The first game to use DX12 is Ashes of the Singularity an RTS based game. Testing shows that DX12 does improve performance although it varies depending on choice of card:
Dx12 runs far better on the AMD cards than Dx11 does so they will see the most benefit in this instance. Other games...
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A new SSD benchmarking tool is available. AS SSD Benchmark is a small, free application avalable to download here:
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Ref:
http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/as-ssd-benchmark.html
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A new app has appeared similar to CPU-Z and GPU-Z:
ref and download:
http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/ssd-z-download.html
Here is a screen shot of my SSD:
Hi Everyone,
I have an imac. I tried to install windows 7 from boot camp and the WEI for disk drive (SSD) was 7.9
Then I decided to remove mac OS and make it completely windows. So, again using the boot camp I re installed windows. But this time I deleted the mac OS partition. Windows...
The latest Benchmark for Windows 7 and 8 systems from FutureMark.
PCMark 8 Basic Free Edition
Includes the Home, Creative and Work benchmarks.
Easy to use, no technical know-how needed.
Free online account to manage your results.
http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/pcmark8
Hey, does anyone know which is the best benchmark for testing the all-around performance of a Windows device? I don't wanna pay for it so it'd better be free.:razz:
Windows7Forums.com uncovers a complete blowout when using 4 Crucial SSDs in a RAID-0 configuration vs. a standard Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM hard drive. The results will amaze both the casual and experienced computer users.
The Windows Memory Debate: Windows7Forums.com conducts a detailed analysis of the memory debate surrounding Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. http://windows7forums.com/
Hi, I've been having nightmare with PC boot times ( up to 1 hour long) and extremely limited usage after boot, due to 100% disk activity.
I have tried everything possible with windows itself, so today tried to test HDD with HDDtune Pro.
Question,
#1 - Are these low read speeds?
#2 - If so...
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Futuremark has released patch 1.1.2 which brings Windows 8 compatibility:
Ref:
http://community.futuremark.com/forum/showthread.php?174193-3DMark-Vantage-patch-
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Download:
3DMark - test your video card with this popular graphics benchmark
Hello all,
I purchased this flash drive from Amazon am I'm happy with its performance (for the price):
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The manufacturer claims read speeds up to 190MB/s and write speeds up to 55MB/s.
These benckmarks were conducted at USB 3.0 speeds and, FYI, my OS is on an SSD:
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I am looking for some serious help to a problem that is seriously going to put me in a padded room. I currently own an Hp Envy 1110NR 8g 2.53 GHz Intel-i5 460 with turbo boost an integrated Intel and discrete ATI Mobility Radeon 5650 with 1 GB of memory. Now I have never had any problems playing...
3DMark 11 version 1.0.4 released
3DMark 11 has been updated to version 1.0.4 and is now fully compatible with Windows 8. This update addresses compatibility issues and a few uncommon bugs. Benchmark scores are not affected and scores from this new version can be compared with scores from the...
Unigine have updated their DX11 benchmark to version 4.00:
Changes in version 4.0
Benchmarking presets for convenient comparison of results
GPU temperature and clock monitoring
Drastic improvement of SSDO
Stars at nighttime
Improvement of lens flares
New, improved version of UNIGINE Engine...
Futuremark has released a new version of the Link Removed graphical benchmark. It contains DirectX 9, 10 and 11-based benchmarks, and requires Windows Vista, 7 or 8 to run. There is a free Basic Edition of 3DMark available.
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The actual speed shown is not the real issue, because all sorts of things can effect that. But the comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8 might be interesting.
The Nvidia card is running in PCIe 3.0 mode. All settings, which are the same for each, are shown in the attachment.
Here's a demonstration and benchmark test I did on allocating to the stack vs. allocating on the heap. I combined both allocation and retrieval into each method for each allocation destination, and the results are below.
Note: There are benefits of each, although for speed, allocation on the...
I keep getting BlueScreen errors and the pc is restarting after I switched motherboards from a gigabyte p55-usb3 to a biostar t5xe cfx-sli. I kept all the same components except I added another gtx 470. Thermal paste was freshly applied all around, all the idle and load temps seem normal...