Both reference boards underwent a comprehensive testing procedure. The benchmarks that we ran were intended to reproduce operational performance as realistically as possible. A look at the benchmark graphics makes it immediately clear that only the SiS-735 chipset for the AMD platform shines with outstanding performance. In contrast, the SiS 635 placed last among its competitors in almost every benchmark.
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| CPU (SIS 635) | Pentium III 1000 MHz / 133 MHz FSB |
| CPU (SIS 735) | AMD Athlon 1200 MHz / 133 MHz FSB |
| Memory | 128 MB DDR-SDRAM 266 MHz CL2.5 Micron |
| Harddisk | IBM DTLA-307030, 30,7 GBytes
UltraDMA/100, 7200 U/min |
| Graphics card 1: | NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS
ASUS AGP - 7700 (TVR) Memory: 32 MB DDR-SDRAM Chipset speed: 199,7 MHz Memory speed: 332,9 MHz |
| Graphics card 2: | NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS ULTRA
ELSA Gloria III Memory: 64 MB SD-RAM Chipset speed: 250,0 MHz Memory speed: 400,9 MHz |
| Drivers & Software | |
| AGP - driver | SIS AGP V1.03 |
| IDE / Chipset - driver | Microsoft default |
| DirectX Version | 8.0a |
| OS | Windows 98 SE, Version 4.10.2222 A |
| Benchmarks | |
| Quake III Arena | Retail Version
command line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0 Graphics detail set to 'Normal', 640x480x16 Benchmark using 'Q3DEMO1' |
| Sysmark 2000 | Patch 4B (1024x768x16x85) |
| ViewPerf | Version 6.1.2 (1280x1024x16x85) |
| Linux Kernel Compilation | SuSE Linux 6.4, Kernel 2.2.14, THG benchmarking kernel, gcc 2.95.2 |
| Flask mpeg4 Encoding | "Video Codec: DivX 3.11 alpha, Fast-Motion, keyframe every 10 seconds, compression 100, data rate 910 kbps Audio Codec: audio not processed Video Resolution: 720x576, 25 fps, interlaced Resizing: Nearest Neighbor " |
| Unreal Turnament | V4.28 UTBench (640x480x16x85)
Vsync = off |