HolliDance Benchmark Results Form V1.1

                         Last Change: 10th August 1998


HolliDance (HD) reference pages and files:

  http://sgi.webguide.nl/hollibench.html

  http://www.znet.com/~dwhite/dance.html
  http://home.san.rr.com/dwhite2/HolliDance.tar.gz


Use /usr/gfx/gfxinfo to obtain detailed graphics board revision
information.

Results for:

  Indigo2 HighIMPACT
        Managed (":0.0") 1280x1024 
        Product ID 0x0, 1 GE, 1 RE, 1 TRAM
        MGRAS revision 3, RA revision 5
        HQ rev A, GE11 rev B, RE4 rev A, PP1 rev A, 
        VC3 rev A, CMAP rev DMC rev C
  250MHz R4400SC 2MB L2
  128MB RAM
  4.5GB disk
  IRIX 6.5
  1MB TRAM

Test Date: 24/Jan/1999
Tester:    Ian Mapleson
Email:     mapleson@gamers.org


Run the program. Press D to stop Holli dancing (this is a gfx test,
so zero dancing will lower the amount of animation interference that
might impede on CPU usage devoted to gfx).

All tests should be done with the monitor set to 1280x1024 72HZ,
using the best possible display mode (eg. 32+32 for O2).
Higher-resolution results are still useful though since they will
allow the comparison of, for example, Indigo2 IMPACT, Octane, Onyx
and Onyx2.

HD's fps rate can sometimes oscillate across a range of values. If
this happens, determine the fps rate to use by noting the highest and
lowest values which the fps rate 'often' hits, and take the average
of the two. Also, if a relational oscillation occurs between cetain
parameters in gr_osview (eg. CPU inversely proportional to GFX:fiwt
and SysAct:switch, surging from 0% to 100% and back again for every
frame), don't attempt to take the average because that would be
meaningless; instead, just say 'SURGE' and describe what's happening
in a footnote.

Key:

  GFX    = Gfx:intr (blue)
  CPU    = CPU:user (blue)
  switch = SysAct:switch (cyan)
  fiwt   = Gfx:fiwt (magenta)

Feel free to add footnotes on other gr_osview features if you think
they're interesting. Only the above are required though.


For the large window view:

   - Run gr_osview -a

   - Create an xterm, make the xterm use the largest font (CTRL +
     Mouse Right Button) and run HolliDance5.3 (do this so that the
     fps rate is displayed at the very bottom of the xterm, eg. make
     the xterm be small in height). Move the xterm so that it touches
     the bottom left corner of the screen. This will allow for a
     large Holli window but one will still be able to see the fps
     rate.

   - Select the Holli window. Resize the top edge of the Holli window
     to the top of the monitor screen. Resize the bottom edge of the
     Holli window as far down as possible but so that one can still
     see the fps rate in the xterm. The Holli window should now be of
     maximum width and almost maximum height, ie. approx. 1280x996.

   - Place gr_osview and jot so that they touch the bottom edge
     of the screen. This will allow them to be brought into view when
     needed. gr_osview should be minimised when not in use.

For the textured view, set the viewpoint so that it looks like this:

  http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/2321/hollitex.jpg

A good method of achieving this viewpoint is: press D, C, O until it
no longer has any effect, multipe LEFT/RIGHT until horizontally
aligned, then a couple of UP arrow key presses.

********************************** Results ********************************

Test 1.

Default view, small window. No texture because little is visible
(press T). Press C to obtain default camera view. Press D to stop
Holli dancing.

                                          ---- gr_osview -a  ----
  Textures   Lights   Background   FPS    GFX   CPU  switch  fiwt

     OFF       ON         ON        11.10  %     %     %       %
     OFF       ON         OFF       11.30  %     %     %       %
     OFF       OFF        ON        18.50  %     %     %       %
     OFF       OFF        OFF       17.80  %     %     %       %


Test 2.

Default view, large window. Again, no texture. D & C.

                                          ---- gr_osview -a  ----
  Textures   Lights   Background   FPS    GFX   CPU  switch  fiwt

     OFF       ON         ON        9.01      %     %     %       %
     OFF       ON         OFF       10.31     %     %     %       %
     OFF       OFF        ON        12.05     %     %     %       %
     OFF       OFF        OFF       14.39     %     %     %       %


Test 3.

Textured floor view, small window.

                                          ---- gr_osview -a  ----
  Textures   Lights   Background   FPS    GFX   CPU  switch  fiwt

     ON        ON         ON        10.35  %     %     %       %
     ON        ON         OFF       12.05  %     %     %       %
     ON        OFF        ON        16.30  %     %     %       %
     ON        OFF        OFF       17.50  %     %     %       %
     OFF       ON         ON        11.30  %     %     %       %
     OFF       ON         OFF       12.05  %     %     %       %
     OFF       OFF        ON        16.60  %     %     %       %
     OFF       OFF        OFF       17.50  %     %     %       %


Test 4.

Textured floor view, large window.

                                          ---- gr_osview -a  ----
  Textures   Lights   Background   FPS    GFX   CPU  switch  fiwt

     ON        ON         ON        8.5    %     %     %       %
     ON        ON         OFF       10.20  %     %     %       %
     ON        OFF        ON        12.05  %     %     %       %
     ON        OFF        OFF       14.39  %     %     %       %
     OFF       ON         ON        9.21   %     %     %       %
     OFF       ON         OFF       10.21  %     %     %       %
     OFF       OFF        ON        12.05  %     %     %       %
     OFF       OFF        OFF       14.39  %     %     %       %