3dmark01 results

[Tanis143]

Ok, doing a bit of overclocking and used 3dmark01 to test my stability, and something is weird here. I'll post scores from my last system and scores I got on this system: First the stats:

Old system:
AMD 1800+ Palomino @ 150x11.5
Abit KT7A Raid
PNY GF4 Ti4200
512 Crucial PC2700 memory
Maxtor 40gig ata100 7200rpm

New System:
AMD 2500+ Barton @ 210 x 11
Shuttle AN35N Ultra 400
Geil 512 PC3500
GenXCube Radeon 9600 XT
WD 120gig SATA 7200rpm

So, the new system is decidedly faster than the old right? Check out these scores:

Old System: 11420
New System: 10609

What the hell gives? I notice a huge increase in all my games, hell I can run D3 at high detail with smooth action. So why is 3dmark so dumb? I know it sucks for benchmarking, but still, to say my new system is worse than my old? Is this normal?

 

[cgrant26]

What vid drivers are you using? Some drivers don't perform so great with 3DMark01. Try running 03 and see what kind of scores you get there. Also try running Aquamark.

 

[Tanis143]

Im running cat 4.7. I know there are newer ones, just have not updated yet.

-edit-

Ok, installed 4.10, and now I just hit a 12289. In some ways Im relieved, but in others Im disappointed. I know my system is dramatically faster than my previous, yet its only beating my previous best score by 869 pts. Oh well. Now we see why Kyle says they suck

 

[cgrant26]

I run the latest Omega drivers for my 9800 Pro and my 3DMark01 scores are low as well. I really don't care though. 3DMark03 and Aquamark scores are good so I'm happy.