I've just posted a question but thought I'd tag it here too. My base score (and RAM score ) was 5.2, windows reckoned it would get better with more RAM I upped from 2Gb to 3Gb and the score went down to 4.4???

anthonywilliam:

I've just posted a question but thought I'd tag it here too. My base score (and RAM score ) was 5.2, windows reckoned it would get better with more RAM I upped from 2Gb to 3Gb and the score went down to 4.4???

Personally? I've been around computers for thirty years and this "score" is just hype and noise -- or the more accurate term, FUD: Fear Uncertainty & Doubt that you haven't upgraded to new enough hardware for the future.

My score is for a January 2007 computer that's top-o'-the-line from HP. It has a 100gb drive -- considered good but not great; someone earlier had a higher score for 300gb. Mine has 7200 rpm -- does the 300gb model? Faster rpm's means simulators can load scenery faster, larger drives only can store more of it.

Silly reasoning. Just a toy for fun.

I got 1.0  (LG LT20-47CE Tablet PC)

Processor: Intel Centrino 1.7GHz, Calculations per second 3.5

Memory (RAM): 1GB Memory, operations per second 4.0

Graphics: Intel® 82852/82855 Graphics Controller, Desktop performance for Windows Aero 1.9

Gaming Graphics: Intel® 82852/82855 Graphics Controller, 3D business and gaming graphics performance 1.0

Primary Hard Disk: Western Digital IDE 5400RPM 120GB Hard disk, Disk data transfer rate 4.5

Hi,

 

Due to work and life changes and requirement to be mobile I've lost my old Compaq laptop and Evesham PC and swapped the two for the fastest Vista WEI laptop I could find a Dell XPS1710 and so far very impressed (Score and system information below) which I hope helps you with your survey.

 Regards

 

Andy

More details about my computer

Component Details Subscore Base score Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7600 @ 2.33GHz 5.2 4.7   Determined by lowest subscore Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB 4.7 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS 5.9 Gaming graphics 527 MB Total available graphics memory 5.6 Primary hard disk 48GB Free (137GB Total) 4.8 Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate System     Manufacturer Dell Inc.   Model MXG061   Total amount of system memory 2.00 GB RAM   System type 32-bit operating system   Number of processor cores 2   64-bit capable Yes Storage     Total size of hard disk(s) 147 GB   Disk partition (C:) 48 GB Free (137 GB Total)   Disk partition (D:) 6 GB Free (10 GB Total)   Media drive (E:) CD/DVD Graphics     Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS   Total available graphics memory 527 MB         Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB         Dedicated system memory 0 MB         Shared system memory 271 MB   Display adapter driver version 7.15.10.9746   Primary monitor resolution 1680x1050   DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better Network     Network Adapter Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter   Network Adapter Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN   Network Adapter MWL Filter Miniport

My Index score is 3

I bumped my score up to 5.2!!! with a little help of Zalman 9700 HSF and a few O.C. settings

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Component	Details	Subscore	Base score
Processor	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz	5.3	5.3   Determined by lowest subscore
Memory (RAM)	2.00 GB	5.4
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS	5.9
Gaming graphics	751 MB Total available graphics memory	5.9
Primary hard disk	171GB Free (233GB Total)	5.8
Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate

 

Seems like it doesnt take into account a dual core chip (e6600 is quite medium-high end). Dunno what I should do for my RAM. Nice to see my graphics are 5.9/5.9 though.

Mine is  5.0 and is still climbing.

 

as I was reading most of these replys I noticed that most of us with 5 or higher have the same video card I want to know which motherboard do you guys have I have the Nvidia 680i sli by BFG. One more thing I need some advice would make much difference if I upgraded for 2.13 to 2.6 in other words from 6400e to a 6600e processor.

These are my specs:

 

 

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Adam Miller
Computer Science B.A.
University of Delaware

Im realy happy to say my base score is 5.3, my highest score being 5.9 & thats my Graphics card "ATI Radeon X1950 Pro Sapphire"

Re: anthonywilliam, its not the amount of RAM but its the speed & how many memory calculations your RAM Can Perform, my guess is you put shody RAM in your comp, nellster . .  .

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nellster1:

Re: anthonywilliam, its not the amount of RAM but its the speed & how many memory calculations your RAM Can Perform, my guess is you put shody RAM in your comp, nellster . .  .

It's also possible to lower one's score if background tasks are in RAM. Using the Task Manager, eliminate anything you don't need (iTunes Helper comes to mind), then run the test again. See if the scores go up a notch or two.

My Windows Experience Index Score is 3.4, I have voted also. The lowest score of 3.4 is from the 3D business and gaming graphics performance. The scores are:

Processor (Calculations per second) =  3.8

Memory (RAM) (Memory operations per second) = 4.4

Graphics (Desktop performance for Aero) = 3.6

Gaming Graphics ( 3D business and gaming graphics performance) = 3.4

Primary Hard Disk ( Disk data transfer rate) = 5.0 

I would have to agree that I think these scores can be a bit miss-leading. My subjective experience is that Windows Vista Business Edition runs faster and is much more stable than Windows XP Professional SP2 was on exactly the same hardware. Not only does it boot-up much faster, but programs open faster and run more smoothly than they did under XP Pro SP2.

 I'm running Windows Vista Business Edition on a Dell Inspiron 9300 Notebook (originally purchased in April 2005 with XP Pro pre-installed):

CPU - 1.86 GHz Intel Pentium M Processor (533Mhz FSB)

RAM - 2Gb Dual Channel Kingston Memory (@ 533Mhz)

Graphics - ATi Mobility Radeon X300 graphics adaptor with 128Mb dedicated video RAM

17" LCD Display at 1920*1200*32

HDD - Hitachi Travelstar E7K100 (7,200rpm, 100Gb 2.5" HDD)

While this might seem quite an 'old' notebook to be upgrading to Vista, I've found that it works very well and even comes out with a better WEI than some much newer, supposedly 'Vista Capable' Dell Inspiron notebooks that I've worked on upgrading recently!

 
Jonathan.
 

 

 

 

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Jonathan R. Portwood
Technical Director,
Professional Quality Support & Assistance Network