Massman

WTF!

Not sure if anyone else noticed it, but there's a big difference between the different mainboard/bios combinations for 3DMark01 performance. So far I've only had luck with the Gigabyte UD4 to get good 01 runs. Any other board has performance ~ 3k to even 8k lower. Here's the data: HD 4890: CPU MHz vs CH: - 5288 - 535 - P67A-UD4 (F6x) - 5545 - 505 - P8P67 Deluxe (1053) - 5300 - 549.6 - Maximus IV extreme (0681) - 5400 - 482 - P67A-GD65 (1.8B6) - 5412 - 511.4 - Maximus IV Extreme (0681) - 5200 - 465.3 - P8P67 Pro - 4890 - 513 - P67A-UD4 (F4) - 5300 - 480 - P67A-GD55 (1.8B5) - 5366 - 525.8 - P67A-UD4 (F7b) As far as my own testing goes I only had good runs with the UD4 (as mentioned before). M4E and GD65 gave me ~ 490FPS at 5.4GHz (should be 550!). Only hole in the gigabyte theory is U22's run with the M4E + 0681 bios. At 5300 he's at 550, my runs were at 515FPS. You will see the same with other cards, by the way. Check the top results of the GTX 580, for instance: - 409FPS @ 5500MHz (GBT UD7) - 395FPS @ 5620MHz (ASUS board) Only problematic run (maybe not right lod?): 395FPS @ 5500MHz with UD4, but still ... same performance level as the asus boards but with lower MHz. I've tried to come up with a solution when running the M4E, but nothing helped. Tried changing mem dividers, different OS, different timings, different pci-e lanes etc ... no way to reach the high performance. When switching from the 0065 to the 0681 bios on the M4E, I went from 490FPS CH to 515FPS ... nothing changed frequency wise. What are your thoughts?

Hm, okay, let's see how it can be fixed. So, what do you guys think about the bench?

Just came across this benchmark - looks pretty cool as it reminds me of the simplicity of PiFast . I've set up a beta-testing competition for this benchmark. Not much limitations: just a screenshot and a verification link needed. All is explained here: Link to the competition: http://hwbot.org/competition/ucbench2011 This competition is set up to allow community members to beta-test this new benchmark. Just like with Unigine Heaven, it's meant to uncover bugs or other problems. If you come across a problem, don't hesitate to post in the forums . Have fun!

New ASUS BIOS: - P8P67 (1253): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P8P67-ASUS-1253.ROM - P8P67 Evo (1253): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P8P67-EVO-ASUS-1253.ROM - Sabertooth P67 (1253): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/SABERTOOTH-P67-ASUS-1253.ROM

Uploaded :-) - P67 Extreme4 (1.43A): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P67EXT41.43A

Hehe. Had a discussion about that with ASUS. According to them, the Expander -is- retail . Anyway, check PM.

Updated! Thanks for sharing guys!

Added: - P67A-UD7 (F7e): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/p67aud7.f7e - P67A-UD5 (F6d): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/p67aud5.f6d - P67A-UD4 (F7f): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/p67aud4.f7f

Asrock BIOS (should all have PLL override) - P67 Professional (1.40): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P67PE1.40 - P67 Extreme4 (1.40): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P67EXT41.40 - P67 Pro3 (1.70): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P67P31.70 - P67 Pro (1.40): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P67P1.40 - P67 Extreme6 (1.30): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P67EX61.30 Please report on PLL override

Added to first page: - Maximus IV Extreme (0802): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/MaximusIV-Extreme-ASUS-0802.ROM - P8P67 Deluxe (1253): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P8P67-DELUXE-ASUS-1253.ROM - P8P67 Pro (1253): http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/P8P67-PRO-ASUS-1253.ROM

No, definitly not. So far, there isn't really that much to conclude based on the numbers. I would currently advise to search for CPUs as close to the golden ones. For instance, if a golden CPU is L043A776 #3986, you want to search for the same batch (L043A776) and a # close to 3986.

One user can only contribute one score to the team average. And all three members must use different hardware (in this case videocards).

I'd say the newest one with PLL override option. Not much beta's coming out for those boards, though. added! Not sure if revisions will come soon ...

Not sure about classi, but R3E is definitly faster. Perhaps due to the NF200 lane configuration or BIOS?

I'm sorry, I don't go for the 'small scores'. 120k or bigger only.

After you click 'make screenshot' (with all cpu-z and gpu-z) click 'save result' to save the datafile. That's the datafile you need to upload.

But thats the release bios ... does it have the pll override?

Oh no! Now my entire list is ruined

It's only on the ASUS boards though. No idea why ASUS hates 3DMark01

200 x 22.5? What kind of dividers do you have on your board?

Here: http://hwbot.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15558

It was a fast run; no copy-waza, no services disabled or anything

Not as far as I can see. I was also expecting Asrock to drop their bioses on the web, but haven't seen anything so far ... :-(

Updated! Anyone seen a chip later than week 42 yet?