User:Gargan/Benchmarking: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:14, July 12, 2014

Methodology[edit | edit source]

My current method for benchmarking is as follows.

Start logging with HWiNFO64
Wait at least 15 seconds
Start Skyrim
Start logging with Fraps as soon as fps counter appears (F11 hotkey)
Wait at least 15 seconds after the main menu appears
Start a new game
Stop Fraps logging a couple of seconds after the autosave (F11 hotkey again)
Exit Skyrim
Stop logging with HWiNFO64

This procedure allows me to gather all sensor data with HWiNFO and also gather frametimes from Fraps. I prefer using frametimes to calculate FPS instead of using the approximately average FPS that is logged with either HWiNFO or Fraps. This allows me to see stuttering that would otherwise be averaged out. Good information on the use of frametimes instead of FPS is here.

Computer Specifications[edit | edit source]

My current setup is as follows.

CPU	Intel Core i7-4771
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)
Memory	G.Skill F3-1600C7D-16GTX (2x8GB)
GPU	EVGA 04G-P4-2768-KR GeForce GTX 760 4GB
HDD	Samsung SSD 840 EVO 1TB

Vanilla[edit | edit source]

I was able to get five extremely similar benchmarks. The pale green area is the maximum and minimum for all data used to compute the average.

	Mean	Std. Dev.	Run 1 error	Run 2 error	Run 3 error	Run 4 error	Run 5 error
GPU Temp [°C]	49.718	5.472	-0.0657 ± 0.3294	-0.3907 ± 0.3854	0.2805 ± 0.3466	0.1303 ± 0.3132	0.0456 ± 0.3181
GPU Load [%]	61.046	8.391	0.1199 ± 1.0946	-0.1197 ± 1.2930	0.0224 ± 1.2216	-0.0148 ± 1.2373	-0.0078 ± 1.4577
Dedicated Mem. [MiB]	979.063	115.187	0.9142 ± 3.9035	3.2687 ± 4.4915	-3.5207 ± 4.2546	-0.3464 ± 3.9375	-0.3157 ± 3.7933
Dynamic Mem. [MiB]	26.835	4.194	0.2371 ± 1.7285	-0.6451 ± 1.6417	0.7391 ± 1.5204	-0.1653 ± 1.5592	-0.1657 ± 1.8936
FPS	60.063	1.873	-0.0279 ± 3.1130	-0.0216 ± 2.9609	-0.0075 ± 2.8510	0.0074 ± 2.8603	0.0496 ± 3.5849

Plots[edit | edit source]

Step 2.D. Fixes[edit | edit source]

	Mean	Std. Dev.	Run 1 error	Run 2 error	Run 3 error	Run 4 error	Run 5 error
GPU Temp [°C]	51.499	5.364	-0.4010 ± 0.3031	0.1442 ± 0.3422	0.2543 ± 0.2955	0.0661 ± 0.3048	-0.0636 ± 0.3417
GPU Load [%]	66.509	9.587	0.0580 ± 1.4191	-0.1565 ± 1.5332	0.2123 ± 1.3483	-0.1316 ± 1.3951	0.0178 ± 1.4552
Dedicated Mem. [MiB]	1081.580	76.210	-1.3101 ± 7.5866	8.9257 ± 7.6296	-10.4515 ± 5.9729	-0.5883 ± 5.7764	3.4243 ± 7.6782
Dynamic Mem. [MiB]	25.768	2.413	-2.1581 ± 1.0560	0.6401 ± 0.9930	0.6143 ± 1.1540	0.1474 ± 1.0587	0.7564 ± 0.9528
FPS	60.085	1.971	0.0129 ± 3.3313	-0.0025 ± 3.5475	-0.0019 ± 3.3134	-0.0305 ± 3.0339	0.0221 ± 3.5934

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 ! GPU Temp [°C]
-| 51.499 || 5.380  || -0.3926 ± 0.3010 || 0.1348 ± 0.3401 || 0.2577 ± 0.2966 || 0.0675 ± 0.3051 || -0.0674 ± 0.3397
+| 51.499 || 5.364  || -0.4010 ± 0.3031 || 0.1442 ± 0.3422 || 0.2543 ± 0.2955 || 0.0661 ± 0.3048 || -0.0636 ± 0.3417
 |-
 ! GPU Load [%]
-| 66.508 || 9.595  || 0.0586 ± 1.3212 || -0.1638 ± 1.4314 || 0.2112 ± 1.3684 || -0.1218 ± 1.4770 || 0.0158 ± 1.4454
+| 66.509 || 9.587  || 0.0580 ± 1.4191 || -0.1565 ± 1.5332 || 0.2123 ± 1.3483 || -0.1316 ± 1.3951 || 0.0178 ± 1.4552
 |-
 ! Dedicated Mem. [MiB]
-| 1081.530 || 76.287  || -1.2601 ± 7.7566 || 8.8648 ± 7.2176 || -10.4308 ± 5.8692 || -0.5784 ± 5.8017 || 3.4045 ± 7.8428
+| 1081.580 || 76.210  || -1.3101 ± 7.5866 || 8.9257 ± 7.6296 || -10.4515 ± 5.9729 || -0.5883 ± 5.7764 || 3.4243 ± 7.6782
 |-
 ! Dynamic Mem. [MiB]
-| 25.764 || 2.420  || -2.1542 ± 1.0214 || 0.6317 ± 0.9645 || 0.6164 ± 1.1522 || 0.1491 ± 1.0547 || 0.7570 ± 0.9573
+| 25.768 || 2.413  || -2.1581 ± 1.0560 || 0.6401 ± 0.9930 || 0.6143 ± 1.1540 || 0.1474 ± 1.0587 || 0.7564 ± 0.9528
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 ! FPS
-| 60.088 || 2.040  || 0.0103 ± 3.3923 || -0.0049 ± 3.5355 || -0.0009 ± 3.3959 || -0.0304 ± 2.9610 || 0.0259 ± 3.4232
+| 60.085 || 1.971  || 0.0129 ± 3.3313 || -0.0025 ± 3.5475 || -0.0019 ± 3.3134 || -0.0305 ± 3.0339 || 0.0221 ± 3.5934
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 ===Plots===
-{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average GPU Temperature|http://i.imgur.com/CRIlgyR.png}}
+{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average GPU Temperature|http://i.imgur.com/FssyzAn.png}}
-{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average GPU Load|http://i.imgur.com/IXNDXGE.png}}
+{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average GPU Load|http://i.imgur.com/IIgWxGe.png}}
-{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average Dedicated Memory|http://i.imgur.com/OGjwLJY.png}}
+{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average Dedicated Memory|http://i.imgur.com/DJes1YD.png}}
-{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average Dynamic Memory|http://i.imgur.com/Pg9fIRf.png}}
+{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average Dynamic Memory|http://i.imgur.com/UJ9nsfg.png}}
-{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average FPS|http://i.imgur.com/PGBIu9h.png}}
+{{#hsimg:step_2d_fixes|300|Average FPS|http://i.imgur.com/AjyR9S9.png}}