Novice Benchmark Mode:
Run the executable with the command line option /bench and you will get a dialog box
allowing you to select various options and run the benchmark. When the benchmark
sequence finishes, a second dialog will appear allowing you to view the results.
Advanced Benchmark Mode:
Run the executable with the command line option /advbench plus all additional options you
wish to set. The benchmark sequence will automatically run and save out the results to a
text file. This system allows a batch file to run multiple times with different
settings, and subsequent results can be appended to the output file.
Usage:
c4demo <switches> [options]
Switches:
/bench Opens dialog box to select options and run benchmark
/advbench Runs benchmark with specified options
options
filename - Test output file (Default: c4bench.txt)
create - Create a new output file (Default: append to output file)
640/800/1024/1280/1600/1920/2048 - Resolution (Default: 800)
16/32 - Bitdepth (Default: 32)
dx7/dx8 - dx7 = HW Shaders OFF / dx8 = HW Shaders ON (Default: ON)
vsync - Forces wait for vertical retrace (Default: OFF)
aa0-15 - Antialiassing mode. 0 = no FSAA. (Default: OFF)
nct - Compressed textures OFF (Default: ON)
full - Frame by frame analysis
noaudio - Disables all audio output
/d Read resources from directory instead of pff
/sys Get system information
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Note: The C4 benchmark must be run with LAUNCH.EXE in order to run correctly
in a batch file .
Sample batch file:
launch c4demo.exe /advbench results.txt create 640 16
launch c4demo.exe /advbench results.txt 800 16
launch c4demo.exe /advbench results.txt 1024 16
launch c4demo.exe /advbench results.txt 640 32
launch c4demo.exe /advbench results.txt 800 32
launch c4demo.exe /advbench results.txt 1024 32
launch c4demo.exe /advbench results.txt 640 32 aa4
launch c4demo.exe /advbench results.txt 800 32 aa4
launch c4demo.exe /advbench results.txt 1024 32 aa4
The above batch file will run the benchmark at 3 different reses, and at
16bit, 32bit, and 32bit+FSAAx4.
