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Chris:
The question often comes up "What processor is good to run x?" and the response is usually ends up pointing to the MAME benchmarks page at http://benchmark.mameworld.net/ .  However, there really aren't that many benchmarks in that database, and lots of the ones that are there are for games that almost no one has any trouble running.

Yes, this request is selfish, 'cause I'm about to upgrade my cabinet... but if everyone could take a moment and add a few benchmarks to the database, I think it would be a great help for all of us.  I'm adding in data for an Athlon 64 at 1800 and 2000 MHz right now, and I'm going to go into my office later where I have access to my test lab and get some on some other machines.  Let's fill that database up!  :)

--Chris

Chris:
Here's my additions for the evening:

   ROM      MAME Build      CPU      MHz      FPS      area51      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      110      area51      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      128      blazstar      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      178      calspeed      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      14      calspeed      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      18      carnevil      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      34      carnevil      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      31      cbaj      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      61      cottonbm      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      41      crusnusa      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      42      crusnusa      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      39      cryptklr      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      67      cryptklr      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      75      daytona2      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      10      ddra      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      79      ddra      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      88      gforce2      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      97      harddriv      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      63      hthero      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      189      hyperath      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      70      hyperath      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      62      irobot      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      221      kof2002      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      162      openice      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      84      openice      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      74      p47aces      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      87      pacman      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      648      pblbeach      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      60      pblbeach      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      67      propcycl      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      14      propcycl      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      15      ridgerac      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      12      roadblst      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      180      rvschool      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      32      rvschool      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      39      sfex      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      51      simpsons      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      250      sonic      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      89      souledge      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      55      souledge      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      49      starblad      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      44      starblad      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      50      stunrun      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      91      stunrun      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      83      surfplnt      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      20      swa      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      102      sws95      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      127      sws99      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      35      sws99      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      36      swtrilgy      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      9      tekken      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      55      tekken      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      50      tekken2      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      50      tekken2      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      57      tetrisp      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      107      tetrisp      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      122      timecris      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      15      timecris      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      13      toutrun      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      121      vbowl      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      74      vbowl      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      65      vf      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      71      vf      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      64      vfkids      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      28      vformula      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      2000      75      vfremix      0.111      AMD Athlon 64      1800      37   

Chris:
I just finished running some benchmarks using my P4 3.2GHz at work... I was surprised by the results.  On the newer 3D systems the P4 outperformed the Athlon 64 2800+ (1.8GHz, some tests overclocked to 2GHz), as expected.  But on older 2D systems, the Athlon was usually faster, sometimes by a wide margin!

Example: Soul Edge
Athlon 64 at 1800 MHz: 49 fps
Athlon 64 at 2000 MHz: 55 fps
Pentium 4 at 3200 MHz: 68 fps

Example: RoadBlasters
Athlon 64 at 2000 MHz: 180 fps
Pentium 4 at 3200 MHz: 96 fps

And here's the real surprise...

Example: Pac-Man
Athlon 64 at 1800 MHz: 648 fps
Pentium 4 at 3200 MHz: 87 fps

 :o

Both tests run using the same version of MAME .111b , the default download.  I'm at a loss to explain the P4's aversion to Pac-Man.

--Chris


releasedtruth:
Very interesting results I would say. I should do some benchmarking of my own. I have 3 machines to try things out on, but my P4 2.2 machine that runs the cab isn't exactly modern by any stretch.

GT

Chris:

--- Quote from: releasedtruth on January 02, 2007, 10:43:33 am --- my P4 2.2 machine that runs the cab isn't exactly modern by any stretch.

--- End quote ---
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as many of us use "surplus" hardware for building cabs...

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