WrightMark - My new benchmark tool

[dig412]

I was experimenting with the WinBinder library for php, and i decided to make this tool.
It has 3 tests:
1. Timing loops for pure cpu speed
2. Making a large string for memory testing
3. Generating and writing a 300Mb file for cpu, memory and hard drive test.

The times are then aggregated into a score, and a hash of the score is made.
Lower scores are better!

Unfortunately the compiler i use doesn't support php5, so its half the speed it could run at.
Give it a go and see what you think. http://www.helixtech.org.uk/wrightmark.zip

Because its php it could easily be ported to Linux or Mac for a cli version.

[ajV]

Nice, thx man!

[dig412]

I've updated it a bit, the main functions are faster and act more like they're supposed to :P
If you click in the window, or switch to another window whilst its running, it will appear to freeze. It hasn't, but the gui wont update till it has finished.
A full test only takes 2 minutes on my 1.5Ghz celeron, so its not much of a wait.

[Moonraker™]

I'll d/load this when I get my new rig on the go. with this Socket A thing I'm on now, it'd probably kill it.

[dominos789]

^^For sure.

[dig412]

I've made another few updates, link has been updates at the top.

[Cranox]

Welcome to WriteMark. Select a test type from the box above, then click 'Go' to run.
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Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 25.786 seconds.
Generated 585.9KB in 27.249 seconds.
Wrote 300.4MB in 27.689 seconds.
Your score: 194.6
Your score hash: 73338

A64 3800+ venice @ 210 x12

[Moonraker™]

Ok, here you go.... LOL!

2.3ghz Athlon 3000XP+

Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 30.55 seconds.
Generated 585.9KB in 86.625 seconds.
Wrote 300.4MB in 39.388 seconds.
Your score: 1042.4
Your score hash: 4D68B

[dig412]

Ok, here you go.... LOL!

2.3ghz Athlon 3000XP+

Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 30.55 seconds.
Generated 585.9KB in 86.625 seconds.
Wrote 300.4MB in 39.388 seconds.
Your score: 1042.4
Your score hash: 4D68B

How much ram have you got?, cos that second test is waaay off, my 1.5 celeron with 750mb ram gets the same score.

The tests seem to be all over the place at the minute...

[m0da]

specs in sig

Welcome to WriteMark. Select a test type from the box above, then click 'Go' to run.
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Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 30.168 seconds.
Generated 585.9KB in 18.899 seconds.
Wrote 300.4MB in 49.354 seconds.
Your score: 281.4
Your score hash: 9F8B6

[dig412]

Every-ones CPU and hard drive times are around the same, but it seems the memory test is pushing it lots. I'll update the tests a bit and see what happens.

--UPDATE--
I've updated the program again, a few tweaks to all the tests, but i think i've hit the limit of usefulness of php for this project. Because its a server language, its designed to do the opposite of benchmarking really, and limit resource usage. Its easy to hit the CPU limit, but it uses very little ram, and there's no easy way to fix that. If i learn a new language, i might port it across.
Has anyone got any suggestions?

[Moonraker™]

How much ram have you got?, cos that second test is waaay off, my 1.5 celeron with 750mb ram gets the same score.

The tests seem to be all over the place at the minute...

They're all different sticks that I brought 3 years ago (1x 512MB), 2 years ago (1x 512MB) and again a year and a half ago (another 512MB) - so they're not matched at all.

But the best is they're all DDR333. yet cos you can only have DDR333 in the 2 slots, once you use the 3rd bay, memory has to run at DDR266.

So it's 3x512MB (1.5GB) of DDR333 memory running at DDR266.

lol. Uber old skool crappy configs.

[Zardokk]

Welcome to WriteMark. Select a test type from the box above, then click 'Go' to run.
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Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 25.11 seconds. -> 3982.5 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 18.29 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 21.59 seconds. -> 27.8MB per second.
Your score: 99.1
Your score hash: 33215

[hrvojezg00]

is there to make it use all cores?

[dig412]

is there to make it use all cores?

I'm afraid not, its a single thread application. If you want a dual core program, try the multipi program here.

[taemun]

Three runs, last one had affinity set to one cpu, others were running on whatever Windows felt like (usually a mix of the two...):

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Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 19.45 seconds. -> 5141.4 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 11.86 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 10.8 seconds. -> 55.5MB per second.
Your score: 24.9
Your score hash: 44710
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Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 19.47 seconds. -> 5136.1 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 11.79 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 10.16 seconds. -> 59MB per second.
Your score: 23.3
Your score hash: 702CC
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Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 19.02 seconds. -> 5257.6 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 11.96 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 9.57 seconds. -> 62.7MB per second.
Your score: 21.8
Your score hash: 6B2C8

How is the final score derived o.0

Box: E6600 @ stock, G.Skill 2GB 6400HZ 4-4-4-12.

[Death^Dread]

Welcome to WriteMark. Select a test type from the box above, then click 'Go' to run.
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Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 36.48 seconds. -> 2741.2 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 75.71 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 71.39 seconds. -> 8.4MB per second.
Your score: 1971.8
Your score hash: B9AF7

Ouch.
(P4 2GHz @ 2.46, 1024 MB PC3200, Tyan Trinity 510, 1x 7200RPM 20GB, 1x 7200RPM 160GB)

[dig412]

How is the final score derived o.0

Its the cpu time * memory time * hd time /100.

Welcome to WriteMark. Select a test type from the box above, then click 'Go' to run.
---------
Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 36.48 seconds. -> 2741.2 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 75.71 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 71.39 seconds. -> 8.4MB per second.
Your score: 1971.8
Your score hash: B9AF7

Ouch.
(P4 2GHz @ 2.46, 1024 MB PC3200, Tyan Trinity 510, 1x 7200RPM 20GB, 1x 7200RPM 160GB)

I think this program is well and truly borked. Anyone with 1gb or less ram gets above 700, and people with 2gb can get under 100.
If everyone can wait 4 years whilst i go to uni and learn c++, i'll make a new version!

[farksy]

Opteron 2.95Ghz + 2x256Mb 2-2-2-5 Bh-6s @ 245Mhz

Welcome to WriteMark. Select a test type from the box above, then click 'Go' to run.
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Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 20.72 seconds. -> 4826.3 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 29.44 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 21.16 seconds. -> 28.3MB per second.
Your score: 129.1
Your score hash: 8A4FA

[farksy]

Its the cpu time * memory time * hd time /100.


I think this program is well and truly borked. Anyone with 1gb or less ram gets above 700, and people with 2gb can get under 100.
If everyone can wait 4 years whilst i go to uni and learn c++, i'll make a new version!

Well my tests seem to prove otherwise I think it's all right, perhaps those that run less than 1GB rams don't have such high end systems.

[colfin22]

My results:

Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 21.49 seconds. -> 4653.3 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 10.32 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 15.41 seconds. -> 38.9MB per second.
Your score: 34.2
Your score hash: D713E

Is it any good? Specs in sig

[taemun]

A little bit of system tweakage and:

Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 13.83 seconds. -> 7230.7 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 7.91 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 7.03 seconds. -> 85.3MB per second.
Your score: 7.7
Your score hash: 5B100

lol .. 7.7 ..

t

[an0nym0us]

E6300 @ 2.8ghz (400x7,) 2gb G.Skill DDR 800 4-4-4-14 1:1

Running Full test.
100000 loops done in: 25.08 seconds. -> 3987.2 loops per second.
Generated 585.9KB in 11.5 seconds.
Wrote 599.9MB in 17.63 seconds. -> 34MB per second.
Your score: 50.8
Your score hash: 38EA8

[dig412]

A little bit of system tweakage and:

lol .. 7.7 ..

t

Woah! :|
I think php has been proven a useless language for benchmarks

[punisher69]

link isnt working for me