i7 4770k WEI is 7.7

Flyingfish · Sep 16, 2014

Hi my specs are
I7 4770k 3.5 ghz
8 g 1600 mhz ram
R9 290 oc
650w power supply

I just installed a new windows 7 .
And saw my WEI on my cpu and ram is 7.7 it was 7.8 on the previous wi dows 7.

What may the problem be ?

Suztera · Sep 16, 2014

Don't worry about WEI, it's not an accurate measurement of performance .

Flyingfish · Sep 16, 2014

So nothing wrong with the hardware ? And wil I be able to oc the i7 with stock fan

Suztera · Sep 16, 2014

It's not reommend to overlcock on a stock cpu cooler. You should really get a decent aftermarket cpu cooelr.

Joseph DeGarmo · Sep 16, 2014

Seems a bit off. My 4790k running on stock and RAM are both scored an 8.5 in Windows 8.1. (Yes, you can get WEI on Windows 8.1 using ChrisPC WEI.) http://win-experience-index.chris-pc.com/

DubbleClick · Sep 16, 2014

My i7 4790k is on 7.8, so thats nothing to worry about.

7.9 is the highest score in windows 7, by the way.

Flyingfish · Sep 16, 2014

Im running on windows 7 64 bit

Joseph DeGarmo · Sep 16, 2014

So if I get 8.5 with that CPU on Windows 8.1, then should it easily score a 7.9 on Windows 7?

kira70591 · Sep 16, 2014

Have fun getting a 7.9 on the CPU score. There are threads devoted to people trying to achieve it. You either need an insane amount of cores or a massive OC to achieve it. Everything else is easy to 7.9 though.

@OP

Please do not attempt to OC on the stock cooler. The 4770k runs hot as it is and putting an OC on the stock cooler will only end up with you being upset and an OC that does not work. I would recommend a cooler such as the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo if it will fit in your case.

Joseph DeGarmo · Sep 16, 2014

Seems pretty strange that a high-end Haswell CPU cannot achieve a max score on Windows 7, yet a mid-range GTX 660 or HD 7870 GPU can easily get the 7.9 mark. So what would it take to get a max CPU score on Windows 8? Dual 18-core Xeon CPUs? :pt1cable:

kira70591 · Sep 16, 2014

Haha probably. The scores for the most part mean absolutely nothing. The HD4600 onboard video from the Haswell line up scores in the mid 6 range for graphics if that tells you anything.

DubbleClick · Sep 16, 2014

I've had 7.9 with my q6600 before. And my ssd scores randomly between 5.0 and 7.9. The test is just unreliable as hell, you seriously can't use it as benchmark.

Joseph DeGarmo · Sep 16, 2014

I've never seen scores wildly fluctuate like that. On my original hardware from 2011 (i7-950, HD 6770), I got 7.5, 7.5, 7.4, 7.4, 5.9 on Windows 7. On my new hardware today, I get 8.5, 8.5, 8.2, 8.2, 8.1 on Windows 8.1. I always kept my components at stock speeds, except for the occasional slight GPU overclock. And my GPU and hard drive scores actually increased a bit after upgrading my motherboard. So the WEI does seem OK for system benchmarks.

Flyingfish · Sep 18, 2014

Will drivers have any affect in performance . Because I lost my asrock driver cd and didnt install the drivers with my new windows 7 ?

kira70591 · Sep 18, 2014

Drivers can have a large impact on performance. I would go to asrocks website and download any of the drivers that you may need and install them; however, your Windows score only dropped by .1 which is absolutely negligible. As said, the WEI honestly does not mean anything. When I was using the iGPU, my HD4600 was in the 6-7 range for graphics if that tells you anything. Unless you are noticing real world performance issues I would not worry about it. Do not fake yourself into seeing performance "issues" just because the WEI dropped.

StupidComputers · May 15, 2015

WEI must be moronic, my AMD Phenom II 965 scored 7.9, but my i7 4790k scores 7.8 - my solution, windows is stupid. I hate microsoft, and I especially hate windows. They had to leave me no choice and force me to upgrade to win 3.1, so -
LET'S START AN ONLINE RIOT TO BRING BACK DOS!

Joseph DeGarmo · May 16, 2015

StupidComputers :

Nah, no need. After a GPU upgrade several months ago, my WEI scores are now 8.5, 8.5, 8.8, 8.8, 8.1.

StupidComputers · May 18, 2015

Joseph DeGarmo :

StupidComputers :

Nah, no need. After a GPU upgrade several months ago, my WEI scores are now 8.5, 8.5, 8.8, 8.8, 8.1.

I say bah to you sir, I WANT DOS BACK :pfff:

RobCrezz · May 18, 2015

windows 8 and 8.1 WEI scores are a different scale to windows 7, so scores cannot be compared.

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