Why is my new PC getting this poor and low FPS performance in 3DMark 11?
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elcoxx
August 4, 2014 8:45:54 AM
Hello, as the title says, my PC is getting a really bad performance in 3DMark 11 tests, I mean really bad, I'm talking about 4-10 FPS drop in tests, something is wrong.
I'll really appreciate if you can help me to find the cause of the problem. I'm using a 1440x900 monitor, tests are running in "Extreme" performance, which is 1080p, don't know if this can affect something. I have to say that when I'm playing games like Far Cry 3 in Ultra (1440x900) I don't have problems, FPS are always 30-60 depending of the AA (4x or 8x). Also, I'm pretty sure the temps of CPU and GPU are fine, and as you can see in the captures, GPU usage is okay (99%, afterburner) while 3dMark 11 test is running, same thing for the CPU usage with Prime95 test, 100% and no crashes.
My PC specs:
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
AMD FX-8350
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) 1600 MHz
Corsair Cooler H100i
WD Blue 1 TB WD10EZEX
And old 500GB Samsung HDD as slave
Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X
Corsair PSU AX 760W
Windows 8.1 64
I have latest BIOS (default settings), latest GPU drivers and RAM properly configured in BIOS (1600).
Captures for 3DMark 11:
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Captures doing a Prime95 torture test (temp is fine and usage is 100%):
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BIOS pictures:
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I'll really appreciate if you can help me to find the cause of the problem. I'm using a 1440x900 monitor, tests are running in "Extreme" performance, which is 1080p, don't know if this can affect something. I have to say that when I'm playing games like Far Cry 3 in Ultra (1440x900) I don't have problems, FPS are always 30-60 depending of the AA (4x or 8x). Also, I'm pretty sure the temps of CPU and GPU are fine, and as you can see in the captures, GPU usage is okay (99%, afterburner) while 3dMark 11 test is running, same thing for the CPU usage with Prime95 test, 100% and no crashes.
My PC specs:
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
AMD FX-8350
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) 1600 MHz
Corsair Cooler H100i
WD Blue 1 TB WD10EZEX
And old 500GB Samsung HDD as slave
Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X
Corsair PSU AX 760W
Windows 8.1 64
I have latest BIOS (default settings), latest GPU drivers and RAM properly configured in BIOS (1600).
Captures for 3DMark 11:


Captures playing:


Captures doing a Prime95 torture test (temp is fine and usage is 100%):

BIOS pictures:



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I would expect that on a system running a single memory module. You should run a set of two matched memory modules to have dual channel memory (your processor wants it).
Your CPU is likely having performance issues as a result, and causing it to not be able to give more information to the video card as fast.
Your CPU is likely having performance issues as a result, and causing it to not be able to give more information to the video card as fast.
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elcoxx
August 4, 2014 9:10:13 AM
wildfire707 said:
I would expect that on a system running a single memory module. You should run a set of two matched memory modules to have dual channel memory (your processor wants it).Your CPU is likely having performance issues as a result, and causing it to not be able to give more information to the video card as fast.
So, your guess is that if I buy another 8GB ram and I use 16GB in dual channel the problem will be solved?
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elcoxx
August 4, 2014 9:29:06 AM
elcoxx said:
wildfire707 said:
I would expect that on a system running a single memory module. You should run a set of two matched memory modules to have dual channel memory (your processor wants it).Your CPU is likely having performance issues as a result, and causing it to not be able to give more information to the video card as fast.
So, your guess is that if I buy another 8GB ram and I use 16GB in dual channel the problem will be solved?
If you get an identical module (so the timings are the same), it will improve the CPU performance and allow it to push more data to the video card. It is still speculation on my part as to what it will do to your 3dmark score.
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elcoxx
August 4, 2014 11:32:23 AM
wildfire707 said:
elcoxx said:
wildfire707 said:
I would expect that on a system running a single memory module. You should run a set of two matched memory modules to have dual channel memory (your processor wants it).Your CPU is likely having performance issues as a result, and causing it to not be able to give more information to the video card as fast.
So, your guess is that if I buy another 8GB ram and I use 16GB in dual channel the problem will be solved?
If you get an identical module (so the timings are the same), it will improve the CPU performance and allow it to push more data to the video card. It is still speculation on my part as to what it will do to your 3dmark score.
Do you think using a 1080p monitor can improve the performance? or make it worse?
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elcoxx
August 4, 2014 2:29:54 PM
SlayZombi said:
elcoxx said:
SlayZombi said:
Well sorry but there is NOTHING wrong with running extreme benchmark with 30-60 FPS? Why so sad about it?Hello. As I said 30-60 FPS while I'm playing, 4-10 FPS in benchmark test.
Well benches also stress your PC to the max.
Yes, but curiously even with that benchmark test the temp is not that high compared to the temp while I'm playing (+60C) having a good performance.
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Yoplait95
August 4, 2014 2:37:51 PM
elcoxx
August 4, 2014 11:46:48 PM
Yoplait95 said:
You are forgetting the fact your GPU is only 2gb. At 1440p 2gb is just cutting it for the thing to run.2gb is a sweet spot for current gen games at 1080.

Interesting capture. But I think you're confused, I'm not using 1440p (2560x1440), in that case, my monitor is only 900p (1440x900), so, It is assumed that my card should exceed my resolution requirements. Even so, the 3DMark test says that it runs at 1080p, obviously my monitor is not 1080p as I said.
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August 5, 2014 8:40:37 PM
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August 6, 2014 4:50:38 PM
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August 6, 2014 4:51:12 PM
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August 7, 2014 11:27:01 AM
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August 7, 2014 11:27:34 AM
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August 7, 2014 9:31:54 PM
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August 7, 2014 9:32:32 PM
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August 7, 2014 10:18:37 PM
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