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From article <1993Jan23.225556.26009@newstand.syr.edu>, by cychiu@rodan.acs.syr.EDU (Chien-yuan  Chiu):
> Here is my test result of SS24X with new driver 2.03b.
> 
> software: PC magazine Winbench 3.1
> 
> hardware: 486DX-50 EISA with Award 486 EISA BIOS
>           8 MB RAM  212 MB HDD
>           SS24X with 1MB DRAM
> 
> Winmark:
> 
>         640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x960 1280x1024
> 16        6.5     6.2      5.8      5.8      5.7
> 256      10.0     9.0      8.4
> 32768     1.5     1.5
> 16 mil.   1.1
> 
Results on my 386sx16MHz 4M RAM (ISA of course):

  16        ---     3.9      3.9      xxx      xxx
  256       ---     5.7      6.4
  32768     1.1     1.1
  16M       1.1
* "---" means I didn't test. "xxx" means I couldn't test.

Possible explanations for the much-smaller-than-expected difference, especially
for 256colors and above:

1. The card doesn't take full advantage of faster CPU/EISA bus.
2. Windbench3.1 is fony.
3. 486dx50MHz CPU's are fony.
4. Kerry got a fony machine.
5. My dealer was so screwed up that day, he actually stuffed in a 486dx25MHz!

(Puzzlingly, it runs faster in 1024x768x256 than 800x600x256!) 

Something's wrong here... Could anyone with similar platforms confirm both sets
of test results?

Bo Peng

ps. Just to be sure, Winmarks are supposedly an absolute scale, right?