UMA (Upper Memory Area) Scan for Unused Space: Disabled
    EMMExclude=A000-FFFF
  - DOS box available Low Memory: Disabled
    LocalLoadHigh=0
  - Spare Stack Pages: Increased
    MinSPs=8
  - DOS box Display Update Time: Increased
    WindowUpdateTime=200
  - Keyboard Response: Increased
    KeyBoostTime=0.1
  - DOS box Multitasking: Increased
    MinTimeSlice=40
- My Windows 98 SE Registry Settings:
  - Fast Shut Down: Disabled [0]
    C:\Windows\System\Msconfig.exe -> Advanced -> Fast Shutdown:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown
    "FastReboot"="0"
  - Menu Show Delay: Disabled [0 = no delay]
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\desktop
    "MenuShowDelay"="0"
  - Minimum Animate: Disabled [0 = fastest window redraw]
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
    "MinAnimate"="0"
  - Update Mode: Enabled [0 = permanent refresh]
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update
    "UpdateMode"="dword:00000000"
  - I/O DMA Drive Transfers: Enabled on both HDDs, CD-ROM + CD-RW
    Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager -> Disk drives/CDROM/CD-RW -> Properties -> Settings tab -> ALL DMA boxes checked:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\hdc\000n
    "IDEDMADRIVEn"="hex:01"
  - IP Packet Size [IPMTU]: Decreased [548]
    Control Panel -> Network applet -> Dial-Up Adapter -> Advanced -> IP Packet Size -> Small:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Net\000n
    "IPMTU"="548"
  - Maximum Transmission Unit [MaxMTU]: Decreased [548]
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans\000n
    "MaxMTU"="548"
  - IP Dial Timeout [SLOWNET]: Disabled [0]
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Net\000n
    "SLOWNET"="hex:00
  - TCP Default Receive WINdow [RWIN]: Decreased [2032 = (MTU - 40) x 4]
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP
    "DefaultRcvWindow"="2032"
  - TCP Default Time To Live [TTL]: Increased [64]
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP
    "DefaultTTL"="64"
  - NDI Cache Size: Decreased [16]
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\NWLink\Ndi\params\cachesize
    "default"="16"
My MS-DOS 7.10 CONFIG.SYS Lines:
- Skip 2 seconds boot delay [/F] + load part of IO.SYS high [/E:xxx]: Enabled
  SWITCHES=/F /E
- Load DOS HIGH + provide DOS UMA (Upper Memory Area): Enabled
  DOS=HIGH,UMB
- Uwe Sieber's UMBPCI.SYS Upper Memory Extender [enables UMA]: Loaded
  DEVICE=C:\MAX\UMBPCI.SYS
- HIRAM.EXE v1.9 Upper MEMory Provider [maps UMA and loads HIMEM.SYS high]: Enabled
  DEVICE=C:\MAX\HIRAM.EXE
- Microsoft's HIMEM.SYS v3.95 High + Extended Memory Manager: Loaded in UMA
  DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /NUMHANDLES=128 /TESTMEM:OFF /Q
- BUFFERS: Decreased
  BUFFERS=11,0
- FILES: Increased
  FILES=60
- FCBS: Disabled
  FCBS=1,0
- STACKS: Disabled
  STACKS=0,0
- Files last ACCessed DATE: Disabled on all fixed drives
  ACCDATE=C- D- E- F-
- UIDE.SYS Universal DOS mode CD/DVD Driver: Loaded
  DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\UIDE.SYS /D:DVDROM /D:CDRW
- NANSI.SYS v4.0d DOS mode CONsole Driver Accelerator [ANSI.SYS replacement]: Loaded
  DEVICEHIGH=C:\MAX\NANSI.SYS /X
- Zeno v1.74 DOS VGA BIOS Accelerator: Loaded
  DEVICEHIGH=C:\MAX\ZENO174.EXE /Q
- DOS COMMAND Environment SHELL: Increased
  SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:1280 /L:128 /U:128 /F /P
My MS-DOS 7.10 AUTOEXEC.BAT Lines:
- CONsole Display: Disabled
  @CTTY NUL
- FastVid v1.10 video accelerator [Pentium Pro/II/III/IV ONLY!] = LFBWC (Linear Frame Buffer Write Combining): Enabled
  C:\3D\FASTVID.EXE XX1 128 C0000000
- Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold ISA sound card Audio + MIDI in all MS-DOS modes [next 7 lines]: Enabled
  SET CTCM=C:\AWE64
  SET SOUND=C:\AWE64
  C:\AWE64\CTCM.EXE /B
  SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6
  SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0
  C:\AWE64\AWEUTIL.COM /S
  C:\AWE64\MIXERSET.EXE /P /Q
- Long File Names (LFNs) DOS BATch support: Enabled
  LFNFOR ON
- DOS MicroSoft CD-ROM EXtensions v2.25: Loaded
  LOADHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:DVDROM /D:CDRW /M:16
- SmartDrive v5.02 DOS disk cache [HDD read/write + CD/DVD read]: Loaded
  SMARTDRV.EXE 8192 16 A- B- C+ D+ E+ F+ G I /N /B:8192
- DOS MOUSE.INI path: Enabled
  SET MOUSE=C:\MAX
- Logitech MOUSEDRV.INI path: Enabled
  SET LMOUSE=C:\MAX
- Cute Mouse v2.0 DOS driver: Loaded
  C:\MAX\CTMOUSE.EXE /R44
- Fastest DOS Keyboard MODE: Enabled
  MODE.COM CON: RATE=32 DELAY=1
- Recall v1.2c DOS Command Recall/History [DOSKEY.COM replacement]: Loaded
  LOADHIGH=C:\MAX\RECALL.COM -I
- NoOff v1.4 Win98/98 SE ATX shut down to native MS-DOS TSR: Loaded
  LOADHIGH=C:\MAX\NOOFF.COM
- PATH variable:
  SET PATH=C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM;C:\BAT;C:\MAX;C:\ZIP;C:\3D;
- Quantum3D Obsidian2 X-24 SLI 3dfx Voodoo2 SET <variable> Lines:
  SET FX_GLIDE_NO_SPLASH=1
  SET FX_GLIDE_SWAPINTERVAL=0
  SET SSTV2_GRXCLK=100
- COPY/MOVE commands confirmation prompt: Disabled
  SET COPYCMD=/Y
- DIR command sort settings: Enabled
  SET DIRCMD=/A/O:GEN/P
- TweakBIOS v1.53b BIOS Speedup Tool Lines: Enabled
  CD\CPU
  TWEAK.EXE /LOAD
  CD\
- CONsole Display: Reenabled
  CTTY CON
- F1 - F12 keys reassigned in DOS modes: Enabled
  @TYPE C:\MAX\KEY.TXT
My Windows 98 SE MSDOS.SYS [Options] section Lines:
- Disable ScanDisk after system lockup [OSR 2.x + Win98/ME ONLY!]:
  AutoScan=0
- Skip 2 seconds boot delay [in Win98/ME defaults to 0!]:
  BootDelay=0
- Disable boot to MS-DOS mode:
  BootGUI=1
- Enable Startup Menu keys:
  BootKeys=1
- Hide Startup Menu:
  BootMenu=0
- Select Normal boot option:
  BootMenuDefault=1
- Disable boot delay:
  BootMenuDelay=0
- Enable Dual-Boot:
  BootMulti=1
- Enable Windows 9x as OS:
  BootWin=1
- Disable DoubleSpace:
  DblSpace=0
- Disable BOOTLOG.TXT creation:
  DisableLog=1
- Disable Double Buffer:
  DoubleBuffer=0
- Disable DriveSpace:
  DrvSpace=0
- Disable loading of COMMAND.COM at top of conventional RAM:
  LoadTop=0
- Display bootup Logo:
  Logo=1
- Enable Network/TCP/IP "Safe Mode" boot option:
  Network=1
- Disable System Registry scan:
  SystemReg=0
- Windows 98 SE version check [Win98/ME ONLY!]:
  WinVer=4.10.2222

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THE BENCHMARKS

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WINDOWS BENCHMARKS
DOS BENCHMARKS

My system main specs:

CPU: Intel Pentium III Celeron 1.3 GHz: CPU overclocked @ 1.4 GHz.
Motherboard: Abit BE6-II v2.0 RAID + Soft Menu III: FSB overclocked @ 112 MHz.
BIOS: AWARD Modular 6.00PG [BIOS Revision 72 12-26-2001].
Memory: 256 MB PC133 SDRAM: 5 ns CAS 3 @ 112 MHz.
Primary (AGP) Video [2D+3D]: Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator Pro AGP NVidia GeForce 256 DDR [Tweaked Unofficial NVidia Unified GeForce/2/3/4/FX Win9x/ME Direct3D/OpenGL Driver 82.69] 32 MB DDR SDRAM 300 MHz 4 ns.
Secondary (PCI) Video [3D only]: Quantum3D Obsidian2 X-24 SLI 3dfx Voodoo2 [3dfx Voodoo2 Unified Direct3D/OpenGL ICD/Glide Tweaked Drivers for Windows 95/98/ME based on Original 3dfx Drivers 3.02.02 + 3dfx MiniGL] 24 MB EDO 100 MHz 25 ns.
Master + Slave Hard Disks: IBM Deskstar 22GXP 22 GB EIDE 7200 rpm 9 ms Ultra ATA/66.
OS: Windows 98 SE retail 4.10.2222 A [a.k.a. MS-DOS 7.10] + ALL current Patches + Fixes including MS DirectX v9.0c APIs.

All benchmark results below were obtained using these hardware settings:

CPU Clock Speed: 1.4 GHz = 13 CPU x 112 MHz FSB
SDRAM Memory Clock Speed: 112 MHz [5 ns] = CAS 3
Primary Video Chipset Clock Speed: 300 MHz
Primary Video Memory Clock Speed: 650 MHz
Primary Video V-Sync: OFF
Secondary Video Chipset Clock Speed: 100 MHz
Secondary Video Memory Clock Speed: 100 MHz
Secondary Video V-Sync: OFF
Primary Video Controller 2D+3D = AGPx2 with Fast Writes enabled
Secondary Video Controller 3D = PCI

Testing accuracy:

Both Hard Disks were fully defragmented using the Windows 98 SE Defrag tool with the "Rearrange program files so my programs start faster" option enabled.
The Registry was checked for errors and fully compacted using the Windows 98 SE native MS-DOS mode Scanreg tool:
SCANREG /FIX
Posted results are the average of 3 test runs under identical conditions: clean boot with NO Win32 TSRs or programs running.

WINDOWS BENCHMARKS

FutureMark 3DMark 2000 v1.10:
- Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR [16-bit Z-buffer, D3D Hardware T&L]:
  640x480 16-bit = 6550 3DMarks
  640x480 32-bit = 6184 3DMarks
  800x600 16-bit = 6026 3DMarks
  800x600 32-bit = 5258 3DMarks
  1024x768 16-bit = 5051 3DMarks
  1024x768 32-bit = 3797 3DMarks
  1280x1024 16-bit = 3629 3DMarks
  1280x1024 32-bit = 2295 3DMarks
  1600x1200 16-bit = 2606 3DMarks
  1600x1200 32-bit = 1673 3DMarks
- Obsidian2 X-24 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI [16-bit, D3D]:
  640x480 = 3402 3DMarks
  800x600 = 2901 3DMarks
  1024x768 = 2104 3DMarks
FutureMark 3DMark MAX 99 [16-bit, D3D]:
- Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR:
  640x480 3DMark Result = 7331 3DMarks
  640x480 Synthetic CPU 3D Speed = 11649 CPU 3DMarks
  640x480 Rasterizer Score = 4044 3DRasterMarks
  800x600 3DMark Result = 7292 3DMarks
  800x600 Synthetic CPU 3D Speed = 11779 CPU 3DMarks
  800x600 Rasterizer Score = 4024 3DRasterMarks
- Obsidian2 X-24 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI:
  640x480 3DMark Result = 6063 3DMarks
  640x480 Synthetic CPU 3D Speed = 11640 CPU 3DMarks
  640x480 Rasterizer Score = 1408 3DRasterMarks
  800x600 3DMark Result = 5246 3DMarks
  800x600 Synthetic CPU 3D Speed = 11575 CPU 3DMarks
  800x600 Rasterizer Score = 1348 3DRasterMarks
Windows CPU + Video Gamers Performance Test v1.3:
This Machine = 718
Windows PC Player Direct3D v2.10:
- Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR [32bpp LFB]:
  640x480 = 181.3
  800x600 = 161.7
  1024x768 = 144.9
- Obsidian2 X-24 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI [16bpp LFB]:
  640x480 = 138.1
  800x600 = 123.8
  1024x768 = 99.5
DirectX Speed v1.10 [GeForce DDR 640x480 32-bit]:
Fill primary surface = 155 MB/s
Blt DRAM -> primary surface = 199 MB/s
Fill back surface = 155 MB/s
Blt DRAM -> back surface = 199 MB/s
Page Flipping = 30976 f/s
Tirtanium v1.9 [D3D HAL]:
- Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR [1024x768x32]:
  Direct3D = 40.3 fps
  OpenGL = 67.4 fps
- Obsidian2 X-24 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI [1024x768x16]:
  Direct3D = 45.2 fps
  OpenGL = 42.1 fps
Remedy Final Reality v1.01 [640x480 16-bit]:
- Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR:
  2D Reality marks = 5.29
  3D Reality marks = 5.29
  Bus transfer rate = 5.81
  AGP test = 206.42 images/s
  Overall Reality marks = 5.46
- Obsidian2 X-24 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI:
  2D Reality marks = 5.29
  3D Reality marks = 5.21
  Bus transfer rate = 5.43
  Overall Reality marks = 5.39
EgoSoft X v3.0 [1024x768 16-bit + Sound]:
- Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR:
  Average = 144.122 fps
- Obsidian2 X-24 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI:
  Average = 88.782 fps
3dfx 3D WizMark v3.0 [640x480 16-bit Voodoo2 SLI]:
Wizmarks = 105330.1
id Quake II v3.20:
- demo2.dm2 benchmark:
  - Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR [32-bit NVOpenGL]:
    640x480 = 173.5 fps
    800x600 = 142.3 fps
    1024x768 = 100.1 fps
    1280x920 = 66.6 fps
    1600x1200 = 43.0 fps
  - Obsidian2 X-24 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI [16-bit 3dfx MiniGL v1.48]:
    640x480 = 119.7 fps
    800x600 = 110.8 fps
    1024x768 = 75.7 fps
- massive1.dm2 benchmark [32-bit]:
  - Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR [32-bit NVOpenGL]:
    640x480 = 145.9 fps
    800x600 = 124.7 fps
    1024x768 = 90.4 fps
    1280x920 = 62.7 fps
    1600x1200 = 45.8 fps
ZDNet SpeedRate v1.5:
CPU = 3078
Disk = 1630
Video = 2842
Windows Magazine WinTune v1.0.43:
CPU = 1456 GHz
CPU Integer = 2322 MIPS
CPU Floating Point = 931 MFLOPS
Video (2D) [1024x768 32bpp] = 80 MPixels/sec
OpenGL = 145 MPixels/sec
Direct3D = 171 MPixels/sec
RAM = 1587 MB/sec
Cached DISK = 139 MB/sec
Uncached DISK = 4.6 MB/sec
Windows Magazine Wintune 97 v1.0:
CPU Clock = 1456 GHz
Dhrystone = 1681 MIPS
Whetstone = 495 MFLOPS
Video [1024x768 32bpp] = 411 MP/sec
RAM Read = 1765 MB/sec
RAM Write = 1979 MB/sec
RAM Copy = 1297 MB/sec
C:\ Cached speed = 139 MB/sec
C:\ Uncached speed = 4.7 MB/sec

DOS BENCHMARKS

SysChk Diagnostic Tool v2.46:
Video Speed = 234999 char/sec
Hard Disk 0 Seek = Immediate Seek
Hard Disk 0 Transfer = 35182.85 KB/Sec
Hard Disk 1 Seek = Immediate Seek
Hard Disk 1 Transfer = 34465.69 KB/Sec
VSpeed v1.10 [640x480x8bit]:
DRAM -> Banked VGA = 115.38 MB/sec
DRAM -> LFB = 264.68 MB/sec
Superscape VGA 3DBench v1.0c:
FPS = 875.9
DOS PC Player v1.0 [VESA LFB]:
640x480 8bpp = 89.6
640x480 16bpp = 66.2
640x480 32bpp = 36.3
800x600 8bpp = 67.6
800x600 16bpp = 48.1
800x600 32bpp = 24.4
1024x768 8bpp = 48.0
1024x768 16bpp = 22.7
1024x768 32bpp = 15.5
DOS CPU + Video Gamers Performance Test v1.4:
This Machine = 422

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BENCHMARKS ON THE NET

oZone3D CPU + GPU Benchmarks: OpenGL Fur Rendering, OpenGL Surface Deformer, OpenGL Soft Shadows + AOGen CPU Burner
HardwareOC Benchmarks: Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Half-Life 2, Far Cry, Serious Sam 2, Doom 3, Quake 4, Halo
Windows Magazine + PC Magazine Benchmarks: WinTune, CPU Mark, CPUID, 3D WinBench, WinBench, Audio WinBench + SpeedRate
PC PitStop Tests
Active Hardware Benchmarks
SPEC Benchmarks: SPECviewperf, SPEC CPU, SPECapc, SPECglperf, SPEC Web, SPEC HPC
BAPCo Benchmarks: SYSmark, WebMark, MobileMark
ToMMTi-Systems Benchmarks: RubyBench, ShaderMark, FSAA Tester, Truform Tester
Quest 3D: 3D Interactive Tools + Demos
FutureMark Benchmarks: 3DMark MAX 99, 3DMark 2000, 3DMark 2001, 3DMark 2003, 3DMark 2005, 3DMark 2006, PCMark 2002, PCMark 2004, PCMark 2005, PCMark Vantage, Video 2000, Lab Pro, XL-R8R
CINEBENCH: CINEBENCH 32-bit + 64-Bit for Windows 2000/XP
HD Tune
moreBENCH LX
ShaderMark
Vulpine GLMark
RightMark 3D
RightMark CPU Analyzer
RightMark Audio Analyzer
3D RightMark DirectX Analyzer
AquaMark3
7Byte MetaBench
Science Mark
GL Excess
GL XSmark
PassMark BurnInTest
GLview = OpenGL Extension Viewer
Burnmax
BencHMax
CpuiDMax2
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Humus: 3D DirectX + OpenGL demos
MASMO's OpenGL Benchmarks: MASMOBENCH, MAXBENCH
Michael Tirtasana's Benchmarks: Tirtanium v1.9 OpenGL/Direct3D [18 MB]
Major Geeks Benchmarking Tools
Major Geeks Diagnostics Tools
My Speed-Up + BenchMark Tools

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