Ungine’s Heaven benchmark is a DirectX application designed to measure the performance of a system in game-like loads.
[singlepic id=12741 w=550 h=600 float=center] [/tab] [tab title=”3DMark 11″]3DMark 11 is the most recent iteration (not counting the version for the upcoming Windows 8) of the popular benchmarking software from Futuremark. For this test we run the Performance preset of the benchmark which comes with the free version of 3DMark 11 which should present a more reproducible scenario for a lot of people.
[singlepic id=12743 w=550 h=600 float=center] [/tab] [tab title=”Civilization V”]The benchmark modes in Civilization5 are designed to stress and test various aspects of the users hardware and supporting software. This benchmark is designed to simulate a late game workload as it exercises all aspects of the game engine pipeline since all simulation and renderable object types are represented at a frequency consistent with a game that has been in progress for 300+ turns. We capture the full render score for our comparison graphs.
Battlefield 3 is the latest intallment in the highly-acclaimed FPS franchise from EA. Battlefield 3 puts players in modern combat situations with highly detailed environment and in-game graphics, whose Ultra detail settings, can bring most systems to their knees. Graph results are for average FPS.
[singlepic id=12747 w=550 h=600 float=center] [/tab] [/tabgroup]At a glance: The ASUS Maximus V Extreme barely makes an all-kill, losing out by 2 points in the Unigine Heaven tests but manages to clinch top spot on the 3DMark and Civ V tests. It joins its Maximus brethrens enjoying the top seat in the Battlefield 3 test.
