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What is B-Mark?
B-Mark is a benchmark for comparing rendering times of
Bryce on different PCs. By running a standard *.brc file on a large number of
machines it will be possible to compare your machine with others.
Why benchmark?
One of the best reasons is when you consider buying or
upgrading your computer. The results that are being compiled will give you an idea
of what kind of results you could expect when purchasing a new or upgrading your existing
computer. This way you can have somewhat of an idea how your decision would affect
your render time. Would buying a new computer help cut your render
times or should you wait? The B-Mark information can help you decide.
Thanks for your benchmark.
The first time I ran it, to my horror it took 16:33! I ran it again
after closing some background tasks and it took 16:35! Ack! I
rebooted and went to my BIOS. Seems my BIOS had--unbeknownst
to me--decided to set my bus speed to 66MHz. After switching
it back to the 100MHz, I got the 9:38 render time.
What is in B-Mark?
B-Mark is a Bryce 2 file which incorporates a number of
different elements. There are different objects such as terrains, Booleans, and
DXF.
Various textures including glass, water, and metal to totally stress out your
computer. It has an extra light source and interesting shadows. A picture of
the final render is here.
What is the current
version.
B-mark version 2 was designed to
present todays computers with more of a workout. It will run in about
30 mins on a 1.2 GHz Athlon Thunderbird with 256 MB DDR ram.
B-mark version 1 was designed so that rendering on a
computer with a 300 MHz AMD and 64 megs would take about 30 min. I didn't want
to make the file to big because I know you would rather spend your time rendering your own
pictures.
B-Mark version 1.0 contains the following files,
bmarkv1.brc, readme.txt, and email.txt. The readme.txt file contains instructions
for running the benchmark. You no longer need to send the form that you fill out back
to me. You can add your version 1 data to the database.
What do I do to benchmark Bryce on my computer?
Download B-Mark, unzip it, render, and
add your results to the database.
It's as simple as that!
What version of Bryce do I need?
Version 2 will work with all versions 3.1
or greater. Load as *.br3 the Bryce 3 format.
Were can I find out how other computers have
performed?
The results are now in a
searchable database. I have also added the ability for you to add your
results directly to the database.
Are there other benchmark projects?
Here is one specifically for Bryce 3D.
You can find one for POV here at POVBench.
One for Blue Moon Rendered here.
Okay, what does the B stand for, Bryce or
Benchmark?
Both, actually but I thought BB-Mark might be a bit much. |
