Picture-Level Benchmark Report © Copyright 1996, Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

First, you'll find a table showing the single figure of merit numbers for 3D wireframe (PLBwire93) and 3D surface (PLBsurf93) categories, along with a list of the eight standard benchmark files available for graphics performance testing under the Picture-Level Benchmark (PLB). These files are divided into three categories: 3D Wireframe, 3D Surface, and "Other."

"Normalizing Factor" is the scaling factor used to keep numbers from becoming too unwieldy, and the PLB_lit and PLB_opt columns give the reported PLBmark scores for each test. A section within the PLB overview called "The Method for Reporting Results" contains an explanation of the number reporting system.

Vendor and System Name Graphics Adapter API
Composite PLBmarks
PLBwire93		PLBwire93 score
PLBsurf93		PLBsurf93 score
Benchmark Name	Normalizing Factor	PLBmarks
		PLBlit	PLBopt
3D Wireframe
1. sys_chassis	N	lit	opt
2. race_car	N	lit	opt
3. seafloor	N	lit	opt
3D Surface
4. cyl_head	N	lit	opt
5. head	N	lit	opt
6. shuttle	N	lit	opt
7. studio	N	lit	opt
Other
8. oceantopo	N	lit	opt

Next, you'll find a listing of optimizations for each standard benchmark file for which a PLB_opt number is reported.

Optimizations	Benchmark Used
A. Description of first optimization	benchmark numbers
B. Description of second optimization	benchmark numbers
C. . . .	. . .

This is followed by a description of the system used to achieve the graphics performance results reported on the page, with a section for listing technical notes pertinent to the graphics performance tests.

GRAPHICS HARDWARE CONFIGURATION			SYSTEM HARDWARE CONFIGURATION		SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
Graphics Accelerator		name	Processor Type	name	Operating System	O/S
Total Graphics Memory		## MB	Number of CPUs	#	Window System	name
	Image Buffer	size	Floating Point	type	API	name
	Overlay/Underlay Buffer	size	Primary Cache (KB)	## KB	API Version	id
	Depth Buffer	size	Secondary Cache (KB)	## KB	API Vendor	name
	Stencil Buffer	size	Memory (MB)	## MB	PLB Version	id
	Accumulation Buffer	size	Disk (MB)	### MB	Driver Version	id
	Auxiliary Buffer	size
	Other Buffer	size	Comments
Display List Memory		description	Technical notes pertinent to the graphics performance tests.
Texture Memory		description
Display Manufacturer/ Model*		description -- *Consult vendor literature for actual viewable size of monitor.
Display Resolution		width x height
Display Size/Type		description
Display Refresh Rate		## Hz
Swap on Vertical Retrace		yes/no

Finally, a table gives the price and availability of the system described. "Test Date" refers to the data when the reported performance tests were run. "General Availability" is the vendor's estimate of when the system reported on was made available or will become available.

List Price (as of mm/dd/yy)	price
Test Date	mm/yy
General Availability	mm/yy