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LOW CPU Score: Pentium D 950 in Windows Experience Index

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April 11, 2014 12:09:03 AM

I upgraded my CPU from Intel Celeron D 331 (256K Cache, 2.66 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) to Intel Pentium D 950 (4M Cache, 3.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) and was surprised to see that cpu score had dropped significantly. I also installed a new cooler and the temps are good.

Is this normal? BTW, I didn't reinstall windows after upgrading the CPU... MB has the latest bios installed.




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April 11, 2014 8:12:21 AM

Well don't worry about windows index, if you CPU gets a higher score in benchmarks compared to the old, then you shouldn't care about Microsoft's stupid scores. ;

The reason might be because your old score wasn't up to date. Therefore it was higher at the time it was testing it.

Here's a lookup on a long list of CPU scores, the newer CPU is over twice as fast.
new: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Pe...
old: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Ce...

Hope this helps! :) 
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April 13, 2014 5:41:40 AM

NiCoM said:
Well don't worry about windows index, if you CPU gets a higher score in benchmarks compared to the old, then you shouldn't care about Microsoft's stupid scores. ;

The reason might be because your old score wasn't up to date. Therefore it was higher at the time it was testing it.

Here's a lookup on a long list of CPU scores, the newer CPU is over twice as fast.
new: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Pe...
old: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Ce...

Hope this helps! :) 


I had to reinstall windows and the cpu score jumped from 2.9 to 4.9 :bounce: 
Yup its true, stupid M$ :pt1cable: 
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