
30579 Rev. 3.1
September 2003
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide
Benchmark Configuration and Testing
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WCPUID v3.1 Setup
1.
Download “
wcpuid v3.1
” from
http://www.h-oda.com
2.
Install “
wcpuid31Ao c:\wcpuid
”.
3.
Run “
c:\wcpuid\wcpuid.exe
”.
4.
Ensure that “
AGP Data Rate
” is set to “
8x
”
under the chipset tab.
Your operating system should now be
configured properly.
Benchmark Configuration and Testing
With a properly configured system, benchmarking can begin. Each installation
program is located on your install disk, and is subject to the licensing terms
contained therein. The following procedures are recommended to achieve optimal
and accurate benchmark scores
:
AquaMark (1024x768x32)
1.
Install AquaMark:
AquaMark_22.exe
(version 0.4455.0.0).
2.
Click “
Next
” to install AquaMark.
3.
Click “
Next
” for “
Read Me File
”.
4.
Click “
Next
” to install to default “
Destination
Location
”.
5.
Click “
Next
” to install to default “
Program
Manager Group
”.
6.
Click “
Next
” to “
Start Installation
”.
7.
Click “
Finish
” to complete installation.
To run the benchmark:
1.
Execute “
AquaMark
” from Windows “
Start
”
Menu.
2.
Choose “
Programs
” and “
AquaMark
”.
3.
Hit “
Enter
” to launch test.
BAPCO SYSmark 2001 Internet
Content Creation and Office
Productivity
Note:
Results for both Internet Content Creation
and Office Productivity are generated during
each run of the benchmark.
1.
Install
SM2001CD1.exe
, unzip to default
directory and unzip.
2.
Install
SM2001CD2.exe
, unzip to default
directory, unzip, and select “
Finish
”.
3.
Run setup to install SYSmark 2001:
“
c:\sm2001src\setup.exe
”.
4.
Click “
Next
” to install SYSmark 2001.
5.
Click “
Yes
” to accept “
License Agreement
”.
6.
Click “
Next
” to confirm “
Customer
Information
”.
7.
Click “
Next
” to install to default “
Destination
Location
”.
8.
Click “
Next
” to install to default “
Program
Folder
”.
9.
Click “
Yes
” to move the program files to the
alternate key.
10.
Click “
Finish
” to complete installation.
11.
Install SYSmark 2001 patch:
“
SYSmark2001Patch3.exe
”.
a.
Click “
Yes
” to install SYSmark 2001Patch
3.
b.
Click “
Finish
” to complete patch
installation.
12.
Execute “
Netscape
” from desktop.
a.
Click “
Ok
” to acknowledge “
Alert
”.
b.
Click “
Ok
” to acknowledge “
Alert
”.
c.
Click “
View
” and deselect “
My Sidebar
”.
d.
Click “
Edit
” and select “
Preferences
”.
e.
Click “
Blank Page
” under “
When
Navigator starts up, display
” and click
“
Ok
”.
f.
Close “
Netscape
”.
13.
Install Windows Media Encoder:
“
c:\sm2001src\MediaEnc.exe
”.
a.
Click “
Yes
” to accept “
License
Agreement
”.
b.
Click “
Next
” to install Windows Media
Encoder 7.
c.
Click “
Finish
” to install default
“
Installation Directory
”.
d.
Click “
Yes
” to create “
Program Folder
”.
e.
Select “
Exit Setup
” and click “
Ok
”.
To run the benchmark:
1.
Execute SYSmark 2001 from Windows “
Start
”
menu.
2.
Click “
Run
”.
3.
Click on “
Official Run
”.