3Dmark06 score low! Why?

ScOuT69 · May 30, 2008

I am testing my new build and ran 3Dmark06 several times and am really disappointed with my score. With this I achieved an 8100

Asus P5K-E 650i
Intel Q9300
eVGA 8800 GTX
4 x1 gb Corsair XMS2 800 MHz
Antec Neo Power 650w

I could reach 7800 with my Dell with a Pentium D Proc and the eVga 8800 GTX. What would be bottle necking my system? Does anybody see anything wrong with my system config?

dlb · May 30, 2008

Your score isn't low.... anything over 7500 is pretty respectable with 3dm06. Most of the 3dm benches are mainly testing the video card; RAM and CPU don't figure in as heaviliy as one would think. I proved this by running 3dm with various amounts of memory from 512mb up to 2gb and the score varied by only about 150pts, and the 2gb score wasn't the highest. I then swapped out the CPU (from A64 3200+ to A64X2 5400+) and the overall scores only increased by maybe 300-500pts.

DavidGP · May 31, 2008

HI

Nothing wrong with system specs, however make sure gfx driver is current one, also make sure OS is upto date.

Plus when running a benchmark, do a reboot, unhook from internet and disable all security software and all uneeded software for best results.

Do you have link to your 3dmark score like this one of mine, http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=1046414

ScOuT69 · May 31, 2008

I installed the driver that came with the card on the CD first, thats when i got the low scores. I got the driver from Nvidia and ran a test, scores jumped 800 points! I guess there have been a few driver updates Now I got 8925. Thanks for the info!

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