Some Benchmarking - About Performance Issues
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Specifications:
CPU: Q6600 @ 3.6GHZ
RAM: 4GB Dual Channel 800MHZ 5-5-5-15 DDR2
GPU: ATi HD5850 @ 945/1225
HDD: Some Piece of lalalala. 250GB
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Game Settings:
Everything on "High"
AA=2x
AF=16x
Res= 1280x1024 (Shutup )
w/ +fullproc on the shortcut command-line. (Not sure it affects anything)
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Benchmarks(w/ Fraps - 60 Seconds):
HBAO On - 4 Cores Running - 3000FRAMES
Min=27
Max=70
AVG=50
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HBAO Off - 4 Cores Running - 3410FRAMES
Min=48
Max=64
AVG=56.833
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HBAO On - 2 Cores Running - 2895FRAMES
Min=34
Max=70
AVG=48.25
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HBAO Off - 2 Cores Running - 3344FRAMES
Min=48
Max=65
AVG=55.733
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Comments:
I'm noticing with HBAO on 4&2 Cores, that the MinFPS is lower and the MaxFPS is higher(which makes no sense, but w/e).
I'm noticing with HBAO off 4&2 Cores, that the MinFPS is higher and the MaxFPS is lower (also makes no sense, but w/e).
Now here's the huge discovery IMHO:
THE GAME STAYS THE SAME FPS WITH EITHER 2 OR 4 CORES ACTIVATED, LIKE IT'S NOT EVEN USING MY 2ND SET OF CORES ON MY Q6600, I GOT THE SAME PERFORMANCE WITH JUST 2!!!
ALSO: My CPU usage never went past 65%... EVER. It stayed in the 30-40 MOST of the time, about a quarter of the time in the 50's, and very rarely did it spike to 60's.
What the bleep.