Asus G73 Benchmark Thread

Sorry, just got it and I haven't gamed on it yet.

 

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2/14/10 Vantage Run: I don't know what it is about my GPU in Vantage, but I'm having a hard time getting my GPU score to match up with others using the same clocks. The weakness in score is from GPU test 2. The good news is I appear to have a high threshold for OC's, but clock for clock against the rest, it is falling short. My best run so far is P8921 with a GPU 874 and MEM 1200. The scary part is I seem to have more headroom . Steady 70F ambient.

Where these high clocks do seem to have a linear effect is on the 3 Unigine benchmarks (those are beautiful benchies). They do heat up my GPU more than Vantage, so I don't expect to hold an 874x1200 on them, but will try later.

I haven't seen any artifacting at this point and no BSOD's.



2/20/10 Vantage Run: with 10.3 preview drivers

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2/15/10 HAWX Benchmark Run: i.e. Video Settings/Test Performance (Avg. 3 runs per clocks) NO Asus Easy OC, Steady 70F Ambient
Setting: 1920x1080, NoAA, Vsync Off, FS On
Advanced: High, High, High, High, On, On, On
DirextX 10: High, High, High, On

Stock 5870 clocks (700x1000): Avg. 42 FPS, High 107, MAX GPU Temp 76C
OC 5870 clocks (800x1100): Avg. 46 FPS, High 84, MAX GPU Temp 79C

This benchmark is a good one for DX10.1 Ambient Occlusion. I used an OC setting that most people should be able to use, it barely increase the high GPU temp by 3C and is worth the FPS bump when all the fireworks are going off. Any level of AA causes skipping (Vsync On or Off, Benchmark and Gameplay), but does not affect FPS.

The benchmark is a run in Rio, you'll get different FPS for the different terrains, for example, with the OC clocks I get FRAPS showing an avg in the high 60's flying low and into the sun on the Ghost Rider mission in Mexico.

Final Impression: G73JH is an excellent laptop for HAWX, just don't use AA (it's still great looking) and go ahead and bump up your 5870 clocks (it's effective). You can also go Very High where applicable without much of a FPS hit.

UPDATE with 10.3 Preview Drivers: Huge 230% increase in FPS. With stock GPU clocks 700x1000, I now get 97FPS 200HIGH and 115FPS flying low and into the sun on Ghost Rider mission.

2/26/10 Update: oops, 230% was too good to be true. I must have made the mistake of not selecting DX10 starting the game and therefore ran in DX9. With the 10.3 previews we get Avg. 46FPS and 141HIGH and that's upping the Ambient Occlusion to Very High. Still, a real good increase.

2/27/10 Update: Added video with 10.3 drivers and stock GPU clocks.

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2/15/10 Unigine Benchmarks Steady 72F Ambient (Gorgeous Benchies in native res.)
1) Heaven: NO Asus Easy OC (full screen)
Settings: DX11, High, Enabled, 4AF, NoAA

Res. 1024 settings, GPU 700x1000: 28.2 FPS, Scores 710

Res. 1920 settings, GPU 700x1000: 17.8 FPS, Scores 449

Res. 1920 settings, GPU 860x1100: 20.8 FPS, Scores 525, MAX GPU Temp 80C

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2) Tropics: NO Asus Easy OC (full screen)
Settings: DX 10.1, NoAA, High, 4AF, On, On

Res. 1024 settings, GPU 700x1000: 55.2 FPS, Scores 1391, MAX GPU Temp 68C

Res. 1920 settings, GPU 700x1000: 32.9 FPS, Scores 828, MAX GPU Temp 72C

Res. 1920 settings, GPU 860x1100: 37.9 FPS, Scores 955, MAX GPU Temp 77.5C

3) Sanctuary: NO Asus Easy OC (full screen)
Settings: DX 10, NoAA, High, 4AF, On, Disabled, On

Res. 1024 settings, GPU 700x1000: 84.6 FPS, Scores 3588, MAX GPU Temp 71C

Res. 1920 settings, GPU 700x1000: 47.5 FPS, Scores 2012, MAX GPU Temp 74.5C

Res. 1920 settings, GPU 860x1100: 54.4 FPS, Scores 2308, MAX GPU Temp 79C

Full PCMark Vantage 64 bit Edition
2/15/10 Default Settings (1920x1080 not available). NO Asus Easy OC. Stock GPU 700x1000. Steady 75F Ambient. Score 9723



2/25/10 Cinebench 11.5 Benchmarks: This is a 2 part video of some Cinebench 11.5 CPU and OpenGL tests with Asus Twin Turbo On & Off. If you are interested in rendering videos or images, or do encoding with the G73 i7 720QM, this video can give you some insight as to how it will perform. As far as Asus Twin Turbo, the difference is heat. Mandrake has provided CB 11.5 920XM scores of 3.73 @ 2GHz and 5.40 @ 3.2GHz OC in the Benchmark Thread, which provides a nice jump on the 720QM apx2.88 score.

In video part 2, I display 95% completion screen shots of rendering a 5min 55 sec. 1080p video down to 720p using VideoStudio x3. I have uploaded the screen shots on NBR below the videos.

Part 1:

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Part 2: (if you only want to spend 5 minutes, watch the first 5 of this part)

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Note the FSB (a.k.a. BCLK) and the i7 Turbo multipliers of the Argus Monitor (thanks to Mandrake for showing me that program). Also the CPU temp readings.

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2/25/10 Dirt 2: In this video I use two separate, but same track Dirt 2 races to compare runs with stock GPU clock 700x1000 and an OC 800x1100 using the 10.3 preview drivers.

The OC race & replay gets the full screen and parts of the stock race & replay are overlaid in the upper right corner. I think you'll enjoy it.

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This next video is my first Dirt 2 on a London track. It is with the stock 9.12 drivers that come with the G73 and stock GPU clocks.

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This is a video of the same London track, but now with the 10.3 preview drivers, 8xAA and a GPU OC of 800x1100 ( It is not recommended that you constantly run your GPU OCed for gaming).

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Q

 

Everything stock including the OS but I did hit the turbo button.

 

Back story: As of earlier today I'd read every post in the G73 thread (parts 1 and 2) so I've been keeping up on the drama. I ended up canceling my order with PNB (which made me sad) in order to get an X1 since my current laptop is 4.5 years old and not long for this world. The X1 arrived earlier today and I wanted to benchmark it in sheer excitement. I'm a casual gamer, my gaming crowd is older fellahs who have wives and families just like myself (8 mo old twins!), so I have not put a lot of time into OC'ing or benchmarking or really any of the hardcore side of this pasttime.

Relevant question: So long story short, I ran Vantage and 3dMark06 on the brand new X1 and got atrocious scores. I'd love suggestions on what I can do to improve the performance of the system.

 

Make sure you run it while plugged in?

 

screen shots of cpuz and gpuz would help. Btw my twins are 14 months.

 

Scores are slowly creeping up. Twin Turbo drops total vantage score by 20-40 points, wth?

I am approaching 9000 and am hoping to hit it on this next run.

 

Where's the this post is worthless without pics emoticon? At least tell the scores.

 

Hey Asus! Please I want some more useless crap installed on this system, you didn't add enough!

Does the restore DVD preinstall all this stuff also?

 

Not positive, but I don't believe so. It's not a true image from what I remember from my G50vt. You can stop it at some point and just have the fresh OS install and then pick and choose. Once again I'm not certain.

Found this.

Not sure if they changed how they do things though.

 

OK I'll see if it's the same. If not I'll download from technet or use my AW DVD.

 

It does not. There will be a point where it finishes installing windows and then wants you to pop in the driver disk. DON'T DO IT!!!

Updated my vantage score. Not sure how much closer I will be able to get to 9000...

 

Heh, yep. Although keeping the cord away from my daughter meant I started the first Vantage run on battery. So you may think you're being sarcastic, but...

Boys, girls, one of each? I got the sampler platter.



3DMark06 sceenie:

 

Re: 3dmark score... Something went seriously wrong!

 

Video drivers? I guess they all say generic vga, but I'm still guessing it's a driver issue.

 

Why does warlordpompey's benchmark not recognize his Mobility 5870?

 

Mandrake, you got your assignment.

 

No no, he just said he started the run on battery power.

warlordpompey: Your new lappy absolutely downclocks hard on battery only. If you install FRAPS, you can watch your FPS go from 40, all the way to 22 or so when you unplug. Then, back up to 40 as soon as you plug it in.

 

I started the first Vantage run on battery. When I realized, I aborted and started again. That second run (which was the only one I got a Vantage score from, something in the 3600-range) and the 06 were both powered.

 

Gotta be drivers.

 

Oh Snap, just hit 9109 Vantage! Wooooooot!

Let' see how that went!

 

It be nice if you guys posted your settings (ie oc, etc).

 

I did. I updated my OC post on page 3.

Awesome! Post it up!

 

Not you, evensen.... Mr. Binary

 

I have NO idea how to get it perfect like you guys. I used the Snippet Tool in Win 7. Is there a way to upload here straight from my computer?

 

Good lord, I'm squinting! Blow it up 0100!! lol

You need to use the snip tool, but JUST snip the perimeter of the important data, that way it makes it a little bigger and easier to read.

 

At least you had the presence of mind to shut down the pr0n tabs in FF before posting

I just used print-screen and Paint, old school.

 

anyone know if the video cad can be recognize to rivatuner? because I am more use to to rivatuner it would be good if the video card is recognize by rivatuner.

 

Add it as an attachment in your post instead so we can click on it and view it like that. I can't see any detail in this pic.

 

Oh thank god, updating drivers worked. Thanks guys.

Still not near you all, but a damn sight better than before.

 

Generic VGA again?

 

As you can see from my wprime testing my cpu score is down with turbo on when using all 8 threads. However it goes up when using only 4 threads.

 

Yeah I don't know what the story is there. I did see someone else's benchmark for a G73 where 3dMark didn't recognize the video card either, so I don't think it's an isolated thing.

I guess if you put it in context, I'd take a 12000ish score in 06 with only vga

 

You know you want to break 9000 just so you can say this

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Reupped link. I got 9109 Vantage. Page 8, first post

Overclocked to 860 / 1100

EDIT: Don't try 900 / 1100 It didn't like that. Locked up at first Vantage test.

 

Very Nice.

 

Any special cooling for those clocks?

 

What is a respectable score without overclocking? Im getting mine tomorrow morning and I wanna make sure its not a lemon.

A little off topic but if someone could also tell me a good way to test for dead pixels, I would be very appreciative.

 

We don't need no stinkin' cooling! Seriously though, just the laptop's exhaust. And it didn't get warm at all. The cooling on this thing is AMAZING.

You should be able to hit 8000 in vantage, and 11000 in 3DMark06 I think

 

Very nice run.

 

I tried downloading AMG GPU Clock tool here but it wouldn't work =/

 

Thats an old version look at the date, you need the one that says its for the 5870.

 

Hot dang it can move!

 

You don't even have a SM 2.0 score in that pic. Your most recent 3DMark06 score looks right.

 

I started keeping track of the scores in the original post. If I miss yours let me know. I omitted scores that do not have the system CPU and GPU clocks included in the screen shot.

 

Dead Pixel Buddy

 

is this benchmark thread only for benching software?

if not, could someone run some games on stock clocks, and then on higher clocks same settings, im interested to see real gain in performance, thanks

 

There are some free gaming benchmarks in the original post people can run.

 

Stock after reinstall of OS.

 

I really need to get use to this touchpad. Anyway here is another stock run.