In this thread the idea is to preserve / link / discuss benchmarks for Windows 98 only.
Everyone now and then I will compile them into one big 7-Zip self-executable and upload it to MediaFire.
Link to W98 Benchmark Archive V1.1
Contains:
To be updated...
I find old graphics card reviews give us hints for benchmarks:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/full-revi … idia,204-3.html
OS Version Windows 98 SE 4.10.2222 A DirectX Version 7.0 Quake 3 Arena Retail version command line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_init […]
OS Version Windows 98 SE 4.10.2222 A
DirectX Version 7.0
Quake 3 Arena Retail version
command line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0
OpenGL FSAA set to 2x SuperSampling or FSAAQuality 1
Expendable Downloadable Demo Version
command line = -timedemo
D3D FSAA set to 2x SuperSampling or 2nd slider in the D3D FSAA control panel
I will try to find this Expendable...
Title of thread "W98 Benchmark Archive Thread"
wrote:In this thread the idea is to preserve / link / discuss benchmarks for MS-DOS only.
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New PC: i9 12900K @5GHz all cores @1.2v. MSI PRO Z690-A. 32GB DDR4 3600 CL14. 3070Ti.
Old PC: Dual Xeon X5690@4.6GHz, EVGA SR-2, 48GB DDR3R@2000MHz, Intel X25-M. GTX 980ti.
Older PC: K6-3+ 400@600MHz, PC-Chips M577, 256MB SDRAM, AWE64, Voodoo Banshee.
Hehe silly copy paste error 😀
Fixed and the upload finished, so the download link is now working.
Found a TON of other benchmarks. Will test them one by one and any working ones get a screenshot and added 😀
Turok Dinosaur Hunter TMARK benchmark
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/3d-accele … -step,51-2.html
Also, Max Payne benchmark?
http://alt.3dcenter.org/artikel/maxpayne_benc … ing/index_e.php
Added Turok to my long list of "to do tests" 😀
Question: If I just create a 7-Zip archive, one can extract individual benchmarks right? Rather than with the self-extracting executable?
New test bench
CINEBENCH 2003
Temple Mark / Temple Demo
Driver bug? Can't see any FPS meter and it just loops.
Codecreatures Benchmark Pro
Very demanding benchmark. Wants 512MB Ram and the FPS is low. Could be good for very fast systems?
It would be worthwhile to add some more system requirements for some of the benches/tools because it's not 'just Win98'.
AFAIK Win98 itself requires a 486DX on installation.
Just as example: I tried Everest on my Win95 386 system and while it starts, it freezes on the Splash Screen.
Do some of the benches require a Pentium or SSE ?
Which DirectX/OGL version do the 3D benches require as minimum?
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Hey and that's hopefully what you and everyone else here will do and contribute 😀
It would be great for someone with a really slow system, like you have, and someone with a very fast system (Athlon XP or Pentium 4) to have a go at these benchmarks and note their findings.
Because we don't want to find these things out when we start another benchmark database 😀
I'll test the "middle ground" system so to speak.
I went back to the VIA GB motherboard, the Slot 1 system froze twice and don't trust it anymore. But I put a more conservative PIII EB 1 GHz on it. Also the cooler fits much better compared to the Tualatin.
But maybe a 386 is a bit too low for a W98 system?
Not having much luck with these game demos.
Turok, Expendable and Incoming all crash or don't start. Likely they are very picky with what graphics card and driver you have.
More like with the ID software:
Quake 2 Shareware
Quake 3 Arena Demo
This one lags like there is no tomorrow. Can't even navigate menus, so something is quite wrong...
