The KSP 1.1/1.0.5 Benchmark Challenge

[jrodriguez]

The KSP 1.1/1.0.5 Benchmark Challenge!

Do you think that you have a powerful PC and you think KSP is running very fast on your PC!…LET’S RUN A BENCHMARK AND SEE WHO WINS!

Rules and Prerequisites

•  Full HD resolution 1920x1080
• Graphics Settings maxed out as shown below:
• FRAPS tool to measure AVG fps and store them.

Benchmark

Before you run the test, remove/recover any vessels from KSC, or begin a new game for the benchmark.

·         Test 1 (GPU intensive): Load Runway with Stratolauncher for 1.0.5 or Stratolauncher for 1.1. As soon as is finished load, press F11 to run the FRAPS Benchmark. Wait for 60 seconds until the FPS shows again. Note: Don’t touch anything!

·         Test 2 (CPU intensive): Load Runway with Stearwing Heavy Transport for 1.0.5 or Stearwing Heavy Transport for 1.1 go to Launch Pad and load it. As soon as is finished load, press F11 to run the FRAPS Benchmark. Wait for 60 seconds until the FPS shows again. Note: Don’t touch anything!

·         Score calculation: Open the C:\Fraps\Benchmarks\FRAPSLOG.txt file and you will see something like:

016-04-04 20:52:50 - KSP_x64

Frames: 6792 - Time: 60000ms - Avg: 113.200 - Min: 107 - Max: 118

2016-04-04 21:16:50 - KSP_x64

Frames: 926 - Time: 60000ms - Avg: 15.433 - Min: 11 - Max: 16

Your score will be AvgTest1 + AvgTest2*6.

I have decided to go with this formula because I think KSP is more CPU intensive so Test 2 should contribute more to the final score.

Valid score submits

·         Specify your PC specs: CPU, GPU/s, etc.

·         Specify KSP version, OS,  x64 or x86, DX11/DX9/OpenGl

·         Score calculated = AvgTest1 + AvgTest2*6.

·         Copy paste FRAPSLOG.txt

Edited April 7, 2016 by jrodriguez
mayor change

[AeroArchonite_]

Why 1.1 pre-release only? It seems like it'd be better to go for 1.05 considering it's a stable version

[jrodriguez]

1 hour ago, AeroArchonite_ said:

Why 1.1 pre-release only? It seems like it'd be better to go for 1.05 considering it's a stable version

Well, I thought to go for 1.1 just because it is new and powerful  . But actually I would say that it is a good a idea to allow 1.05 as well, that way we can compare performance between both versions. I'm going to  update the rules and the crafts files today.

Thanks

Edited April 7, 2016 by jrodriguez

[jrodriguez]

Challenge updated! Now it is ready for 1.1 vs 1.0.5

[jrodriguez]

My score:

- PC: 2 x Radeon 7970, Intel i7-4790k (Currently Crossfire is not working in KSP, not sure if it is because of drivers or lack of KSP profile)

- Score for KSP 1.1 = 118.950 + 38.900*6 = 352.35

- Score for KSP 1.0.5 x64 dx11 = 106.183 + 16.750*6 = 206,683

- FRAPS log

2016-04-07 20:24:51 - KSP_x64_1.1
Frames: 7137 - Time: 60000ms - Avg: 118.950 - Min: 109 - Max: 122

2016-04-07 20:26:21 - KSP_x64_1.1
Frames: 2334 - Time: 60000ms - Avg: 38.900 - Min: 32 - Max: 41

2016-04-07 20:29:45 - KSP_x64_1.0.5
Frames: 6371 - Time: 60000ms - Avg: 106.183 - Min: 92 - Max: 109

2016-04-07 20:32:09 - KSP_x64_1.0.5
Frames: 1005 - Time: 60000ms - Avg: 16.750 - Min: 13 - Max: 18