Hiya all,
Well I've had my Sager 9750 (Clevo D900K) for a few days, and I've taken some time to run some 3D performance benchmarks.
I've first use the shipped NVIDIA drivers, but in the past 3 days, I've moved to the never NVIDIA ForceWare 82.12 drivers which I found on laptopvideo2go.com http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...p?showforum=61
I have not overclocked my NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX for the default test, only select the High-Performance setting in the nvidia panel tool, stopped all programs from the taskbar, and stopped the non-critical services. Each test was run at least three times, to make sure I didn't have a fluke result (yet, I admit that I display the highest score below). Anyway here are my latest results for a Sager 9750 with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and 2GB of memory. The operating system for these tests is 'Windows XP Pro N' with all patches.
Futuremark 3Dmark03 (Release 3.60) : 15049 (Default: 400/1100), 16438 (Overclocked: 450/1200), 16730 (Overclocked: 462/1220)
Futuremark 3Dmark05 (Release 1.20) : 7113 (Default: 400/1100), 7847 (Overclocked: 450/1200), 8001 (Overclocked: 462/1220)
Futuremark 3Dmark06 (Release 1.02) : 3960,1557,1561,1743 (Default: 400/1100), (Overclocked: 450/1200), (Overclocked: 462/1220) [Scores are : 3Dmark06,SM2,HDR/SM3,CPU]
I've also taken the task to run the SPECviewperf series of benchmarks from the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). These benchmarks are used by high performance 3D cards, and run a series of different 3D tests. I've used both the SPECviewperf 8.1 (latest) and the previous SPECviewperf 8.01. The results for a Sager 9750, AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+, Go 7800 GTX, 2GB and the ForceWare 82.12 drivers are as follow :
SPECviewperf 8.01
Sager 9750, Go 7800 GTX (400/1100), AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
3dsmax-03 : 18.22
catia-01 : 12.54
ensight-01 : 12.58
light-07 : 9.63
maya-01 : 20.26
proe-03 : 12.17
sw-01 : 12.38
ugs-04 : 8.17
Sager 9890, Quadro FX Go1400, Pentium IV 3.8Ghz, 2GB
3dsmax-03 : 30.77
catia-01 : 12.36
ensight-01 : 17.29
light-07 : 11.41
maya-01 : 32.56
proe-03 : 48.80
sw-01 : 20.82
ugs-04 : 25.64
SPECviewperf 8.1
Sager 9750, Go 7800 GTX (400/1100), AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
3dsmax-03 : 17.8
catia-01 : 12.43
ensight-01 : 12.34
light-07 : 10.75
maya-01 : 19.96
proe-03 : 12.1
sw-01 : 12.32
ugs-04 : 8.19
Custom, Quadro FX 4500 ForceWare 81.85, AMD FX55 2.6Ghz
3dsmax-03 : 42.14
catia-01 : 36.75
ensight-01 : 29.57
light-07 : 52.14
maya-01 : 45.31
proe-03 : 45.31
sw-01 : 32.21
ugs-04 : 36.79
As you see above, I've also added two additional systems results as References. The first is the Sager 9890 (Clevo D900T) with a NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400 and the second one is a dedicated workstation with the top of the line NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 card. It would be very interesting to see the results of a Sager 9750 with a NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400 (Luke, can I already buy this spare part for the Sager 9750 ?)
I've also tried to run the SPECviewperf 8.1 benchmark under a 64bit release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (Update 2) with the SMP kernel, but I'm having difficulties compiling the code, due to some weird X11 library issues. So I can only offer the SPECviewperfs with a 32bit Windows XP Pro N. (The Windows XP N series is the Windows XP that Microsoft had to release in europe without the integrated Windows Media stuff...)
For the earlier set of tests (SPECviewperf & 3Dmark at 400/1100) I stayed deliberatly away of overclocking the graphic card, changing the firmware of the graphic card, or performance optimizer such as RivaTuner.
Update (5th January 2006) : I installed the Forceware CoolBits 2.0 registry settings. This enables the overcloking of the Go 7800 GTX from within the nvidia panel, without changing the firmware. I then, tentatively pushed my settings for the GPU core from 400Mhz to 450Mhz (+12.5%), and the memory from 1100Mhz to 1200Mhz (+9%). I then re-ran the 3Dmark suites, and got some impressive increase in speed. In 3Dmark05, I move from 7113 to 7847, which is a +10.3% increase. +9.2% for 3Dmark03. Whoa... :-)
Warning!!! Do Not replicate what's described in the following paragraph...
One additional button you can find in the nvidia panel, is the 'Detect Optimal Frequencies'. I just ran this small test... and it proposed to me to run my GPU at 462/1220. Dare I try it ? ... 3Dmark03 : 16730 and for 3Dmark05 : 8001. This is totaly insane, and I'm moving my GPU back to 400/1100 now, before it melts.
Update (22nd January 2006) : Well the new Futuremark 3Dmark06 performance test is now out. So I re-ran my tests with the same gpu/memory speeds and nvidia driver release (82.12). I checked my 3Dmark03 and 3Dmark05 first, to validate that I had the same results (+/- 100) before running the 3Dmark06 program.
Erik
Well I've had my Sager 9750 (Clevo D900K) for a few days, and I've taken some time to run some 3D performance benchmarks.
I've first use the shipped NVIDIA drivers, but in the past 3 days, I've moved to the never NVIDIA ForceWare 82.12 drivers which I found on laptopvideo2go.com http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...p?showforum=61
I have not overclocked my NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX for the default test, only select the High-Performance setting in the nvidia panel tool, stopped all programs from the taskbar, and stopped the non-critical services. Each test was run at least three times, to make sure I didn't have a fluke result (yet, I admit that I display the highest score below). Anyway here are my latest results for a Sager 9750 with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and 2GB of memory. The operating system for these tests is 'Windows XP Pro N' with all patches.
Futuremark 3Dmark03 (Release 3.60) : 15049 (Default: 400/1100), 16438 (Overclocked: 450/1200), 16730 (Overclocked: 462/1220)
Futuremark 3Dmark05 (Release 1.20) : 7113 (Default: 400/1100), 7847 (Overclocked: 450/1200), 8001 (Overclocked: 462/1220)
Futuremark 3Dmark06 (Release 1.02) : 3960,1557,1561,1743 (Default: 400/1100), (Overclocked: 450/1200), (Overclocked: 462/1220) [Scores are : 3Dmark06,SM2,HDR/SM3,CPU]
I've also taken the task to run the SPECviewperf series of benchmarks from the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). These benchmarks are used by high performance 3D cards, and run a series of different 3D tests. I've used both the SPECviewperf 8.1 (latest) and the previous SPECviewperf 8.01. The results for a Sager 9750, AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+, Go 7800 GTX, 2GB and the ForceWare 82.12 drivers are as follow :
SPECviewperf 8.01
Sager 9750, Go 7800 GTX (400/1100), AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
3dsmax-03 : 18.22
catia-01 : 12.54
ensight-01 : 12.58
light-07 : 9.63
maya-01 : 20.26
proe-03 : 12.17
sw-01 : 12.38
ugs-04 : 8.17
Sager 9890, Quadro FX Go1400, Pentium IV 3.8Ghz, 2GB
3dsmax-03 : 30.77
catia-01 : 12.36
ensight-01 : 17.29
light-07 : 11.41
maya-01 : 32.56
proe-03 : 48.80
sw-01 : 20.82
ugs-04 : 25.64
SPECviewperf 8.1
Sager 9750, Go 7800 GTX (400/1100), AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
3dsmax-03 : 17.8
catia-01 : 12.43
ensight-01 : 12.34
light-07 : 10.75
maya-01 : 19.96
proe-03 : 12.1
sw-01 : 12.32
ugs-04 : 8.19
Custom, Quadro FX 4500 ForceWare 81.85, AMD FX55 2.6Ghz
3dsmax-03 : 42.14
catia-01 : 36.75
ensight-01 : 29.57
light-07 : 52.14
maya-01 : 45.31
proe-03 : 45.31
sw-01 : 32.21
ugs-04 : 36.79
As you see above, I've also added two additional systems results as References. The first is the Sager 9890 (Clevo D900T) with a NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400 and the second one is a dedicated workstation with the top of the line NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 card. It would be very interesting to see the results of a Sager 9750 with a NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400 (Luke, can I already buy this spare part for the Sager 9750 ?)
I've also tried to run the SPECviewperf 8.1 benchmark under a 64bit release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (Update 2) with the SMP kernel, but I'm having difficulties compiling the code, due to some weird X11 library issues. So I can only offer the SPECviewperfs with a 32bit Windows XP Pro N. (The Windows XP N series is the Windows XP that Microsoft had to release in europe without the integrated Windows Media stuff...)
For the earlier set of tests (SPECviewperf & 3Dmark at 400/1100) I stayed deliberatly away of overclocking the graphic card, changing the firmware of the graphic card, or performance optimizer such as RivaTuner.
Update (5th January 2006) : I installed the Forceware CoolBits 2.0 registry settings. This enables the overcloking of the Go 7800 GTX from within the nvidia panel, without changing the firmware. I then, tentatively pushed my settings for the GPU core from 400Mhz to 450Mhz (+12.5%), and the memory from 1100Mhz to 1200Mhz (+9%). I then re-ran the 3Dmark suites, and got some impressive increase in speed. In 3Dmark05, I move from 7113 to 7847, which is a +10.3% increase. +9.2% for 3Dmark03. Whoa... :-)
Warning!!! Do Not replicate what's described in the following paragraph...
One additional button you can find in the nvidia panel, is the 'Detect Optimal Frequencies'. I just ran this small test... and it proposed to me to run my GPU at 462/1220. Dare I try it ? ... 3Dmark03 : 16730 and for 3Dmark05 : 8001. This is totaly insane, and I'm moving my GPU back to 400/1100 now, before it melts.
Update (22nd January 2006) : Well the new Futuremark 3Dmark06 performance test is now out. So I re-ran my tests with the same gpu/memory speeds and nvidia driver release (82.12). I checked my 3Dmark03 and 3Dmark05 first, to validate that I had the same results (+/- 100) before running the 3Dmark06 program.
Erik
