The reason I took this extra time before I could share my thoughts on this series with you is that the 2022 G14 is different than the previous generations in a couple of ways. The article is still a work in progress, and I’ll also follow up with a few other separate posts that will be later linked in here. These changes ensure that the Hall of Fame only includes scores that have passed all of our latest validation checks.I preferred not to rush this for the AMD embargo and take more time to run all the tests and figure out all the details, because there are some potentially controversial aspects that you should be aware of when shopping for one of these. New scores for 3DMarkFire Strike, Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, and Ice Storm must use 3DMark v1.5.915 or later. New scores must use SystemInfo 4.40 or later.
The Hall of Fame now only displays historical scores submitted using SystemInfo 4.34 or later. Results that failed to pass the new, stricter validation have been removed from the Hall of Fame. Time measurement validation is now less forgiving. Results that fail to pass the new validation have been removed from the Hall of Fame. We've improved the accuracy of the time measurement validation. You can find this setting on the 3DMark options screen. SystemInfo hardware monitoring must also be turned on for the benchmark run. New 3DMark scores submitted after Februmust use >3DMark v or later and SystemInfo 5.4 or later. We've improved our score validation checks. You must now use 3DMark v or later to be eligible for the Hall of Fame.
3DMark scores from older versions submitted after Decemwill no longer appear in benchmark search results.