Benchmarks

[grahambird80]

Hi Everyone

I work for a computer reatailer and one of the brands that we sell is Sony.

Recently we have been running the Futuremark 3D Mark 01 and PC Mark 04 on all the computers that we sell, we are doing this so that we can advise thoes hardcore customers. I shall post the results of the VAIO's tomorrow when i get back from work.

So I was thinking that i would post my results for you all to see.

My System is;
Sony VAIO PCG-GR214EP
System Configuration
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
DirectX Version 9.0
AGP Rates (Current/Available) 4x / 1x 2x 4x
CPU intel Celeron 1192 MHz
FSB 133 MHz
Memory 512 MB
Graphics Chipset ATI MOBILITY RADEON
Driver Name Mobility Radeon
Driver Version 6.13.3265 built by:ATI Technologies Inc.
Video Memory 16 MB
Program Version 3DMark2001 SE
Resolution 1024x768 32bit
Texture Format Compressed
FSAA Disabled
Z-Buffer Depth 24bit
Frame Buffer Double
Rendering Pipeline D3D Software T&L

My Test results are

PC Mark 04 1713
3D Mark 01 1617

Not very impressive results but my laptop is not very powerfull.

If you want to know where to get the software to run these test go to this web site www.futuremark.com and follow the pages to the download links

The basic versions of these programs are free.

Well hopefully we can get a lot of results from all you VAIO users.

I will also post the results of the desktops.

[VAIOneer]

Must run that and post my results too.
Will be very interesting to see what differences same models will bring up

[grahambird80]

As promsed here are the results form the benchmark test.

Remember that the tests were only run once and no overclocking was done on the laptops or desktops.

Sony scores on 3D Mark 01

Laptops

PCG-SRX551P/B - 567
PCG-FR415S - 1568
PCG-Z1XSP - 1681
PCG-V505DP - 5450
PCG-K115S - 6599
PCG-K115M - 6652
PCG-GRT916V - 9115

Highest laptop that we sell
HP Pavilion zd7065 - 10118

Lowest Laptop that we sell
Samsung V25 2.8 - 901

Desktops

PCV-V1GB - 1445
PCV-W1 - 1471
PCV-RS324E - 7317
PCV-RS402 - 7317
PCV-RS502 - 7355
PCV-RS404 - 7365
PCV-RZ502PGB - 7378
PCV-RZ504GB - 12430

HP Desktops scored around the 3000 mark



Sony scores on PC mark 04

Laptops

PCG-Z1XSP - 2533
PCG-FR415S - 2781
PCG-V505DP - 2819
PCG-K115M - 3117
PCG-K115S - 3156
PCG-GRT916V - 3717

Desktops

PCV-V1GB - 2796
PCV-W1 - 2845
PCV-RS324E - 3912
PCV-RS402 - 3930
PCV-RS502 - 4177
PCV-RS404 - 4224
PCV-RZ502 - 4388
PCV-RZ504 - 5003

[tellingd]

Interesting numbers Graham, but what exactly do these numbers measure?

[grahambird80]

The 3D Mark 01 mainly tests the computers 3D graphics card.

The computers with a higer score are more suited to the modern games. For example a computer that scores below 1000 will have a hard time running any game that involves a bit of 3D processing such as Half-Life etc.. Where as a computer that scores at 5000 and above should have no problem with most 3D games.

The PC Mark 04 test all aspects of the computer from CPU to HD. It is a more general test on the computer as a whole.

Many computing publications use these benchmarks to rate the performance of new computers and new hardware.

For more info on the tests go to www.futuremark.com

These benchmarks are a gide to help buyers, but also there is a whole compuinty of computer users that try to push there computers by overclocking them. A way of testing a overclocked computer is using these benchmarks and seeing how they score for example http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20031230/index.html check this out. Thoes nuts a Toms hardware pushing a P4 to 5 Ghz

[tellingd]

Cheers Graham. I've surfed TomsHardware in the past and seen the 5GHz results - I don't think I'd be able to cool my processor to that extent

[VAIOneer]

There are some cool cooling gizmos out there.

I've seen external water cooling towers for PCs and the like.

Also a RRP £750 totally noiseless PC case (the only noise would eminate from your HDD)

[tellingd]

£750 just for a case

You'd have to be pretty obsessed with noise to fork out for that.

[VAIOneer]

Yep, just for the case.

I gotta admit, its one heck of a case though.
The CPU and grpahics chip are passiveley cooled by liquid. As can be done to the HDD.
And the PSU doesn't even have a fan.

Check this review site out for pics;
Nordic Hardware

[kee-lo_]

I have seen a fridge freezer component for desktop CPUs which freezes it to -30 degrees C.