Test system - Pentium-4 - 3 GHz - rigged for silent running
SETTINGS	FPS	Click for a bigger image
World > Weather > User defined - Clear, Visibility Unlimited ALL graphics settings on minimum NO cockpit ZOOM 0.50 Traffic 0%	85
As above except: World > Weather > User defined - Clear, Visibility 20 miles	85
As above except: World > Weather > User defined - Clear, Visibility 10 miles	85
As above except: Visibilty back to 20 miles Terrain mesh complexity = 50% Note - using the Australia mesh from http://portal.fsgenesis.net/	77
As above except: Terrain mesh complexity = 100% Note - using the Australia mesh from http://portal.fsgenesis.net/	73
As above except: Terrain texture size = Medium Note - using the Vista Oz scenery textures	69
As above except: Terain texture size = High Note - using the Vista Oz scenery textures	70
As above except: Terrain detail - land only Note - using the Vista Oz scenery textures	70
As above except: Terrain detail - land and water Note - using the Vista Oz scenery textures	70
As above except: Water effects = Low LOSE 5 fps	65
As above except: Water effects = High Terrain Detail - Land and Water produced the same result	64
As above except: Scenery complexity = Normal Note the appearance of bridges and the cityscape to the left This has produced the biggest perfomance hit yet, dropping the frame rate by 2/3rds	22
As above except: Autogen density = Normal Only loses 2 fps	20
As above except: Autogen density = Dense Same frame rate as Normal setting	20
As above except: Autogen density = Very Dense Lose 1 fps	19
As above except: Autogen density = Extremely Dense Same	19
As above except: Scenery Complexity - Dense	19
As above except: Scenery Complexity - Very Dense Lose 1 fps Add - on dynamic scenery - the same	18
As above except: Cockpit Lose 1 fps	17
As above except: Virtual Cockpit with high quality gauges set The design of the vcp is a crucial element in sustaining good frame rates - this one is from Alpha Sim's Neptune	16 - 33

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