CPU-score in 3DMark03

[Mr. Birger]

Hello, I wonder if someone of you knows anything about the CPU-score that the program 3DMark03 gives me?

Would I get a higher CPU-score in 3DMark03 if I use a fast graphics card like a Radeon 9800 XT instead of my GeForce 3?

[hoxlund]

on my specs ive got 671 cpu score

heres my compare url: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=1963829

oops kinda old, only thing different looks to be memory, i was still running 512mb back then

[kjcred1]

this is so cool, I actually have relative information to this. I own 3 computers, one has a p3 @ 800mhz, one has an amd 1800+ (1.5ghz), and the other has an amd 2200+ (1.8ghz). I also have a nvidia gforce 4 ti4600 and an ati 9200se. I did a little bit of mixing and matching and came up with the following results in 3dMark03...

ti4600-
on my 1800+ gave a cpu score of 315 and a 3d mark score of 1503
on my 2200+ gave a cpu score of 336 and a 3d mark score of 1561

so theres a small difference in score, not too bad. however i got a much lower score with the 9200se (as expected) even on the 1800+ (i haven't tested it on the 2200+... doh! sorry).

9200se-
on my 1800+ gave a cpu score of 80 and a 3d mark score of 631
on my p3 gave a cpu score of 76 and a 3d mark score of 514

so there is a big difference in cpu score with a better graphics card. sorry this is rather an incomplete "sience experiment" being that i didnt test the p3 on the ti4600 or the 2200+ on the 9200se. i have a full report of all these tests saved in excel but i dont know of any way to link it to this post, sorry again.

hope that helps...

[Mr. Birger]

Thanks a lot kjcred1 for the info you gave me about 3DMark03's CPU-score.

That’s what I suspected, depending on what graphic card you use you are also gonna get a different CPU-score.

Rather lame don’t you think? I mean that depending on what graphic card you use you are either gonna turn your CPU into a snail or a lightning.