It seems that BAPCo is finally getting the kind of attention it should have had long ago. Go to http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=5092 for a few relevant links. Incidentally, it has been known for years that BAPCo is a front for Intel. BAPCo has served the purpose of decoupling Intel from its own benchmarks so that they can refer to 'independent benchmarks' in their marketing material. No big surprise there, but they have marketed Sysmark to others though, and for some odd reason, websites and print have kept on using BAPCo Sysmark in spite of its obvious function as a marketing tool for Intel. AMD apparently got fed up with this state of affairs, and did a surprise move - they joined BAPCo and thus managed to get access to some inside material, material you can partake of in this pdf:http://www.vanshardware.com/reviews.../SYSmark 2002 Analysis Presentation FINAL.pdf if interested.
Now to the point here. I remember reading about the BAPCo and MadOnion "strategic alliance" when it became official, and wondering how this would affect MadOnions products. The ties are apparently strong enough that BAPCo has its own tab at the top of the MadOnion website.
So the quesion now is - how much input has BAPCo had on MadOnion benchmarks? The BAPCo page on MadOnions site says this:
WebMark would seem to be a direct result of BAPCo/MadOnion.
However, the amount of BAPCo input is less clear regarding PCMark2002, and present and future versions of 3DMark. The above quotes would seem to imply that the collaboration would extend to these products as well.
Anyone in the know care to comment?
Entropy
PS. Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, but I couldn't figure out the proper one, and this is where most of the traffic is. Moderators, please feel free to move this post if you consider it appropriate. The 3DMark series of benchmarks have a very strong position in the industry, so it is not entirely misplaced in "Technology".
Now to the point here. I remember reading about the BAPCo and MadOnion "strategic alliance" when it became official, and wondering how this would affect MadOnions products. The ties are apparently strong enough that BAPCo has its own tab at the top of the MadOnion website.
So the quesion now is - how much input has BAPCo had on MadOnion benchmarks? The BAPCo page on MadOnions site says this:
From BAPCos website:
WebMark would seem to be a direct result of BAPCo/MadOnion.
However, the amount of BAPCo input is less clear regarding PCMark2002, and present and future versions of 3DMark. The above quotes would seem to imply that the collaboration would extend to these products as well.
Anyone in the know care to comment?
Entropy
PS. Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, but I couldn't figure out the proper one, and this is where most of the traffic is. Moderators, please feel free to move this post if you consider it appropriate. The 3DMark series of benchmarks have a very strong position in the industry, so it is not entirely misplaced in "Technology".
