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- Dec 11, 2003
I'm still encountering some people that say Superfetch is beneficial in gaming however I beg to differ. It does not load Textures into memory nor does it dynamically load/unload .Dll files pertaining to the game while you are playing on the same map. SuperFetch does NOT cache files - it prioritizes 4kb pages e.g. parts of files - which XP/Vista prefers to deal with... and loads them into memory ahead of time. Files contain 100s of 1000s of pages each.
I have done some extensive benchmarks with 3dMark06 and Forged Alliance to confirm this.
Test System = The Specs In My Sig
Nvidia Driver = 181.22
Forged Alliance Build = 1.5.3599
3DMark06 Build = 1.1.0
I always conduct my tests by doing 5 passes and then determine the total avg at the end. I have nothing running in the background while conducting these tests. The first pass is always after a fresh boot and then I continue on with the rest of the passes after the 1st.
For 3dMark06, I simply clicked on "Run 3dMark". Since it's the basic version, I can't adjust anything which is the way it's supposed to be.
3dMark06
--------
Superfetch Enabled
------------------
1st Pass
--------
Score ----- 15369
Cpu Score - 5737
Sm2 ------- 6012
Sm3 ------- 6441
2nd Pass
--------
Score ----- 15412
Cpu Score - 5823
Sm2 ------- 6018
Sm3 ------- 6440
3rd Pass
--------
Score ----- 15405
Cpu Score - 5802
Sm2 ------- 6026
Sm3 ------- 6435
4th Pass
--------
Score ----- 15359
Cpu Score - 5763
Sm2 ------- 5994
Sm3 ------- 6439
5th Pass
--------
Score ----- 15366
Cpu Score - 5765
Sm2 ------- 5998
Sm3 ------- 6440
Total Avg
---------
Score ----- 15382
Cpu Score - 5778
Sm2 ------- 6009
Sm3 ------- 6439
Superfetch Disabled
-------------------
1st Pass
--------
Score ----- 15371
Cpu Score - 5761
Sm2 ------- 6004
Sm3 ------- 6440
2nd Pass
--------
Score ----- 15370
Cpu Score - 5766
Sm2 ------- 5999
Sm3 ------- 6773
3rd Pass
--------
Score ----- 15422
Cpu Score - 5836
Sm2 ------- 6021
Sm3 ------- 6443
4th Pass
--------
Score ----- 15377
Cpu Score - 5743
Sm2 ------- 6015
Sm3 ------- 6443
5th Pass
--------
Score ----- 15362
Cpu Score - 5721
Sm2 ------- 6009
Sm3 ------- 6443
Total Avg
---------
Score ----- 15380
Cpu Score - 5765
Sm2 ------- 6017
Sm3 ------- 6508
----------------------------------------------------
For Forged Alliance I used its built in benchmark which has some minor inconsistencies in how it plays through but, it is more real time than just a timedemo. To activate it, enter "/perf" at the end of the Target Address in the shortcut.
Forged Alliance
---------------
Superfetch Enabled
------------------
1st Pass
--------
Score ----- 18190
2nd Pass
--------
Score ----- 18192
3rd Pass
--------
Score ----- 18193
4th Pass
--------
Score ----- 18244
5th Pass
--------
Score ----- 18185
Total Avg
---------
Score ----- 18200
Superfetch Disabled
-------------------
1st Pass
--------
Score ----- 18165
2nd Pass
--------
Score ----- 18269
3rd Pass
--------
Score ----- 18258
4th Pass
--------
Score ----- 18274
5th Pass
--------
Score ----- 18162
Total Avg
---------
Score ----- 18225
My memory and HDD are quite fast which is why I don't see much of any difference on my end while even doing regular stuff outside of gaming. If it is any stipulation, I will do the same tests on a slower system later on to show the difference on slower hardware.
I have done some extensive benchmarks with 3dMark06 and Forged Alliance to confirm this.
Test System = The Specs In My Sig
Nvidia Driver = 181.22
Forged Alliance Build = 1.5.3599
3DMark06 Build = 1.1.0
I always conduct my tests by doing 5 passes and then determine the total avg at the end. I have nothing running in the background while conducting these tests. The first pass is always after a fresh boot and then I continue on with the rest of the passes after the 1st.
For 3dMark06, I simply clicked on "Run 3dMark". Since it's the basic version, I can't adjust anything which is the way it's supposed to be.
3dMark06
--------
Superfetch Enabled
------------------
1st Pass
--------
Score ----- 15369
Cpu Score - 5737
Sm2 ------- 6012
Sm3 ------- 6441
2nd Pass
--------
Score ----- 15412
Cpu Score - 5823
Sm2 ------- 6018
Sm3 ------- 6440
3rd Pass
--------
Score ----- 15405
Cpu Score - 5802
Sm2 ------- 6026
Sm3 ------- 6435
4th Pass
--------
Score ----- 15359
Cpu Score - 5763
Sm2 ------- 5994
Sm3 ------- 6439
5th Pass
--------
Score ----- 15366
Cpu Score - 5765
Sm2 ------- 5998
Sm3 ------- 6440
Total Avg
---------
Score ----- 15382
Cpu Score - 5778
Sm2 ------- 6009
Sm3 ------- 6439
Superfetch Disabled
-------------------
1st Pass
--------
Score ----- 15371
Cpu Score - 5761
Sm2 ------- 6004
Sm3 ------- 6440
2nd Pass
--------
Score ----- 15370
Cpu Score - 5766
Sm2 ------- 5999
Sm3 ------- 6773
3rd Pass
--------
Score ----- 15422
Cpu Score - 5836
Sm2 ------- 6021
Sm3 ------- 6443
4th Pass
--------
Score ----- 15377
Cpu Score - 5743
Sm2 ------- 6015
Sm3 ------- 6443
5th Pass
--------
Score ----- 15362
Cpu Score - 5721
Sm2 ------- 6009
Sm3 ------- 6443
Total Avg
---------
Score ----- 15380
Cpu Score - 5765
Sm2 ------- 6017
Sm3 ------- 6508
----------------------------------------------------
For Forged Alliance I used its built in benchmark which has some minor inconsistencies in how it plays through but, it is more real time than just a timedemo. To activate it, enter "/perf" at the end of the Target Address in the shortcut.
Forged Alliance
---------------
Superfetch Enabled
------------------
1st Pass
--------
Score ----- 18190
2nd Pass
--------
Score ----- 18192
3rd Pass
--------
Score ----- 18193
4th Pass
--------
Score ----- 18244
5th Pass
--------
Score ----- 18185
Total Avg
---------
Score ----- 18200
Superfetch Disabled
-------------------
1st Pass
--------
Score ----- 18165
2nd Pass
--------
Score ----- 18269
3rd Pass
--------
Score ----- 18258
4th Pass
--------
Score ----- 18274
5th Pass
--------
Score ----- 18162
Total Avg
---------
Score ----- 18225
My memory and HDD are quite fast which is why I don't see much of any difference on my end while even doing regular stuff outside of gaming. If it is any stipulation, I will do the same tests on a slower system later on to show the difference on slower hardware.
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