Performance Analysis

We decided to run some tests on our Sound Blaster Audigy4 Pro sound card. However, we didn?t use the most powerful system for that purpose. Here is the system configuration:

• Chaintech 6ATA4 mainboard (VIA Apollo Pro133A);
• Intel Pentium III 1000MHz CPU;
• 512MB PC133 SDRAM from Hyundai;
• ATI Radeon 9700 Pro graphics card;
• Quantum Fireball AS40 HDD;
• Creative PC-DVD Encore 12x DVD-ROM drive;
• Creative Megaworks 510D acoustics;
• Windows XP Pro SP1 OS.

To evaluate the system performance drop during sound processing we ran Comanche 4 Demo benchmark. The results show that the hardware power of both processes is similar, and the slight difference in the obtained results can be regarded as a measuring error.

So, it wouldn?t make much sense to run the tests in 3DMark03 this way.