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- Performance Test v5.6 (c) 1994,2002 Sergio G. Luvoni
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- (Terrific english-doc version!!)
-
- This test program the basic parts of the PC in how much the yield
- of the hardware. It can carry a record of all the PC'S that is going proving.
-
-
- Requirements:
- PC AT 286 or superior
- MSDOS 3.31 or superior
- 512 Kb. memory
- * May be run on PC XT.
-
- Use:
- TEST {options}
-
- Where {options} can be:
-
- /D: Present messages of the next accion to be executed (For debug).
- /S: Show comparatives without performs any test.
- /L {> file}: Shows the records of the data base
- /C: It does not attempt to detect the type of processor and/or coprocessor
- /F: It does not attempt to detect the processor clock frequency
- /V: It does not attempt to detect the video adapter (BIOS PCI/AGP)
- /H, /? : Shows these options
-
-
- Files:
- TEST.EXE (The program)
- TEST.DAT (PCI Database)
- TEST.DOC (This document in spanish)
- TEST.ENG (This document in english)
- TEST.LOG (File where are kept the accomplished tests)
-
-
- The tests are split into three:
-
- 1.- Test of the microprocessor and floating point unit.
- 2.- Test of video system.
- 3.- Test and information of the fixed disk drives.
- 4.- After the foregoing, it gives a general value of merit.
-
-
- 1.- Test of the microprocessor and floating point unit:
-
-
- Consists of showing how rapid operates the CPU, showing the result
- in real time. To comparison manner, is presented a table with the values
- of various CPUS that they were proven with this program with precedence.
- The values were drawn taking as optimum the configuration of the
- checked equipment.
-
- The program is capable of detecting the type of CPU and/or FPU that are found
- installed in the system.
- It can detect Intel CPUs, AMD CPUs, Cyrix/IBM CPUs, NexGen CPUs, UMC CPUs,
- IDT WinChip, etc.
-
- The reference of the same is based in which, if could run in an PC of 1982
- the performance would be of 1.
-
- Examples : (CPU Index only)
-
- 1 = IBM PC 370 = Pentium 66
- 3 = XT 12 430 = Cy5x86 100
- 12 = 286 20 580 = Pentium 100
- 26 = 386SX 33 610 = Am5k86 100
- 65 = 386DX 40 690 = Cy6x86 120
- 85 = 486SX 25 790 = Pentium 150
- 120 = 486DX 33 915 = Pentium 166MMX
- 180 = 486DX 50 1090 = Pentium 200MMX
- 200 = 486DX2 66 1230 = Pentium 233MMX
- 350 = 486DX4 100 2200 = PII 400
-
-
- If the proven CPU does not arrive to the logical scale values that would have to
- to have, the motives can be:
-
- For hardware:
-
- A.- Smaller clock frequency to the real required.
- B.- Too many wait states in the system memory.
- C.- Banks of decrease report quality.
- D.- CPU Cache (internal and/or external) disconnect or absent.
- E.- Bus Frequency low.
- F.- CPU "stressed".
- G.- Motherboard quality.
-
- For software:
-
- A.- Resident programs.
- B.- Shells (Norton Commander, XTree ++Gold, etc.)
- C.- Caches (Smartdrv, Ncache2, etc.).
- D.- To run the program in an environment that it will not be DOS-Flat.
- (For example Windows, OS/2, Linux, etc).
- E.- Virus.
-
- It is convenient for better results, to use the program from the
- commands line directly. Not to execute it in Windows, OS/2 or NT.
-
-
-
- 2.- Test of the video system.
-
- Here it is test the speed of the report of the video system. The test
- it is simple and according to my experience, it is quite linear with the
- performance of the video cards in various video modes. The test is in text mode (80x25)
- so much in monochromatic as the color. Keeper relationship to LANDMARK 2.0 (tm) concerning
- the results values.
- It does not use the processors of video cards (3D, MPEG, etc).
- In this way the results can be compared with any application.
- Just as previous test, there is a comparative table of different adapters.
- The @@performance of a same video card can vary according to the equipment
- where it is proven. As a rule the variation is produced in PCI/VLB/AGP cards.
- In ISA video cards generally the performance is maintained no matter where
- plugged (386 or Pentium).
- This program is capable to detect PCI/AGP video adapters.
-
-
- If the performance is less than the waited, the motives can be:
-
- A.- Low speed of the Bus of the system.
- ( in the BIOS, to verify the value of the BUS Clock Clock/3,
- Clock/4, etc. in ISA cards)
-
- B.- 16 bits-Cards operating how of 8 bits. It is amended with a
- "jumper" located in the card. To see manual of the same.
- (generally in Trident VLB and ISA video adapters)
-
- C.- Clock of the Local Bus Slot wrong.
- In some video cards there is a "jumper" that establishes the speed
- of the local bus according to the plate VLB that have to be. Again
- it is needed of the manual of the video and motherboard
- manufacturers.
-
- D.- Not optimum configuration of the PCI bus or the Cache Pipeline.
- Only it is applied if the plate is PCI. Here one must to prove with
- the options that possess the BIOS, not always it is the same to achieve
- the better performance.
-
- E.- Clock card low. This is very specific.
- The old Trident video cards possess a program called "SETBOARD"
- where it is configured this. To see the help of the same
- utilitarian (ISA/VLB).
-
- F.- Poor quality of video adapter. Not to confuse. The names of the
- video cards they are that nothing the names of the chip of the same.
- Well, one it can have for example the same chipset Trident 8900 but
- the board are of different manufacturer (Phoenix, Quadtel, etc.)
-
- G.- In the ancient machines, influences the CPU clock.
-
- H.- Defective component. Incompatibilitys. Etc.
-
-
-
- 3.- Test of the fixed disk drives.
-
- This test accomplishes a reading at under level of the disks installed
- in the system (until four disks, primary and secondary controllers).
- In him are read sequentially all the cylinders and randomly.
- Turned out to be it the average. The test is at physical level,
- no matter if the unit this not partitioned, or what type of files system has.
- Also it is presented a comparative table. These values can vary
- according to the equipment. A same disk can operate more rapid in a modern machine
- (for example: Ultra DMA, PIO Mode etc.).
-
- The accomplished test is the net data transfer, these influence
- the transfer of the bus, the access time, the rotation speed.
-
- Also it shows additional information on the disk drive:
- Serial number, Cache size, access time, rotation per minute,
- etc.
-
-
- It is preferable NOT TO execute it under Windows or OS/2.
-
- The variations of performance can be motive of:
-
- A.- Speed of the Bus.
-
- B.- Transfer manners.
- (PIO MODES 0,1,2,3 and 4. To verify which is the sustained maximum)
-
- C.- 32-bit mode deactivated. As long as it will be sustained.
-
- D.- "Block Mode" deactivated. Just as the previous, it must be
- sustained by the disk in question.
-
- E.- Ontrack's Disk Manager. This program is used so that the
- ancient BIOS sustain disk of more of 528 Mb. The same
- it can influence of negative or positive way.
- This variation is seen reflected when the disk is installed in
- a PCs that it support "naturally" and from must eliminate
- said program.
-
- F.- Wrong format of the disk, generally it is possible format
- a disk drive to a value of smaller capacity to which possesses.
- This can influence the performance. To check the data of the
- manufacturer of the disk with the values that possesses the BIOS
- of the same.
-
- G.- Cylinders in wrong state. Regrettably the test does not verify if
- read a bad sector. Here the BIOS is delayed a little concerning
- the reading or directly aborts the test.
-
- H.- Sound cards with IDE interface incorporated.
- This sometimes it is disregarded. Some cards possess a
- IDE port to permit to plug a CDROM unit in.
- Only modern BIOS accept this.
- Sometimes enters conflict with the controller of the motherboard
- (especially if possesses a double, that it sustains four units )
- and to make to operate the disks one must to deactivate all
- (Block Mode, 32 Bits, PIO, etc.). This is solved disabling
- the controller of the sound card, if it is possible, with a
- "jumper". or with a configuration program if the by software (PnP)
- If it does not possess a disconnection of the same, one must to
- make it in the multi-funtion board or in the motherboard.
- This motive is one of those that causes that DOS operate of way
- correct in an equipment, but not make it well in Windows,
- Windows 9x and is not wanted to install OS/2.
-
- I. - Ultra DMA Modes not installed or installed incorrectly or
- if is possessed old CD-ROM in the same controlling, provoke this
- conflicts with some of the advanced characteristics of
- the modern disks.
-
-
-
- I wait that this program serves to draw the better performance of
- their/its/your/his equipment without having to change it by one new.
-
-
- For example you/them I give the obtained numbers from my old PC:
-
- CPU : i486 DX4-120 Mhz. (Overcloked)
- Memory : 16 Mb. of EDO-RAM (SIMM 8Mb x 2).
- MotherBoard : UMC 849XX Chipset, Fake Cache, 3 VL-BUS Slots, AMI-WINBIOS
- Video : Trident 9440AGi Local Bus. 1Mb VRAM.
- Multifuntion1: Winbond Local VL-459GW Bus c/double IDE port + 1 LPT + 2 COM
- Multifuntion2: Generic 8Bit-ISA 2 COM, 1 LPT, 1Gb
- Hard drive : NEC D3727 1.058 Gb. 4 partitions.
- Other : CD-ROM Philips PCA 62 (6X), Sound Blaster 16 Multi-CD.
-
-
- Values :
-
- CPU : 425 (Very good, 355 without overclock)
- FPU : 992 (Very Good)
- Video : 16208 (good)
- Disk : 1751 (Good -)
- TEST : 416
-
- And the numbers obtained from my following model:
-
- CPU : Pentium 166MMX
- Memory : 32 Mb. EDO-RAM (SIMM 8Mb x 4)
- Video : S3 Virge 80C325 PCI 4 Mb.VRAM.
- Motherboard : VXPRO+,USB,UltDMA. VIA Apollo VPX Chipset, 512 Kb.Cache, AWARD
- Hard drive 1 : NEC D3727 1.058 Gb. 4 partitions.
- Hard drive 2 : QUANTUM BIGFOOT 1.2 Gb. 1 partition.
- Hard drive 3 : Seagate Medallist 4.3 Gb. 2 partitions
- Other : CD-ROM Philips PCA 62 (6X), Sound Blaster 16 Multi-CD.
-
-
- Values :
-
- CPU : 915 (Normal)
- FPU : 2090 (Normal)
- Video : 10626 (Regular)
- Disk 1 : 1751 (Regular) **
- Disk 2 : 2099 (Regular)
- Disk 3 : 2375 (Good)
- TEST : 690
-
-
- And the numbers obtained from my last machine:
-
- CPU : Pentium II 400 Mhz. 512 Kb L2-Cache
- Memory : 160 Mb. (32 + 64 + 64Mb PC100 DIMM)
- Video : 3Dfx Voodoo 3000 TV Out 16 Mb.
- Motherboard : Soyo 6VBA 133, AWARD BIOS
- Hard drive 1 : NEC D3727 1.058 Gb. 4 partitions.
- Hard drive 2 : Seagate Medallist 4.3 Gb. 2 partitions.
- Other : Generic 36X ATAPI CD, Sound Blaster 16 Multi-CD.
-
- Values :
-
- CPU : 2204 (Normal)
- FPU : 5750 (Normal)
- Video : 40037 (Very Good)
- Disk 1 : 1751 (Regular) **
- Disk 2 : 2627 (Good)
- TEST : 1280
-
- ** Note: The values (very good, regular, etc.) are conditioned to the type of
- equipment and of the performance that would have to offer. Therefore my disk 1
- in the old equipment outweighs in the new machine.
-
- IMPORTANT:
-
- The values can be recorded in a file for then to make a better
- comparative. For this is necessary go through all the tests.
- The value Index TEST is calculated thus: (20 * CPU + 7 * Disk + (Video/100) ) /50
- The numbers to the beginning of the line indicate the record of the data file.
- For example: the disk "1" belongs to the same machine that video card "1"
- that it is the same equipment that "1". In this case the "1" is my old equipment.
-
-
- Problems:
-
- Under Windows or OS/2 can not detect IDE units.
- Under Windows or OS/2 may fail detecting CPU and clock frequency.
- Older Pentium frecuency clock measurement may can fail.
-
- Documentation and base source code:
-
- COMPTEST 2.60. Copyright (c) 1988-1994 Norbert Juffa
- PCI. Copyright (c) 1996-2001 Craig Hart
-
-
- Trademarks:
-
- i486, Pentium 166MMX(P55C),PII,PIII,IV,Xeon (c) Intel
- Am486, 5x86, K5, K6x, K7 (Athlon), Duron (c) Advanced Micro Devices
- Cy6x86, 6x86MX (c) Cyrix-IBM Corp.
- Trident (c) Trident Microsystems
- Voodoo 3 (c) 3Dfx Interactive.
- NEC (c) NEC Corporation
- BIGFOOT (c) Quantum
- Medallist (c) Seagate
- Windows, Windows 9x (c) Microsoft Corp.
- OS/2 (c) IBM Corp.
- Landmark System Speed Test (c) Landmark Research International
- All the mentioned brands are property of their/its respective manufacturers.
-
-
- Grettings:
-
- To all that they made possible to obtain values for this program and
- ordered me their/its data.
-
- Next steps:
-
- * Graphics benchmarks.
- * MMX/SSE benchmarks.
- * 32/64 bits benchmarks.
- * CDROM/Floppy/Removal disk benchmarks.
- * Windoze port?
-
-
- Author:
-
- Sergio G. Luvoni <sluvoni@fi.mdp.edu.ar>
- Geronimo Costa 1442
- T.E. 478-4961
- Mar del Plata - (CP 7600)
- Prov. of Buenos Aires - ARGENTINA.
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