3DMark Advantage - Worried results.

Mkilbride

So I set it to "Extreme" as was recommended based on my rig...my results.

3DMark Score
X6102 3DMarks
CPU Score
35606
Graphics Score
5847

Setup:

GeForce GTX280(195.62)
Q6600 @ 3.0GHZ(P95'ed, stable)
4GB PC8000(1000MHZ RAM)(Memtest86, 100% fine)
Windows 7 64-bit
650w BFG PSU(Quality)

From what I read on some forums, rigs around my level get about 12,000 or something as a score...mine is half that.

I'm abit confused, and I'm unsure where to post this, so if it's in the wrong section, I'm sorry.

I've felt the performance I get in some games doesn't feel quite right...so maybe something is wrong, what do you think? Thanks.

DSK · 11-27-2009, 04:24 | posts: 16,634 | Location: Scotland | User is Offline

Put it on the P/Performance setting

thats what all cards are benchmarked on usually

Mkilbride · 11-27-2009, 04:40 | posts: 376 | User is Online

Ok, on that I got about 14,000 3Dmarks, sound about OK for my system?

Performance in some games leaves something to be desired, but alas, my stuff is out-dated.

DSK · 11-27-2009, 04:43 | posts: 16,634 | Location: Scotland | User is Offline

14k yeah that sounds great tbh.

Li4m79 · **Memory**: 4GB ocz6400 1:1/ 5-4-4-13

you can have a look here at what other gurus are getting

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=260544

Deathspank · 11-27-2009, 05:28 | posts: 511 | Location: TheMatrix | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mkilbride

So I set it to "Extreme" as was recommended based on my rig...my results.

3DMark Score
X6102 3DMarks
CPU Score
35606
Graphics Score
5847

Setup:

GeForce GTX280(195.62)
Q6600 @ 3.0GHZ(P95'ed, stable)
4GB PC8000(1000MHZ RAM)(Memtest86, 100% fine)
Windows 7 64-bit
650w BFG PSU(Quality)

From what I read on some forums, rigs around my level get about 12,000 or something as a score...mine is half that.

I'm abit confused, and I'm unsure where to post this, so if it's in the wrong section, I'm sorry.

I've felt the performance I get in some games doesn't feel quite right...so maybe something is wrong, what do you think? Thanks.

sorry to say but you do not have an extreme rig. your gfx card is 1 gen behind, your cpu is 1.5 gens behind and your ram is a gen behind.

run the performance test like sugested by other peps, i get 11,995points on the 191.07 drivers with my rig to the left (which is also out of date lol).

Nono06 · 11-27-2009, 07:42 | posts: 22 | User is Offline

Hi Mkilbride,

If you really want to have a better score I would recommend to use 186.xx drivers.
Those was working better on my ring with vantage.

I have 2x295GTX but maybe it is the same with the 285GTX.
With 19x.xx drivers, Vantage is stuttering a lot which was not the case with 186 but games are working better with 19x so I kept those (not tried 195.62 yet).
If I recall correctly my scores was:
~P27600 with 186
dropped to ~P24900 with 19x drivers.

In Xtreme:
~X16800 with 186
can not remember what I got with 19x drivers

My setup is not so far from yours (old config as Deathspank said

)
Q6600@3.2GHZ (FSB 400Mhz)
GeForce 2x GTX295 (195.55) (660-1458-1180)
4GB OCZ @800MHZ (synch) RAM (3-3-3-8 T2 and secondary timings fine-tuned)
Windows vista 64-bit
1000W Bequiet

OK I know that a so old CPU/RAM with such GPU config is a bit strange but I got 2 for the price of one so ...

(But I really think that CPU has less impact when using higher resolution/details)