User:Ah42/Benchmarks

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Ah42's System Specs

Benchmark conditions: STEP 2.2.9 Guide

I was not satisfied with the combined output of FRAPS and GPU-Z, since Skyrim can become fairly CPU-bound depending on configuration, and these do not record this information. I also disliked having to remember to start/stop the monitoring. Instead, I chose to use Skyrim Performance Monitor to record all data. This has the added benefit of not needing a baseline (i.e. idle) benchmark for RAM usage, as SPM only tracks usage by the Skyrim (+enboost) processes. In partnership with some formulae and LibreOffice, the output was distilled to provide the Average() and StdDev() from the moment of RAM + DiskIO Spike when choosing a New Game, through the program quitting (using console "qqq" at the first auto-save)

The data monitored with this method:

  • CPU Load
  • GPU Load
  • GPU Temperature (1)
  • FPS (2)
  • Disk IO (3)
  • Threads
  • System RAM (used by Skyrim)
  • Dedicated VRAM (used by Skyrim) (4)

Notes:

  • (1) Ambient temperature fluctuated during the multi-day benchmark period, as the weather went from summer extreme to autumn mild. GPU temperature is in terms relative to the starting (minimum) temperature. Delta is the difference between the recorded minimum and maximum temperatures.
  • (2) My display runs at 50Hz to avoid tearing in other applications. Therefore my FPS is also capped at 50Hz.
  • (3) Official BSA's are on a RAMDisk, and symlinked to from my Data directory which is on SSD. Mod Organizer is also on SSD. This appears to cause SPM not to record Disk IO for the Official BSA's, which means the mod-added IO stands out more starkly against the baseline.
  • (4) SPM tracks total VRAM. Minimum used RAM (i.e. at the start of logging) has been subtracted to find Skyrim's VRAM usage
Run CPU % Disk IO Max Disk IO FPS GPU % GPU °C Delta GPU °C Threads RAM (MB) Max RAM VRAM (MB) Max VRAM
0 Vanilla + SKSE Default Settings 44 ± 6.95 2.2 ± 6.47 100 50.0 ± 2.38 53 ± 7.77 15 ± 4.47 20 37 ± 1.59 1223 ± 83.05 1305 763 ± 92.23 893
1 Vanilla + SKSE 1366x768 43 ± 7.24 3.7 ± 13.25 106 49.6 ± 3.67 54 ± 8.37 16 ± 4.90 21 37 ± 1.87 1220 ± 116.20 1325 779 ± 137.84 941
2 Vanilla + SKSE 1920x1080 44 ± 7.39 3.9 ± 13.72 109 49.5 ± 3.93 68 ± 11.14 19 ± 5.73 24 37 ± 1.63 1185 ± 130.98 1283 850 ± 132.39 957
3 STEP: 1.B. Launcher Options 43 ± 7.16 3.9 ± 13.28 109 49.6 ± 3.78 69 ± 13.06 15 ± 5.24 20 36 ± 1.85 1183 ± 129.77 1286 738 ± 136.27 897
4 STEP: 1.D. INI Tweaks 44 ± 7.32 3.9 ± 13.54 107 49.7 ± 3.82 71 ± 11.34 15 ± 4.92 21 37 ± 2.02 1185 ± 124.65 1281 735 ± 126.44 883
5 STEP: 2.D. Fixes 44 ± 9.44 7.2 ± 26.02 297 49.0 ± 4.94 71 ± 12.83 15 ± 5.88 22 37 ± 1.59 1059 ± 151.88 1150 957 ± 147.01 1033
6 STEP: 2.E. Interface 45 ± 8.52 7.2 ± 26.66 295 49.3 ± 4.37 70 ± 12.92 16 ± 6.12 23 37 ± 1.68 1085 ± 139.31 1177 948 ± 129.64 1022
7 STEP: 2.F. Conflicting Graphics 47 ± 10.08 8.3 ± 28.34 302 48.7 ± 5.15 73 ± 14.81 15 ± 5.96 23 37 ± 2.02 1136 ± 204.09 1274 1030 ± 201.63 1139
8 STEP: 2.G. Landscape & Env 47 ± 9.85 9.9 ± 33.87 351 47.9 ± 5.61 77 ± 16.84 17 ± 6.65 24 38 ± 1.54 1446 ± 234.03 1605 1135 ± 176.32 1190
9 STEP: 2.H. Char. & Creatures 48 ± 9.38 10.4 ± 29.98 264 47.4 ± 6.36 78 ± 13.44 17 ± 6.43 25 37 ± 1.73 1591 ± 216.71 1755 1128 ± 114.83 1168
10 STEP: 2.I. Clothing & Equip. 48 ± 9.99 11.3 ± 32.20 298 47.2 ± 6.47 75 ± 16.26 18 ± 6.99 26 37 ± 1.72 1644 ± 256.37 1840 1134 ± 137.42 1198
11 STEP: 2.J. Anim. & Effects 48 ± 9.86 11.2 ± 32.69 316 47.4 ± 6.21 77 ± 16.25 19 ± 7.07 27 37 ± 1.80 1645 ± 250.47 1840 1279 ± 161.75 1352
12 STEP: 2.K. Clutter & Misc 48 ± 9.23 11.1 ± 33.42 338 47.1 ± 6.29 77 ± 15.22 19 ± 6.53 26 37 ± 1.72 1657 ± 235.44 1833 1261 ± 138.78 1319
13 STEP: 2.L. Sound 48 ± 10.18 11.4 ± 29.67 259 47.0 ± 6.65 77 ± 15.11 17 ± 6.73 25 37 ± 1.61 1651 ± 261.28 1842 1232 ± 163.19 1282
14 STEP: 2.M. Gameplay 48 ± 9.85 11.6 ± 35.49 377 47.3 ± 6.72 76 ± 17.74 14 ± 4.88 20 37 ± 1.54 1661 ± 250.95 1851 1311 ± 163.31 1371
15 STEP: 2.N. Patches 48 ± 10.18 11.4 ± 33.06 309 47.5 ± 5.85 77 ± 14.96 18 ± 6.90 26 38 ± 1.35 1663 ± 250.19 1853 1253 ± 148.11 1309
16 STEP Core + REGS 48 ± 11.53 15.2 ± 43.03 413 45.7 ± 7.15 68 ± 21.28 18 ± 7.35 24 37 ± 1.60 1865 ± 341.09 2107 1107 ± 177.27 1222
17 STEP Core + Opt Textures 47 ± 10.83 11.7 ± 34.58 375 46.6 ± 6.92 72 ± 17.27 18 ± 7.15 24 37 ± 1.80 1663 ± 284.57 1866 1116 ± 157.91 1234