CPU performance tests

@QuantumTyphoon said in CPU performance tests:

It doesn't matter that the socket: 775 is older. 2.5 ghz vs a dual core intel running at 3.4ghz can't compare with each other.

indeed, they can't compare... because you need to take in account IPC improvements, you can't just compare clock speeds.
Thats why it is nice to actually make benchmakrs or real tests.

i don't claim this to be very reliable but here is some benchmarks: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html#server-thread
2420v2 is faster in single thread compared to E5450 at 3.0 GHZ. not by much... but different test can give different results...

and most importantly i had both CPUs and ran tests
23:25 for 2420v2
34:11 for E5450
i don't have time to run test multiple times, yea... if you can run same replay, then please do, more tests, more results from different hardware = better.

edit: i did run twice for E5450 cause i didn't expect results to be this bad

23:30 (single try)

Not so bad considering that CPU cost about 30$ and can run any modern game
https://aliexpress.ru/item/33044986745.html usually it clocks abour 3.3 on all cores, can do more... up to 3.6 on one core
it will be about 160$ for CPU+mobo+ 4x4 memory
(there is no overclock, there is only turboboost and memory speed is set to 1866 without changing anything else, not everyone might get that good of a result on memory if you buy cheapest RAM)

I'd love to test out some of my CPUs. Could you reupload the replay file? The link in the original post gives a 404 error

http://content.faforever.com/faf/vault/replay_vault/replay.php?id=8097180
here is the replay file
forum does not allow for attachments with random file extentions 8097180-rename-to-dot-fafreplay.log gonna upload it like that too just in case

Intel Core i7-7700HQ with 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4: 21:50

Xeon E3-1245 v3 with 32GB 1600 MHz DDR3: 20:14

If anyone is interested, Zen 3 5600x 3200mhz DDR4 finished replay on 13:50~. Lowest speed was around +2/+3, dropped for a sec to +1 on air fight. In lobby benchmark gives 100~ score. No overclock on cpu overall.

I think similar results can be achieved with newest intel cpus, as I would assume most of it comes from good IPC in recent gen cpus.

+1 in airfights is interesting. Seems as if sup com is aging like wine.

@xanoxis wow!
i think it's the ram speed that's really helping here.

Well it's been said again and again that ram is important for supcom but you people never remember that part.
Also might as well post the old benchmark I did:

"Finished the first run for my standard setup
3.8ghz r5 2600(undervolted) 2666mhz ram 12-13-13-13-44 Lobby score at 197 points avarage after 10 runs.
It took 16:31:22 to finish the replay at avarage from 3 runs.
To make it easier to bench I stop the game at 0:10 mark and then set sim speed to +10. Then start simultaneously the replay and the timer.
I hit the stop on timer the moment replay comes to halt."

i5 11600k (no overclocking) with 16gb 3200mhz RAM took about 13m7s to run the replay (pausing the game at the start, setting +10 sim speed, then starting timer and unpausing)

Fast RAM is good addition, but to be fair, I used the same setup for DDR4 on Zen 1700 3.7ghz OC, and lobby benchmark was around 240~ and I was dropping to -1 on somewhat big games and air fights. Big jump in IPC in last two CPU gens is what's helping the most.

I think with Zen 4 and DDR5 in 2022, all cpu issues in FAF will be solved, even cheapest cpu from it will be enough to run everything smoothly. But sadly, everyone would need to get new cpus, and that won't happen for years.

Intel Core i7 7700
Z270 mobo
Memory Type DDR4
Memory Size 16 GBytes
Channels Dual
Memory Frequency 1069.1 MHz (1:16)
CAS# latency (CL) 15.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 15
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 15
Cycle Time (tRAS) 36
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 374
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Uncore Frequency 801.8 MHz

benchmark-replay result 18 minutes

10700 FA cpu score 118:)

I’ve got a Ryzen 5600x with a beefy aftermarket cooler and a healthy 64gb of DDR4-3600 ram giving me what I think is the fastest score I’ve seen of 95. When I’m back in town I’ll run the benchmark from earlier in the thread because I’m curious

I run the Intel 11950xt founders edition game.pref mod at 75 score

run the replay!

That feature is not supported by my setup

HP Laptop 15s-eq2025ur
Ryzen 3 5300u
integrated GPU
Not very expensive
Not very powerfull
Pretty good for 15 watt
Very very loose default memory timings
No idea what overclocking adjustments are possible
Bios looked very basic.
Replay run time 19:57 (single run)
25-30 FPS during +10 in a replay. Graphix on low except for terrain fidelity on medium.
Forgot to check CPU score and i don't care about it =\

How do i make a freaking spoiler
I did not have time to update AIDA64, that might theoretically be important.
Aida64 mem-test looks pretty horrifying, especially considetring this CPU has not that much cache

AIDA 64 CPU-queen test

CPU-Z bench and other screenshots (results are good, but CPU probably did short term boost during that time)

Couldn't run the replay, after the loading I got a black screen with cursor.
???

That means something crashed, likely UI related.