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Catzilla: ALLBenchmark Changelog

What's new in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 4K

Apr 11, 2016
  • Brand-new 4K test (only for 64 bit systems)
  • Windows 10 compatible
  • Testing games mechanism rebuilt
  • Hardware recommendations improved and rebuilt
  • Sometimes on a few PC configurations, first result was too low - improved
  • Virtual memory detection and repair - improved
  • Instant login and automatically download unlock tests code using social media added
  • Instant Steam login added
  • Problem detecting very small or 0 GB graphics memory - fixed
  • Added AMD Radeon Pro Duo
  • Added NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
  • Added recognition of AMD Radeon R9 Fury and Radeon R9 Fury X
  • Added NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
  • Added proper recognition of AMD 3xx Series GPUs (Grenada, Antigua, Trinidad, Tobago)
  • Added reporting of GPU clock for Intel Braswell
  • Improved appearance on high-DPI scaled screens
  • Reduced memory module scan time on Sandy Bridge-E/EN/EP/EX and later server CPUs
  • Enhanced support of NVIDIA Tesla GPUs - clocks, memory parameters, usage, power, fan speed
  • Fixed reporting of sub-zero temperatures on NVIDIA GPUs
  • Added support of Samsung SSD 950 Pro using the default Microsoft NVMe driver
  • Fixed GPU I2C access on AMD Tonga/Amethyst
  • Added support of Corsair H80i v2, H100i v2 and H115i
  • Enabled GPU I2C access on Fiji
  • Improved drive scan safety
  • Added support of AMD Nolan
  • Enhanced support of Intel Kaby Lake
  • Added support of direct-connected Corsair AXi/HXi series PSUs
  • Enhanced support of Intel Knights Landing
  • Enhanced support of Intel Kaby Lake and Denverton
  • Added workaround for some Intel RSTe drivers causing crash
  • Enhanced reporting of ATA features (security, version)
  • Fixed SMART reporting on Samsung NVMe drives
  • Added recognition of AMD Radeon R9 Nano
  • Enhanced support of CPUs with more than 256 logical cores
  • Enhanced preliminary support of Knights Landing
  • Fixed monitoring of Max CPU/Thread and Total CPU usage so that it reflects only the particular CPU package
  • Added preliminary support of Intersil ISL6367 and ISL6379 (for ASRock boards only yet)
  • Fixed a possible crash on older Non-ACPI systems
  • Enhanced support of Intel Goldmont family (Apollo Lake, Denverton)
  • Added recognition of AMD Bristol Ridge
  • Added new Intel HD Graphics SKUs (Skylake, Kaby Lake, Cannonlake)
  • Added preliminary recognition of AMD Zen (Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge)
  • Improved support of AMD Radeon R9 Fury series
  • Fixed a serious memory leak causing rising memory usage
  • Disabled GPU I2C access on Fiji again due to stability issues
  • Added support of Nuvoton NCT6793D
  • Fixed DDR4 SPD readout on some Skylake client systems
  • Added reporting of Distance to Tj,max
  • Enhanced reporting of memory timings and other features for Skylake
  • Further enhanced support of Knights Landing
  • Enhanced GPU temperature monitoring on Fiji (VR VDDC, VR VDD, Liquid)
  • Some minor bugfixes and enhancements
  • User Profile improved
  • Instant Steam login added
  • Possibility of connecting other accounts in User's Profile
  • Better control of false or erroneous results

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.4 (May 26, 2015)

  • Application:
  • Correct detection of the latest graphics cards and processors:
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870 and 880 (GM204)
  • AMD Radeon R9 285
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and GTX 980
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and GM206
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
  • Fixed reporting of memory clock on Haswell-E/EN/EP/EX
  • Improved DDR4 support
  • Enhanced support of CPUs with more than 256 logical cores
  • Enhanced reporting of memory timings and other features for Skylake
  • Many more games for "Check Game" option

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.3 (Aug 26, 2014)

  • correct detection of the latest graphics cards and processors (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745, NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870 and 880)
  • Added support of AMD Carrizo
  • Added caching of GPU I2C devices to speed-up the scan process
  • Added support of more NVIDIA GM107 and GM108 models
  • Fixed support of AMD Oland/Mars/Sun/Jet GPUs
  • Fixed support of DDR4 SDRAM
  • Fixed reporting of DDR3 memory timings for some modules
  • more games for "Check Game" option

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.12 (Mar 11, 2014)

  • Application:
  • correct detection of the latest graphics cards and processors (NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Black, GeForce 840M, GeForce GTX 850M, GeForce GTX 860M, GeForce GTX 750/750 Ti,... )
  • improved reporting of GPU bus when disabled by NVIDIA Optimus
  • improved recognition of CHiL CHL8318/CHL8266 on GPU
  • fixed restoring of NVIDIA Optimus disabled GPUs state after start
  • fixed reporting of L1/L2 cache multipliers on some CPUs
  • fixed black screen on latest nvidia drivers
  • more games for "Check Game" option:
  • fixed momentary freezing after test before showing result
  • Webpage:
  • improved registration

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.11 (Feb 27, 2014)

  • Application:
  • correct detection of the latest graphics cards and processors (nVidia Quadro K6000, GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, ... )
  • enhanced support of AMD Hawaii (Radeon R9 290 series)
  • fixed reporting of GPU clock for AMD GCN2 family
  • fixed crash on some Windows 8.1 systems
  • correct font display on the control panel (GUI) in Windows Vista
  • more games for "Check Game" option:
  • Catzilla - check game
  • Webpage:
  • improved statistics Best GPU, Best CPU, Laptops

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 RC5 (Jun 4, 2013)

  • Application:
  • gtx780 is now supported
  • languages improved - font and automatic language selection during installation

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 RC4 (May 30, 2013)

  • Application:
  • the names of the tests: kitty, cat, tiger, catzilla changed to 576p, 720p, 1080p,1440p.
  • languages added to the program - welcome to translate or improve what already exists. Language files can be found in C: \ Users \% username% \ AppData \ Local \ ALLBenchmark \ Lang and can be edited in a regular Windows notebook.
  • CHECK GAME option added - gamers can find out if the selected game will run properly on computer being tested.
  • ABOUT tab changed - you can choose the language of the program or register directly to get free code.
  • RECOMMENDATIONS tab changed - option to view computer configuration added. (note - full GPU configuration is available only after completion of the test).

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 RC3 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Application:
  • loop option is now available in advanced version!
  • command line script also available in advanced version!
  • Moved skinning computation to gpu, cpu bottleneck reduced
  • Fixed opengl bug that occured on IntelHD chips
  • Webpage:
  • fixed webpage for showing results
  • fixed panel for advanced users

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 RC1 (Mar 25, 2013)

  • Application:
  • loop option is now available in advanced version!
  • command line script also available in advanced version!
  • fixed GPU clock readings for multiple GPUs
  • fixed CPU clock reading across the whole test
  • fixed a crash on older AMD CPUs
  • fixed bokeh rendering
  • another bit of optimizations
  • Webpage:
  • new webpage for showing results - CPU/GPU temperature graph, CPU/GPU clock graph, FPS graph
  • ability to compare results with other users
  • badges added
  • new profile page
  • new panel for advanced users

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 Beta 23 (Mar 12, 2013)

  • Application:
  • Titan GPU is now supported!
  • Webpage:
  • added graphs for temperature and clocks of CPU and GPU during benchmark execution

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 Beta 21 (Feb 25, 2013)

  • Application:
  • fixed an error that occurred in case of outdated Windows drivers. Now the test is being blocked and user is redirected to drivers update page
  • fixed signing up for a newsletter in "About" tab
  • fixed an error with unproper handling of Intel HD Graphics chipset
  • after the test, results are sent to the site where you can view them without registering
  • commandLine options for the professional version
  • testtype=(kitty,cat,tiger,catzilla,custom) [tiger]
  • windowstate=(normal,minimized) [normal]
  • result (show,file,send,log) [show] //show-only shows; file-like Save Results; send-like submit results; log-saves to log resultfile=path+filename [tempdir/ALLBenchmarkResult.abr];//for result=file close= (on,off) [off] //closes program after test
  • log=path+filename []//where to save script log (not to be confused with test log) path+name - not being created in case it is not available
  • logmode=(logresults,logfull) [logfull]
  • logtype=(logxml,logcsv) [logcsv]
  • api=(opengl,directx) [directx]
  • audio=(on,off) [on]
  • vsync=(on,off) [off]
  • multithread=(on,off) [on]
  • test=11111 [11111]// 10000 only maintest; 01000 only test1
  • //when using custom type parameter:
  • testtype=custom
  • resolution=(r576,r720,r1080,r1440)
  • msaa=(0 to 3)
  • shadowmap=(0 to 2)
  • ssao=(0 to 2)
  • postprocessing=(0 to 2)
  • You can run all the tests from command line, using any profile and parameters.
  • Test result can be sent to the account, saved to a file, saved to a log in csv or xml format. example:
  • ALLBenchmark testtype=tiger result=log logtype=logcsv logmode=logfull close=on
  • Webpage:
  • software recommendation fixed. Now correct parameters from the user's computer are shown, and he is redirected to the correct page (for example - latest nvidia drivers download page)
  • no more problems with incorrect free code

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 Beta 20 (Jan 31, 2013)

  • Application:
  • you don't need to restart the program after upgrading from Free to Basic and Advanced
  • Loop option in now locked to just Professional version
  • fixed checking for AMD Crossfire configurations
  • now program sends statistics about framerate at every second of the demo. The webpage should draw it as a plot
  • PhysX changed to 3.2 (latest version)
  • Webpage:
  • added statistics to hard drives dividing HDD from SSD
  • added disk size statistics for HDD and SSD
  • added OS statistics dividing 32bit systems from 64bit ones
  • polished sending results to HWBOT
  • fixed login with facebook, google+ and twitter

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 Beta 19 (Jan 21, 2013)

  • Application:
  • OpenGL is now supported for Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • OpenGL test is now about 10% faster
  • Some steps were taken to prevent from speed hacking
  • Upgrade tab now corresponds to the one on the webpage
  • Webpage:
  • Fixed non discounted upgrade from Basic to Advanced

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 Beta 18 (Jan 17, 2013)

  • Application:
  • Fixed a crash on Intel HD Graphics GPUs
  • Fixed shadows cast by fluids
  • Fixed fluid behaviour on SLI setup
  • Webpage:
  • added country statistics

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 Beta 17 (Jan 8, 2013)

  • Application:
  • fixed a bug that appeared when program was shut down immediately after start
  • you don't need newest drivers anymore! The oldest supported are from 01.01.2012
  • GPU Clock measurement has been fixed
  • in Free version now only Kitty and Cat profiles can be executed
  • in Basic version Tiger profile can be executed
  • in Advanced version Catzilla profile can be executed (when GPU has more than 1024 VRAM)
  • Hardware Recommendation is now available in Basic and Advanced versions
  • fixed log file server sending
  • changing from DirectX to OpenGL doesn't change test to Custom
  • fixed SLI and Crossfire information gathering
  • debug font has been disabled - BETA sign in tests are now gone!
  • full release mode build - no debug information or assertions left in the code
  • fixed a problem with driver updates when various video cards are present in the system
  • fixed a problem with video card memory calculation when various video cards are present in the system
  • currently the program checks if new version is available (once a day)
  • custom tests are enabled in Advanced and Professional licenses
  • HUD is disabled in demo mode
  • you can see your rank directly in the program
  • Webpage:
  • statistics for GPU manufacturers added

New in Catzilla: ALLBenchmark 1.0 Beta 16 (Jan 3, 2013)

  • Webpage:
  • Free version lets user to submit only last score
  • statistics improvements
  • the user can now choose between archived results to be seen on Leaderboards (advanced version only)
  • the user can now load results that were previously stored on disc (advanced version only)
  • Application:
  • information about 4 HDD drives is now sent to the server (previously only two)
  • disk size is now displayed in a way that venders do
  • fixed installer for WinXP 64bit
  • fixed installer for Windows Vista SP2
  • the user can now save results to HDD drive (advanced version only)
  • overclocked CPU clock should be properly sent to server