The Official Benchmarks Thread

DarkATi

<div class="IPBDescription">Officially</div><!--coloro:#FFFF00--><span style="color:#FFFF00"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b>The Official Benchmarks Thread: Updated for Gorgeous Build 241!</b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

Everyone, please post your benchmarks for NS2. However, in order to keep these benchmarks clear and concise, I ask that you use FRAPS benchmarking for 20 minutes, during one round of NS2. The hope, is that this information will be of benefit to UWE, in order to better optimize the game, and give us an even greater gaming experience with NS2.

<!--coloro:#FFFF00--><span style="color:#FFFF00"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b>How to Properly Benchmark NS2</b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

<!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Download FRAPS here: <a href="http://www.fraps.com/download.php" target="_blank">http://www.fraps.com/download.php</a><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->

<b>Please follow these guidelines while capturing your benchmark:
- Run FRAPS Benchmark for 20 Minutes (1200 Seconds)
- DO NOT benchmark while in the readyroom. Wait until you have joined a team, and the round has started.
- DO NOT benchmark loading screens.
- EITHER benchmark on NS2_SUMMIT or NS2_DESCENT (This will help keep the benchmarks somewhat consistent.)
- ONLY benchmark a single round. DO NOT benchmark multiple rounds which return you to the Readyroom or display the Loading screen.
- ONLY benchmark while running the game FULLSCREEN.
- EITHER benchmark on "High" Visual Detail Settings and ENABLE everything (Bloom, Atmospherics, etc.) or DISABLE everything pretty and benchmark on the lowest possible settings (No Ambient Occlusion, AA, etc.)

<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5019629/uploads/FileUpload/6f/2faec7d54aa95977076cb40978e708.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></b>
When you've benchmarked the game, post your results here. If you need help with this, just let me know.

Please include the following information:

- CPU
- GPU
- Operating System
- RAM
- Minimum FPS
- Maximum FPS
- Average FPS
- Build of NS2 when benchmark was captured
- Resolution (i.e. 1024 x 768; 1920 x 1080, etc.)
- Ping
- Map (Summit or Descent)
- Visual Detail (High or Low)

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Here is my benchmark. which can be used as a template:

<!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FFFF00--><span style="color:#FFFF00"><!--/coloro-->CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.5Ghz
GPU: EVGA GTX 480
OS: Windows 7 Professional, 64 Bit
RAM: 8GB, 1600mhz
Minimum FPS: 32
Maximum FPS: 95<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Average FPS: 63<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--coloro:#FFFF00--><span style="color:#FFFF00"><!--/coloro-->Build: 214
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Ping: 70~ ms<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

After collecting your data with FRAPS, you may want to create a line graph using Excel, to display your results in a visual format.

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/DarkATi/myfps.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />



<!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FFFF00--><span style="color:#FFFF00"><!--/coloro-->Here is my most recent GORGEOUS benchmark.

CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.6Ghz
GPU: EVGA GTX 480
OS: Windows 8 Professional, 64 Bit
RAM: 8GB, 1600mhz G.SKill Ripjaws X
Minimum FPS: 27
Maximum FPS: 72<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Average FPS: 48<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--coloro:#FFFF00--><span style="color:#FFFF00"><!--/coloro-->Build: 240 (Gorgeous)
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Ping: 60~ ms
Map: ns2_descent
Visual Detail: High
<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->


Cheers,
Cody

ScardyBob

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz
GPU: AMD HD 6950
OS: Windows 7 Professional, 64 Bit
RAM: 16GB, 1333mhz
Minimum FPS: 0
Maximum FPS: 104
Average FPS: 49
Build: 214

Also, 1920x1080 will all possible graphic options turned off (e.g. bloom, atmospherics, fog, shadows, texture quality on awful).

endar

Resolution?
Quality?
Other graphical settings?

Nominous

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 830 @ 3.8GHz
GPU: GeForce GTX 460 @ 800/900/1600
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate, 64 Bit
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper 2x 4GB, 1600 MHz

Display Mode: Fullscreen
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Visual Detail: High (Atmospheric Lights + Bloom disabled)
Ping: 60~ ms

Minimum FPS: 3
Maximum FPS: 102
Average FPS: 27.933
Build: 214

Note: Joined mid/late-game in an 8v8, where each room had a decent amount of structures.

endar

Good one karnaj, ping is also very important since the higher your latency, the more work the client does for prediction.

DarkATi

<!--quoteo(post=1952914:date=Jul 21 2012, 12:47 AM:name=ScardyBob)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ScardyBob @ Jul 21 2012, 12:47 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1952914"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->CPU: Intel Core i7 2500k @ 4.5Ghz
GPU: AMD HD 6950
OS: Windows 7 Professional, 64 Bit
RAM: 16GB, 1333mhz
Minimum FPS: 0
Maximum FPS: 104
Average FPS: 49
Build: 214<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Don't you mean an <b>Intel Core i5 2500k?</b> There isn't an i7 2500k, is there?

I've also updated the first thread. Thanks for adding some important stats, Karnaj.

Cheers,
Cody

Cee Colon Slash

Given that the ready room and loading screens will give you 100 fps, won't this make max fps and average fps stats kind of meaningless?
Some maps are also more intensive than others - I would suggest doing the test on a single map (ie., summit).
Don't get me wrong, I really support this idea.

DarkATi

<!--quoteo(post=1952984:date=Jul 21 2012, 05:04 PM:name=Cee Colon Slash)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cee Colon Slash @ Jul 21 2012, 05:04 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1952984"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Given that the ready room and loading screens will give you 100 fps, won't this make max fps and average fps stats kind of meaningless?
Some maps are also more intensive than others - I would suggest doing the test on a single map (ie., summit).
Don't get me wrong, I really support this idea.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I don't always get 100 FPS in the readyroom, and I have a pretty good comp. I usually get around 90, though. However, you are correct, loading screens should NOT be included in the benchmark. Also, it would probably be a good idea to benchmark the game on one particular map, or at least to specify which map your benchmark was taken on.

Thanks for the input. :)

Cheers,
Cody

rantology

Starting the benchmark after you join a team wouldn't work, you will always get extremely high FPS when you die because you go into spectator when you are dead. It would be pretty impossible to get authentic gameplay benchmarks without the interference of the high spectator FPS..

Nordic

Use fraps to gather into on fps. Make a graph. Then note what was happening at the high and low points. This would work

DarkATi

<!--quoteo(post=1953013:date=Jul 21 2012, 09:06 PM:name=rantology)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rantology @ Jul 21 2012, 09:06 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1953013"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Starting the benchmark after you join a team wouldn't work, you will always get extremely high FPS when you die because you go into spectator when you are dead. It would be pretty impossible to get authentic gameplay benchmarks without the interference of the high spectator FPS..<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

A benchmark is a benchmark. It is never perfect, and it never tells you the whole story. So, of course, that isn't the purpose of this benchmark. If everyone is going into spectator mode, then everyone's benchmarks will reflect that occurrence. This kind of benchmark will serve a purpose, by showing us the general experiences of many different users.

If you wanted to nitpick even further, you could say that the benchmark should only be done as one particular alien, or alien lifeform, or a marine with only one particular weapon. The view models on each of these would change your FPS, but that's the point. Everything is factored in, and an average FPS is calculated.

Cheers,
Cody

Nordic

Min Max Avg
1 102 <b>76.26</b>

Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD53 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB 1600mhz
Video Card: Saphire 7970 OC 1150Mhz 1600Mhz
Hard Disk: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB
Software: Windows 7 64 Bit
Ping: 200 (only summit server was in Europe at the time)

<img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/efs02s.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />
The first dip was a lag spike. The second dip was the game ending, and then going up to 100 in the ready room.

I used to have a 6950, but I got the exact same performance.

Yuuki

Min max average are not very good measures because the signal is not stationary (it changes in time), the better is indeed to make a time graph.

Here is some I did, always on the same server (HBZ), same ping conditions at different time during the beta.

Best performance seems to be at end of march, but I have only 7 minutes of the last build.

Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.4GHz

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/uWAzg.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/3o6Uq.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/uaVWS.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/cqa57.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Argathor

I am sure the motivtion behind this is good, but I fail to see how this is in any way useful.

We already know the game runs terribly, the only useful feedback will be specific and targeted so that it can be used to focus optimisation efforts.

Security

<!--quoteo(post=1953087:date=Jul 22 2012, 03:05 PM:name=Argathor)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Argathor @ Jul 22 2012, 03:05 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1953087"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I am sure the motivtion behind this is good, but I fail to see how this is in any way useful.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

It provides information about exactly how good or bad the game runs on certain system builds and may show up problems with specific hardware.
AMD / Intel, ATI / Nvidia etc.

Thats very useful, as UWE can't test the game on each and every hardware configuration there is.
It also provides information to new players or potential customers, as in what kind of performance they can expect with their hardware.

This thread should be webbed.


Edit: Vsync should be added to the required information.

ale'

<img src="http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9536/fpss.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

This benchmark was done during two rounds.

Intel i5 3570k @ 4.5ghz
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores (Overclocked)
8GB DDR3 RAM 1333mhz
Windows 7
1920x1080
Forgot to pay attention to the ping, I think around 80
Build 214
Min fps 26
Max fps 102
Avg fps 67

RoTTe

<!--quoteo(post=1952910:date=Jul 20 2012, 10:11 PM:name=DarkATi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DarkATi @ Jul 20 2012, 10:11 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1952910"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--coloro:#FFFF00--><span style="color:#FFFF00"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b>The Official Benchmarks Thread</b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

Everyone, please post your benchmarks for NS2. However, in order to keep these benchmarks clear and concise, I ask that you use FRAPS benchmarking for 20 minutes, during one round of NS2. <b>The hope, is that this information will be of benefit to UWE</b>, in order to better optimize the game, and give us an even greater gaming experience with NS2.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

*cough cough*

Only one thing to say:

<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->POST /performance HTTP/1.1.
Host: strong-ocean-7421.herokuapp.com.
[BLABLABLA]
clientavg=17.56&clientmax=17.56&clientmin=17.56&ents=6237142&map=ns2_summit&serveravg=5.30&version=214

HTTP/1.1 200 OK.
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8.
[BLABLA]
saved<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

UWE already have statistics of all of yours.

DarkATi

<!--quoteo(post=1953100:date=Jul 22 2012, 09:46 AM:name=RoTTe)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RoTTe @ Jul 22 2012, 09:46 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1953100"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->*cough cough*

Only one thing to say:

<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->POST /performance HTTP/1.1.
Host: strong-ocean-7421.herokuapp.com.
[BLABLABLA]
clientavg=17.56&clientmax=17.56&clientmin=17.56&ents=6237142&map=ns2_summit&serveravg=5.30&version=214

HTTP/1.1 200 OK.
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8.
[BLABLA]
saved<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

UWE already have statistics of all of yours.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Well, that's very good to know. I had no idea that UWE had access to this kind of info already. In that case, this thread still *might* be useful to the community, new players, etc.

Thanks for bringing this up, though! Awesome!

Cheers,
Cody

blujay

<!--quoteo(post=1953180:date=Jul 22 2012, 09:29 PM:name=DarkATi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DarkATi @ Jul 22 2012, 09:29 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1953180"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Well, that's very good to know. I had no idea that UWE had access to this kind of info already. In that case, this thread still *might* be useful to the community, new players, etc.

Thanks for bringing this up, though! Awesome!

Cheers,
Cody<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

It would have been more useful if people with more average computers posted; but for these purposes just imagine all those lines half as high as they are. i5/i7 aren't the majority (yet). Yes, I'm jelly.

{GGs} Chicken

- AMD Phenom II x4 965 3.4GHz
- HD 6950
- Windows 7
- 8GB
- 1080p
- 90-100 ping
- Everything except AF turned off

40 fps on a freshly restarted All-In Server with 6v6 people. Mid-game 30fps, late game 18-25fps.




Seems like everyones getting badfps early game and badfps late game. Should just sticky this: <a href="http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3q758x/" target="_blank">http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3q758x/</a> and call it a day.

Security

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 970 @ 4 Ghz
Ram: 8 GB DDR3 1600 Kingston Ram
GFX Card: Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 Ti (448 Cores)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

Build: 214
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Vsync: Off
Ping: 50~ ms

<!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FFFF00--><span style="color:#FFFF00"><!--/coloro-->
Minimum FPS: 9
Maximum FPS: 102<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Average FPS: 44<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->


Eventhough it feels (and usually <i>is</i>) more like that:

<!--quoteo(post=1953243:date=Jul 23 2012, 06:49 PM:name={GGs} Chicken)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE ({GGs} Chicken @ Jul 23 2012, 06:49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1953243"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->40 fps on a freshly restarted All-In Server with 6v6 people. Mid-game 30fps, late game 18-25fps.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Wheelman56

CPU: Core i5 2500k @ 4.3ghz
RAM: G.SKILL 8GB DDR3 1600
GPU: AMD HD 6950x2 Crossfire
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Build 215
1920x1080
~60 ping

Min FPS: 9
Max FPS: 102
Average: 61

This was a fairly good round, stayed between 40-60 fps even in the late game. Sometimes I have it go to like 20 fps when fighting inside a base in the late game.

<img src="http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4674/ns2bench.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Laosh'Ra

i use a laptop: Vostro 3550 by Dell

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6630M
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1
RAM: 8GB
Build: 215
Resolution: 1024x768
Ping: green

all boxes checked (anti-aliasing etc. activated):
Minimum FPS: 5
Maximum FPS: 45
Average FPS: 24.238

no boxes checked (nothing extra activated):
Minimum FPS: 1
Maximum FPS: 63
Average FPS: 31.711


both recordings lasted 20 minutes, played 8v8 (most of the time) on summit

note: i usually uncheck all boxes in graphical settings, i noticed it makes quite a difference for me. as requested, they were all activated for this test though.

biggest fps drops: lerk gas and shotgun hit-feedback up close (e.g. when shooting a hive)


edit: results with disabled boxes: difference of ~7.5 fps (+30%) which is quite noticable when playing.

edit much later: forgot to mention, i always have graphical settings on "high" as it seems not to have a big impact on my fps

XeiZ

Would like to contribute something in here but as soon as i press start on the benchmark thingy my game isnt playable anymore, i get freezes and extreme input lag. :[

Ugly_Jim

Is it possible to make a benchmark in lua so this is more uniform?

Dghelneshi

Build 216
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K @3.4-3.8GHz (no overclock)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 670 OC (clock rates vary via boost, >1000MHz)
RAM: 16GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz
OS: Windows 7 64bit
Resolution: 1280x1024
Ping: ~70
Both on the same server with ~16 players. <b>Edit:</b> The server seemed to have the 32 tickrate bug, but performance on other servers doesn't seem to be any better.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get any 20min rounds, so here are two around 10-12mins. The first round is with all settings maxed, the second round with all settings on low. I died more often in the first round and I wasn't near the hive as much, so I have higher fps in max settings. Both rounds are on marine side since they have more UI stuff and thus most likely lower general fps (though the hive is usually a major fps hog, so aliens could have the disadvantage there).

1. Max settings.
Min/Max/Avg: 33 / 102 / 55.220
<img src="https://pickhost.eu/images/0005/4123/NS2_Benchmark_Max.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<b>Edit:</b> <a href="https://pickhost.eu/images/0005/4127/NS2_Benchmark_Max_Frametimes.png" target="_blank">Frametimes</a>

2. Min settings.
Min/Max/Avg: 25 / 102 / 51.588
<img src="https://pickhost.eu/images/0005/4124/NS2_Benchmark_Min.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<b>Edit:</b> <a href="https://pickhost.eu/images/0005/4128/NS2_Benchmark_Min_Frametimes.png" target="_blank">Frametimes</a>

<b>Edit:</b>
3. Alien side bench (max settings). Not sure why spectating doesn't give 100fps as alien.
Min/Max/Avg: 31 / 80 / 53.134
<img src="https://pickhost.eu/images/0005/4126/NS2_Benchmark_Aliens_Max.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Wheeee

<!--quoteo(post=1957154:date=Aug 4 2012, 01:44 PM:name=XeiZ)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (XeiZ @ Aug 4 2012, 01:44 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1957154"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Would like to contribute something in here but as soon as i press start on the benchmark thingy my game isnt playable anymore, i get freezes and extreme input lag. :[<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

make sure you're recording a benchmark and not a gameplay video.

Sops

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 820 @ 3.5Ghz
GPU: GTX460 @ 805Mhz
RAM: 16GB @ 1666Mhz
OS: Windows 7 64bit

<b>- Minimum FPS: 23
- Maximum FPS: 68
- Average FPS: 41.7</b>

Build: 216
Resolution: 1920x1200
Ping: ~45 (All-in #1 Server)

nSidia

CPU: Intel Core i7 2700k @ 4.3Ghz
GPU: EVGA GTX 570
OS: Windows 7 Professional, 32 Bit
RAM: 4GB, 1600mhz
Minimum FPS: 26
Maximum FPS: 88
Average FPS: 55
Build: 216
Resolution: 1152 x 864
Ping: 100 ms

Imbalanxd

CPU: i7 2630QM
GPU: GTX460M
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
RAM: 8GB
Minimum FPS: 12
Maximum FPS: 50
Average FPS: 27
Build: 216
Resolution: 1900x1200
Ping: 180 ms

<img src="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6250985/fpsNS.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Tom_Hanks13

Took this from the best of 3 runs

CPU: Intel i5 2500k @ 4.9Ghz
GPU: GTX670 @ 1185Mhz
RAM: 8GB @ 1600Mhz
OS: Windows 7 64bit

- Minimum FPS: 39
- Maximum FPS: 102
- Average FPS: 71.2

Build: 216
Resolution: 1900x1080
Ping: ~100 (All-in #3 Server)

Worst run of 3
- Minimum FPS: 37
- Maximum FPS: 101
- Average FPS: 64.7