What is Your Computer Performance Score for Vista?

Dyre Straits · September 27th, 2006, 03:13 AM

Those who are testing Vista, I have a question for you: What does your computer score in the Performance tests?

To get to the score, go to the Start option and click on it.
Now, click on the Computer selection.
Then, click on the System Properties tab.
You'll now see a Windows Experience Index. There's an overall score there. Mine's 4.2

To get more details, click on the Windows Experience Index hypertext link. Here's what the details page should look like:

**Regeneration** · September 27th, 2006, 04:22 AM

Their rating system sucks big time. My system is better then yours (SLI, better CPU, more RAM and RAID0) and it’s giving me the same score.

Dyre Straits · September 27th, 2006, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Regeneration

Their rating system sucks big time. My system is better then yours (SLI, better CPU, more RAM and RAID0) and it’s giving me the same score.

That's kind of why I'm asking. I wanted to see just how varied the scores are....or similar as the case may be.

Also, on RC1, my system actually scored a 4.3.

Unixlord · September 27th, 2006, 11:11 PM

Is there any way to get this score without installing that piece of junk?

Treehumper · September 27th, 2006, 11:48 PM

Actually no. My archaic system scored a 3.6 (edit: In RC1 and 5728):

Processor: 3.7
Memory: 4.2
Graphics: 3.6
Gaming graphics: 3.6
Primary Hard disk: 5.2

There's not much I can do to improve my score without a complete upgrade... if I change out my video card I'll just end up with a 3.7. This CPU is topped out, it's a Thorton core overclocked to it's highest capabilities, which means I'm pushing it to 333mhz FSB so I can achieve 2250mhz clock speed. It's originally an Athlon XP 2200+ which means it was originally 1.8ghz. A 450mhz gain on such an old CPU is amazing, but I can't do much more. I'd have to do at least a Pentium-D 805 to get any real, beneficial performance increase. I could go single-core A64 but single-core is going the way of the 486 VERY soon, everything is gonna be multi-core within the next few years.

HaZe303 · September 28th, 2006, 12:08 AM

Yeah that Vista Perf Score is really worthless. It doesnt even differentiate between 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo CPu and 2.4Ghz AMD X2 Cpu. Ofcourse the C2D should score higher, but it doesnt. So dont put so much care to that number, its really bad n sux.

Treehumper · September 28th, 2006, 12:15 AM

As far as ratings go I only trust real-world performance... Show me the CPU being used in every day applications such as video encoding, games, and file compression/decompression and I'll believe the scores you tell me. This Performance in Vista score thingy? Worthless.

Unixlord · September 28th, 2006, 03:34 PM

You'll be lucky if 20% of games for the next few years really benefit from 2 cores.

HaZe303 · September 28th, 2006, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Unixlord

You'll be lucky if 20% of games for the next few years really benefit from 2 cores.

About that? I think youre wrong... We already beginning to see an increase. Now with 4 core cpu´s coming people are starting to demand it. And with both the new Next gen consoles out, the game developers are starting to get better at programming in multi thread. Take in example "Alan Wake", you cant play the game without a dualcore, same i think with Crysis. So i think there will be an significant increase in "multithreaded" application/games programming in these upcoming years...

Unixlord · September 28th, 2006, 10:43 PM

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About that? I think youre wrong... We already beginning to see an increase. Now with 4 core cpu´s coming people are starting to demand it. And with both the new Next gen consoles out, the game developers are starting to get better at programming in multi thread. Take in example "Alan Wake", you cant play the game without a dualcore, same i think with Crysis. So i think there will be an significant increase in "multithreaded" application/games programming in these upcoming years...

That's what they want you to believe. So you go out and buy buy buy and keep buying just to have a few scripts run on the other core. I'm on dual core and non of the multithreaded games I've tried use both cores at maximum. You're just another zombified consumer. Enjoy.