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Investigating the Performance of Intel GMA 945 Drivers
Hi all,
For this thread, I will test various drivers for the Intel GMA 945 Graphics Chip.
The goal is to find which performs the best, while also being stable for everyday use.
Needless to say, the results are by no means a definitive answer as to which is best for everyone, as of course everyones' setup is different - however it should be useful as a general base guiding line, which can be used for your own comparisons.
Please feel free to share your own results with these drivers!
Drivers tested:
1. Intel 8.15.10.1930
(This was the stock driver Windows 7 automatically configured after installing, it is here to provide a general baseline of what might be expected of standard, unmodified drivers)
2. Chell 1.8b
3. Chell 1.9a
4. Sherry 1.3.2 Beta
Drivers Due to Be Tested:
Sherry 1.3
Intel PHDGD
Alternative Intel Drivers
Test Hardware:
Computer Model: Acer Aspire One ZG5 Netbook
Processor: Atom N270
RAM: 1GB DDR2
Storage Drive: Seagate Momentus 5400.4 120GB 5400RPM SATA-II
OS: Windows 7 Starter SP1 32-Bit
Test Method:
Drivers will be installed following any instructions provided in the readme.txt files included if present as best as possible.
After installing, GPU-Z will checked for any possible changes.
Next, Windows Performance Index will be run.
And lastly, an activated copy of 3DMark2000 Benchmark will be run.
Display Driver Uninstaller will have been run in safemode beforehand before any of the drivers are installed in normal Windows.
Results:
Intel:
Intel1 — ImgBB,
Intel2 — ImgBB,
Intel3 — ImgBB,
Intel4 — ImgBB,
Intel5 — ImgBB,
Intel7 — ImgBB,
Chell 1.8b:
Chell1 — ImgBB,
Chell2 — ImgBB,
Chell3 — ImgBB,
Chell5 — ImgBB,
Chell6 — ImgBB,
Chell7 — ImgBB,
Chell 1.9a:
Chell1-9-1 — ImgBB (ibb.co),
Chell1-9-3 — ImgBB,
Chell1-9-4 — ImgBB,
Chell1-9-5 — ImgBB,
https://ibb.co/7khVgh6
Sherry 1.3.2 Beta:
Appears to be based off Intel 8.15.10.1930 driver.
Sherry1 — ImgBB (ibb.co)
https://ibb.co/wdD0Ynt,
Sherry4 — ImgBB,
https://ibb.co/6vpL2rR,
https://ibb.co/zmw3bRx
Last edited by Fox Computers; 05 Oct 2022 at 12:31. Reason: Broken Formatting, Buggered Links