Benchmark Demo Thread

YMICrazyYMICrazy Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 165986Members
edited February 2013 in NS2 General Discussion
So I recorded a game as aliens (I'm pretty bad) and wanted to know if you guys could play the demo and also record your benchmarks. No reason in particular just curious about performance across different PCs when it's the same game.

BUILD 239

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fmnjgptx3p0wkjh/demo1

Anywhos, just drop the demo in C:/Users/(Your username)/AppData/Roaming/Natural Selection 2/

Then just open up ns2 and use the tilde key "~' to open up console and type "play demo1"

Of course have fraps open before you start ns2 and make sure you have a benchmarking hotkey. Then once the demo loads, and you are no longer in the ready room just hit the benchmark key and then hit it again when the game ends and you are in ready room. Then just graph your fps.csv in exel and post it here along with the frapslog info and system specs. PLEASE post a graph because that tells the most about performance as the game goes on. If you do not have excel just upload the fps.csv and I'll make it into a graph if you need it:

i7 920 @ 4.2 gHz, Gtx 480 Oc'd

1920x1200, Please leave all graphical settings on minimal/low. You can add a test on high if you feel like it.

The demo is about 25 minutes so just a warning. Use whatever settings you normally play with. It's pretty boring so just set fraps to record 25 or so minutes and then come back.

2013-02-08 17:19:56 - NS2
Frames: 82599 - Time: 1392917ms - Avg: 59.299 - Min: 32 - Max: 108

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  • Sharp-ShooterSharp-Shooter Join Date: 2011-05-11 Member: 98364Members
    Avg: 53.908
    i5 3570k @3.8
    gtx 680
    8gb ram
    everything maxed, texture streaming off, 1920x1080

    please post your settings
  • SquishpokePOOPFACESquishpokePOOPFACE -21,248 posts (ignore below) Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 165262Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited February 2013
    FRAPS Summary (LOW SETTINGS):
    (All off except for Textures, which are on high)
    Time: 1606452ms (26 minutes, 46.45 seconds)
    Avg: 51.621
    Min: 28
    Max: 99

    Graph (LOW SETTINGS):
    P4PZGKY.png

    FRAPS Summary (MAXED SETTINGS):
    (Ambient Occlusion, Infestation, Atmospherics, everything, except VSync)
    Time: 2798752ms (46 minutes, 46.45 seconds)
    Avg: 29.709
    Min: 0
    Max: 46

    ***Interesting to note, the demo was running in slow motion! My poor baby couldn't handle the graphics.

    Graph (HIGH SETTINGS):
    dDYSe7z.png


    Specs:
    CPU: Intel i5-3450 @ 3.10 GHz unclocked
    GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 460 v2
    RAM: 8 GB
    Display: BenQ XL2420T @ 1920x1080 resolution and 120hz

  • YMICrazyYMICrazy Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 165986Members
    Avg: 53.908
    i5 3570k @3.8
    gtx 680
    8gb ram
    everything maxed, texture streaming off, 1920x1080

    please post your settings

    Would you mind posting a fraps graph? I'm interested since you have a pretty strong rig there.
  • Sharp-ShooterSharp-Shooter Join Date: 2011-05-11 Member: 98364Members
    how do I get a graph like that? fraps only did txt file
  • YMICrazyYMICrazy Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 165986Members
    edited February 2013
    how do I get a graph like that? fraps only did txt file

    I usually get 3 other files with the text file. Do you have the FPS checked under benchmark settings? You just open up the file that ends in fps.csv in excel and highlight the number values and then make a line graph. I could make a graph for you if you upload the fps.csv.

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  • SquishpokePOOPFACESquishpokePOOPFACE -21,248 posts (ignore below) Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 165262Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Yeah, just grab the biggest file and run it through any spreadsheet program and it can graph it for you. Google's Spreadsheet thing works, too, but it kind of sucks compared to excel. Compare my graph to YMI's graph, and it looks more squashed. You can't stretch it out.
  • MaxMax Technical Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment Join Date: 2002-03-15 Member: 318Super Administrators, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    These types of demos can be pretty handy for us, thanks for posting it!
  • xtalxtal aka X-rayCat Join Date: 2009-06-28 Member: 67961Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    I've problem playing this demo.

    1) Done "play demo", it failed with saying "Couldn't download mod" or something like this - can't remember exactly.
    2) Restart, turn-off all mods on my side. After "play demo" game freeze on "Downloading mods..."
    3) Unsubscribed all mods, deleted every mod in Workshop folder. Game downloads mods but "play demo" fails with info "Server mod is out of date"

    Game log attached.

    Seems like you need to record one more demo without mods?
  • YMICrazyYMICrazy Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 165986Members
    edited February 2013
    I was afraid this would happen. The current NS2 demo system makes demos that are tied to the mods used when recording. The mods used in that demo were updated and so the demo will no longer run since it was made using the older version of that mod. Demos also fail to run with each new build if it was recorded in a previous build. I hope they get a better demo system because this one was the most intensive one that demonstrated late game performance hits. Is there anyway to force a demo to run ignoring the mods? I guess I could make another demo on a server without mods but it would not work once 240 comes out.
  • xtalxtal aka X-rayCat Join Date: 2009-06-28 Member: 67961Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    edited February 2013
    Just make new demo with disabled all mods? and new thread on forum? good job btw. I didn't know its so easy to make repeatable benchmark :S
  • goblingoblin Join Date: 2004-09-05 Member: 31412Members
    Maybe record a demo in a listen server?
  • MiniH0wieMiniH0wie Join Date: 2007-11-25 Member: 63013Members
    I was afraid this would happen. The current NS2 demo system makes demos that are tied to the mods used when recording. The mods used in that demo were updated and so the demo will no longer run since it was made using the older version of that mod. Demos also fail to run with each new build if it was recorded in a previous build. I hope they get a better demo system because this one was the most intensive one that demonstrated late game performance hits. Is there anyway to force a demo to run ignoring the mods? I guess I could make another demo on a server without mods but it would not work once 240 comes out.

    Did a mod just get updated or something? Because I was able to play your demo fine on Monday night. Sorry haven't been able to post my results.
  • YMICrazyYMICrazy Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 165986Members
    edited February 2013
    MiniH0wie wrote: »
    Did a mod just get updated or something? Because I was able to play your demo fine on Monday night. Sorry haven't been able to post my results.

    Yea a mod did update. I liked the first one a lot better but I uploaded a second one from an un modded server if anyone wants to benchmark. Only Squishpoke posted a graph anyways so I figure it does not really need a new thread.
  • SquishpokePOOPFACESquishpokePOOPFACE -21,248 posts (ignore below) Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 165262Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    I'll re-run the new demo and edit in the new benchmarks, for the sake of consistency.
  • Sharp-ShooterSharp-Shooter Join Date: 2011-05-11 Member: 98364Members
    here you go, please rename the TXT file back to the CSV file, this site does not like CSV so I just renamed it to TXT if you have to
  • YMICrazyYMICrazy Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 165986Members
    edited February 2013
    here you go, please rename the TXT file back to the CSV file, this site does not like CSV so I just renamed it to TXT if you have to

    Oh cool I already removed the first demo since no one else can use it since the mods were updated so I replaced it with one that does not include any. But here are all the 3 graphs from the people that benchmarked the first test. Thanks in advance Squish for redoing it.

    Sharp Shooter:
    Avg: 53.908 i5 3570k @ 3.8 GHz gtx 680 8gb ram
    Everything maxed, texture streaming off, 1920x1080

    34tet0l.jpg

    Squishpoke:
    Avg: 51.453 Intel i5-3450 @ 3.1 GHz GTX 460 v2 8 GB ram
    1920x1080 All settings low with the exception of textures on high
    FNsaU8q.png

    Me:
    Avg: 53.906 i7 920 @ 4.2 GHz HT on (Dunno if it does anything) gtx 480
    1920x1200 Everything on except ambient occlusion, texture streaming, and atmospherics.
    alj70k.jpg
  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    edited February 2013
    i7 2600k @4.7
    AMD HD 6950
    16GB RAM
    1920x1080, windowed fullscreen, all graphics options to their minimum

    pa1ZPPL.png

    Did the benchmark again with all options on their highest settings

    9l17hzP.png
  • IronHorseIronHorse Developer, QA Manager, Technical Support & contributor Join Date: 2010-05-08 Member: 71669Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Subnautica Playtester, Subnautica PT Lead, Pistachionauts
    This effort would be way more helpful if everyone complied to the same exact graphic settings. Comparing one person's low setting fps to another's high, muddles a possibility of drawing a conclusion about the difference in hardware??

    Benchmarks by nature are based on some standard, like this demo and settings, becoming the baseline. This allows you to compare rigs and is the purpose behind a benchmark.

    Everyone should test with the same settings.
  • SquishpokePOOPFACESquishpokePOOPFACE -21,248 posts (ignore below) Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 165262Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited February 2013
    ironhorse wrote: »
    This effort would be way more helpful if everyone complied to the same exact graphic settings. Comparing one person's low setting fps to another's high, muddles a possibility of drawing a conclusion about the difference in hardware??

    Benchmarks by nature are based on some standard, like this demo and settings, becoming the baseline. This allows you to compare rigs and is the purpose behind a benchmark.

    Everyone should test with the same settings.

    I'll do both low and high settings.

    EDIT: Done!
  • xtalxtal aka X-rayCat Join Date: 2009-06-28 Member: 67961Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    edited February 2013
    i3 3220 (3M Cache, 2x3.30 GHz)
    ATI HD5770
    8GB RAM
    1440x900, all settings LOW in game, texture streaming off, multicore rendering on
    Frames: 82551 - Time: 1939873ms - Avg: 42.555 - Min: 21 - Max: 82

    ns2demo1cpui33220.png
  • StrikerX3StrikerX3 Join Date: 2012-11-08 Member: 168423Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Core i7-2600K @ 4.5 GHz
    Geforce GTX 680 stock clocks
    16 GB RAM

    Settings on low except for:
    Textures: High
    Anti-aliasing: On
    Anisotropic filtering: On
    1920x1080, 120 Hz

    Frames: 82685 - Time: 1305619 ms - Min 34, Max 152, Avg 63.333

    YaMJQn7.png
  • MiniH0wieMiniH0wie Join Date: 2007-11-25 Member: 63013Members
    StrikerX3 wrote: »
    Core i7-2600K @ 4.5 GHz
    Geforce GTX 680 stock clocks
    16 GB RAM

    Settings on low except for:
    Textures: High
    Anti-aliasing: On
    Anisotropic filtering: On
    1920x1080, 120 Hz

    Frames: 82685 - Time: 1305619 ms - Min 34, Max 152, Avg 63.333

    YaMJQn7.png

    I'm confused by your graph.
    Your min says 34 yet the graph clearly shows you dipping under 20 at times. What's up with that?
  • FloodinatorFloodinator [HBZ] Member Join Date: 2005-02-22 Member: 42087Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited February 2013
    i7-2600k @ 4,8 GHz
    Radeon HD-7870
    Win 7 64 bit
    1920x1080
    Atmospherics OFF
    Bloom OFF
    Infestation Minimal
    Textures High
    Particle Low
    REst is ON

    Frames: 82243 - Time: 1268803ms - Avg: 64.819 - Min: 20 - Max: 142
    chart1s.png
  • ApocalipsusApocalipsus Join Date: 2003-10-21 Member: 21838Members
    edited February 2013
    How do i do a graph like that in excel?
    There are 3 files created by fraps, and the biggest one only has one columm with many lines.
    And there's no fps there. just frame and time (ms)

    Frame, Time (ms)
    1, 0.000
    2, 4.487
    3, 9.847

    Those are the first three lines
  • UnderwhelmedUnderwhelmed DemoDetective #?! Join Date: 2006-09-19 Member: 58026Members, Constellation
    UW make a timedemo command pls
  • Apreche2Apreche2 Join Date: 2012-08-06 Member: 154849Members
    I will do this when I get home. Tomorrow at the latest. Always looking for a chance to show off the power of the 680 :)
  • YMICrazyYMICrazy Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 165986Members
    edited February 2013
    How do i do a graph like that in excel?

    This is how I do it:



    Of course I use printscreen to cap the image and paint because idk how to extract the graph as an image in excel.
  • buhehebuhehe Join Date: 2012-05-15 Member: 152140Members
    MiniH0wie wrote: »
    StrikerX3 wrote: »
    Core i7-2600K @ 4.5 GHz
    Geforce GTX 680 stock clocks
    16 GB RAM

    Settings on low except for:
    Textures: High
    Anti-aliasing: On
    Anisotropic filtering: On
    1920x1080, 120 Hz

    Frames: 82685 - Time: 1305619 ms - Min 34, Max 152, Avg 63.333

    YaMJQn7.png

    I'm confused by your graph.
    Your min says 34 yet the graph clearly shows you dipping under 20 at times. What's up with that?

    Indeed, that doesn't make much sense.
  • FloodinatorFloodinator [HBZ] Member Join Date: 2005-02-22 Member: 42087Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited February 2013
    How do i do a graph like that in excel?
    There are 3 files created by fraps, and the biggest one only has one columm with many lines.
    And there's no fps there. just frame and time (ms)

    Frame, Time (ms)
    1, 0.000
    2, 4.487
    3, 9.847

    Those are the first three lines


    I just used Google docs, did a new spreadsheet, CTRL + A then a new Diagram. Rightklick (or button on top?) save as picture. So the lazyies way to do it, didn't even put infos for x-y-axis and title :-P

  • FloodinatorFloodinator [HBZ] Member Join Date: 2005-02-22 Member: 42087Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited February 2013
    FFs still confused by the new edit... sorry for dbl post.
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