World Magazine 2024
Fixed Calibration Test Platforms
for Measuring Computer Performance
After our benchmarking software is run on a system being evaluated, it assigns the system a performance rating for each application, a rating for each category, and an overall rating. The application ratings are based on a comparison of workload run times between the system being tested and a fixed calibration platform. A rating of 100 indicates the test system has performance equal to that of the calibration platform, 200 indicates twice the performance of the calibration platform, etcetera. Each category rating is simply a geometric mean of the workload ratings in the category. The overall rating is a weighted geometric mean of the category ratings. The fixed calibration platform (system configuration) as prescribed by the calibration software is as follows:
Fixed Calibration Platform for Benchmark Software:
Intel® SE440BX-2
Motherboard: Based on the Intel® 440BX Chipset
CPU: Intel® Pentium® III processor Core Frequency: 450 MHz Memory: 128MB DIMM Video & Resolution: Diamond Viper V770 Ultra, 32 MB, 1024×768 16 bpp.
Disk: IBM® DJNA 371800
Case: Enlight 7237 250W
Operating System Windows® 98 Second Edition
Once evaluations have been run on the fixed calibration platform on ten separate occasions, and the results recorded, the same benchmark software is run on the following base systems to establish an additional base data for different combinations of hardware and new technologies. This allows us to develop a theoretical baseline as to what may be expected from new hardware combinations and driver changes.
Base Systems For Advanced Comparisons:
System Configuration Intel® CA810
Motherboard: Intel® Desktop Board CA810E 8C1A100A.86A.0021.P12 8/30/2000 CPU: Intel Pentium III Core Frequency: 600EB 133 MHz FSB 256 Cache Memory: Crucial 128 MB PC133 SDRAM CAS3 (matched to motherboard)
Video Card: Elsa ERAZOR® X2 GeForce DDR 32 MB BIOS v7.05.00
Hard Disk: Quantum Fireball® Plus KA 13.6GB ATA-66 CD-ROM: Panasonic 32X IDE-ATAPI
Case: Enlight 7237 250W
Operating System: Windows® 98 SE, Standard installation with all available updates.
DirectX Drivers: DirectX® 7.0
Drivers Video: nVidia® Detonator® v3.68
Drivers ATA : Intel® 5.01
Drivers Chipset : Intel® Chipset (most current release)
System Configuration VIA® 694X Apollo Pro® 133A
Motherboard: Soyo® SY-6VCA VIA 694X Apollo Pro 133A BIOS v2AP2
CPU: Intel® Pentium III Core Frequency: 600EB MHz 133 MHz FSB 256 Cache
Memory: Crucial® 128 MB PC133 SDRAM CAS3
Video Card: Elsa ERAZOR® X2 GeForce DDR 32 MB BIOS v7.05.00
Hard Disk: Quantum Fireball® Plus KA 13.6GB ATA-66 CD-ROM: Panasonic 32X IDE-ATAPI
Case: Enlight 7237 250W
Operating System: Windows® 98 SE, Standard installation with all available updates.
DirectX Drivers: DirectX® 7.0
Drivers Video: nVidia Detonator® v3.68
Drivers ATA: VIA® v4.17
Drivers AGP: VIA® v4.17
Drivers Chipset: VIA® v4.17
System Configuration Intel®i820
Motherboard: Intel® VC820 VC82010A.86A.0036.P16 9/15/2000
CPU: Intel® Pentium III Core Frequency: 733EB MHz 133 MHz FSB 256 cache Memory: Melco/TechWorks 128 MB PC800 RDRAM
Video Card: Elsa ERAZOR® X2 GeForce DDR 32 MB BIOS v7.05.00
Hard Disk: Quantum Fireball® Plus KA 13.6GB ATA-66 CD-ROM: Panasonic 32X IDE-ATAPI
Case: Enlight 7237 250W
Operating System: Windows® 98 SE, Standard installation with all available updates.
DirectX Drivers: DirectX® 7.0
Drivers Video: nVidia® Detonator v3.68
Drivers ATA: Intel® ATA v5.01
Drivers Chipset: Intel® (Latest available a/o 10/01/00)
System Configuration Intel®OR 840
Motherboard: Intel® OR840 (BOXOR840) BIOS OR840700.86E.0245.P04 (production build 245)
CPU: Intel® Pentium III Core Frequency: 733EB MHz 133 MHz FSB 256 cache Memory: Melco RD800E 800MHz Direct Rambus DRAM high density RIMM memory modules. Video Card: ATI All-In-Wonder Pro 128 32MB AGP Hard Disk : Maxtor 20.4 7200 RPM GB ATA-66 CD-ROM: Plextor IDE-ATAPI
Case: Enlight 7237 250W
Operating System: Windows® 98 SE, Standard installation with all available updates.
DirectX Drivers: DirectX® 7.0 Drivers Video: Beta Driver Release from ATI
Drivers ATA: Intel® ATA v6.03
Drivers Chipset: Intel® v.2.45
