61.21 Results

[LSudlow]

61.21 performs virtually the same as 61.12 while (presumably) fixing some bugs. The tiny drop in scores isn't significant and may just be due to whatever was happening in the background on my laptop during the test.

Since my previous 61.12 benchmark, I've installed the Dell Inspiron 5150's new A34 BIOS and DirectX 9.0c. I don't know what the performance impact, if any, might be. I might go back and rerun some earlier versions to see how they compare, but I suspect there's no real performance impact from either change.

I've noticed one visual flaw with both 61.12 and 61.21. Years ago there was a problem called "mouse droppings" where moving the mouse cursor around the screen would leave small lines or individual dark pixels behind. Now, when scrolling web pages, I'm seeing something very similar, where the browser's border occasionally leaves small lines on the text as the page scrolls up and down. It's almost certainly a driver glitch and, since I've never seen it reported, I'd like to find out if it's a bug or if it's due to one of my tweaks. It's very rare so don't waste time looking for it. But if you do spot it, I'd be interested in hearing. Thanks!

Driver..........3DMark01..............3DMark03

53.03............6963.....................1335

53.04............6965.....................1332

53.06............6976.....................1333

53.30............6940.....................1335

53.81............6943.....................1337

54.01............6833.....................1307

56.55............6744.....................1306

56.56............6731.....................1304

56.64............6661.....................1277

56.72............6822.....................1308

56.82............6591.....................1271

60.60............6536.....................1190

60.72............6826.....................1253

60.80............6484.....................1186

61.11............6446.....................1186

61.12............6639.....................1215

61.21............6620.....................1213

NOTE: I use a home-grown inf. Pieter's version may perform quite differently.

Machine: Dell Inspirion 5150

BIOS: A34

CPU: 3.06 GHz Pentium 4M (Non HyperThreading)

RAM: 512MB

GPU: Nvidia FX Go5200 w/ 64MB RAM

OS: XP Pro