The OFFICIAL FFXIV Benchmark & Beta Performance Thread

[Kajii]

Ran test again with "Twin Turbo" switched On
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1...scoreturbo.png
Score had 190 point increase

I can expand up to 8GB DDR3 Ram, currently at 6... Would maxing it out improve score?

[Deadgye]

I can expand up to 8GB DDR3 Ram, currently at 6... Would maxing it out improve score?

I doubt it; I ran my test with 6gb.. and 3 of them were being used by other programs at the time and I still managed a really high score.

[Aurelius]

I can expand up to 8GB DDR3 Ram, currently at 6... Would maxing it out improve score?

The benchmark only uses about 620MB of RAM last I peeked, so I'm guessing adding more RAM wouldn't do much for you.

[hopefulki]

These are using the 10.5 drivers, I'm going to try going back to 10.4 soon, people seem to be getting better performance overall with those. I used 10.2, then 10.5, switched to 10.6 and it was HORRID lol.

Single 5870, i7 930 @ 4.2. Dual Monitor. Vid card is non-reference so I can't pump voltages, oh well.

High:

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http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6733/highs.png

Low:

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http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1905/lowf.png

[Fade]

Thanks for the G73 scores Kajii, I appreciate it. It gives me a better a idea of what to expect for my scores.

[Zerocool]

I can expand up to 8GB DDR3 Ram, currently at 6... Would maxing it out improve score?

No, but bumping up your cpu clock should.

[Kajii]

I would, but it's a laptop and I didn't buy warranty. So the "Turbo" button will have to suffice.

[bluefan]

Overclocked the GPU to its peak before it started showing artifacts. Disabled multi-monitor mode and enbaled SLI on my 9800GX2, not sure if it helped that much. Increase is most likely due to the overclock.

On High:
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...n86/rawr-1.jpg

[Murureru]

What resolution is high in? 1920x1200?

[Kawfee]

What resolution is high in? 1920x1200?

Not positive, but since it says "1080p", I'd guess 1920x1080.

[NoShooty]

High resolution score=3336
Low resolution score= 5023

BOOYA

[Aurelius]

Not positive, but since it says "1080p", I'd guess 1920x1080.

Mine doesn't even say 1080p. It gives two options: "HIGH (1920 x 1080)" and "LOW (1280 x 720)".

[Emirii]

Hey guys, I am taking part in the alpha, and It ran good on my computer. However, when I get to this benchmark, my computer is considered "low end". I get a score of 1800 on low resolution (which is fine with me, my resolution on monitor is 1440x900, I don't need 1900+). I even recently updated my graphics card because the previous graphics card wasn't compatible with the alpha. But I'm still getting lower scores. Is there anything anyone can suggest? I probably need to upgrade my memory.

Windows 7 Professional x64 (with windows 7 basic theme)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core 2.2GHz
3GB DDR2 RAM
ATI Radeon 5670 HD 1GB GDDR5

I had originally had my processor and memory overclocked, but it did not make one difference. I even reinstalled my OS and the software and still had the exact same framerate. Is there anything else I can do to increase my framerate and improve my score? Its not noticeable to the eye that it is running slowly, but the score I got was pretty low compared to what I see around here.

The only thing that I could think of that MIGHT help it is upgrade my RAM. If I buy a 4GB kit I can have a maximum 6GB RAM. Will that help?

Looking forward to a reply.

[Aurelius]

Hey guys, I am taking part in the alpha, and It ran good on my computer. However, when I get to this benchmark, my computer is considered "low end". I get a score of 1800 on low resolution (which is fine with me, my resolution on monitor is 1440x900, I don't need 1900+). I even recently updated my graphics card because the previous graphics card wasn't compatible with the alpha. But I'm still getting lower scores. Is there anything anyone can suggest? I probably need to upgrade my memory.

Windows 7 Professional x64 (with windows 7 basic theme)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core 2.2GHz
3GB DDR2 RAM
ATI Radeon 5670 HD 1GB GDDR5

I had originally had my processor and memory overclocked, but it did not make one difference. I even reinstalled my OS and the software and still had the exact same framerate. Is there anything else I can do to increase my framerate and improve my score? Its not noticeable to the eye that it is running slowly, but the score I got was pretty low compared to what I see around here.

The only thing that I could think of that MIGHT help it is upgrade my RAM. If I buy a 4GB kit I can have a maximum 6GB RAM. Will that help?

Looking forward to a reply.

4GB is sort of the general standard these days and looking at the system you listed, it wouldn't surprise me to find out that Windows 7 is using virtual memory when you're running the benchmark and that would most certainly slow things down. When I was looking at building my most recent PC I was told that under Windows7 you want a minimum of 4GB, preferably 6, ideally 8. If you're in a position to nab a 4GB kit, it might be worth a shot.

[ufo]

Hey guys, I am taking part in the alpha, and It ran good on my computer. However, when I get to this benchmark, my computer is considered "low end". I get a score of 1800 on low resolution (which is fine with me, my resolution on monitor is 1440x900, I don't need 1900+). I even recently updated my graphics card because the previous graphics card wasn't compatible with the alpha. But I'm still getting lower scores. Is there anything anyone can suggest? I probably need to upgrade my memory.

Windows 7 Professional x64 (with windows 7 basic theme)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core 2.2GHz
3GB DDR2 RAM
ATI Radeon 5670 HD 1GB GDDR5

I had originally had my processor and memory overclocked, but it did not make one difference. I even reinstalled my OS and the software and still had the exact same framerate. Is there anything else I can do to increase my framerate and improve my score? Its not noticeable to the eye that it is running slowly, but the score I got was pretty low compared to what I see around here.

The only thing that I could think of that MIGHT help it is upgrade my RAM. If I buy a 4GB kit I can have a maximum 6GB RAM. Will that help?

Looking forward to a reply.

I think it's the video card you got. The 5670 is not that strong of a card. You are probably a little bit below the minimum requirement for alpha with that card, so the score sounds about right.

[Aurelius]

I think it's the video card you got. The 5670 is not that strong of a card. You are probably a little bit below the minimum requirement for alpha with that card, so the score sounds about right.

A low resolution test would place more emphasis on the CPU. And since overclocking the CPU made no difference it stands to reason that there might be something else holding the CPU back but for low res, a 5670 shouldn't be having that much difficulty.

[Purrrfect]

It's been noted here a few times that the low test is more related to cpu performance.

edit: beat ;;

[gfrommy]

@ Fade. Once I get home, Ill post the base scores from my ASUS G Series G51JX-X1 I got from last night. I can say I'm not too happy with them.

[Emirii]

Yeah, I dont think a quad should be having problems with running, its an overal fast computer with everything else but this benchmark (maybe I shouldn't worry about it that much, the actual game probably will play just fine) But I dont know anything about optimizing a processor other than overclocking using AMD CCC control panel thing.

[ufo]

In my opinion a lower end GPU will be reflected on the results of the low resolution benchmark. That's why the score didn't get better when you overclocked the CPU.