Benchmark online usage report 2001 Q4 FINAL

MadOnion Benchmark Media Usage Report Q4 – 2001 Aki Järvilehto VP, Business Development MadOnion.com, Inc 12930 Saratoga Avenue, Ste.B-9 Saratoga, CA 95070 Benchmark media usage report Objectives ®This report covers the usage of the 3DMark product line within the online media for Q4 2001. The objective of ®the report is to analyze how extensively 3DMark is used by the PC industry in order to gain insight and quantify the popularity of the software. ® ® Since the initial introduction of 3DMark 99 – The Gamers’ Benchmark, the 3DMark benchmark series has become increasingly popular amongst the computer professionals. Over 20 million copies of the benchmark ®software have been distributed to date, making 3DMark the most widely spread testing software ever. In Q4 2001 3DMark was used by 95% of all online publications that wrote reviews about new PC hardware. Survey method Surveyed media We selected online media as the target group of this analysis because of the speed by which they operate and st ththe high availability. Information was gathered between 1 of October – 27 of December. Please note that since reviewed products were launched in different dates during Q4 2001 this is being reflected in number of available reviews that were online during the information-gathering period. In order to ensure that the selection is valid, we excluded all ...