Hi:
I used Passmark PerformanceTest 8.0 to benchmark my CPU and GPU because I noticed a lot of frame drops in Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition. My GPU benchmarked well in 3D graphics, but my CPU managed a meager rating of 3040 compared to the 7253 it should be (http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html).
I know Intel's quality control is supposed to be nearly flawless, but should this alone get me a motherboard replacement? I contacted MSI a while back about an RMA, but they wouldn't replace it; they said they'd only take it for repair, and would need four weeks to repair it (and I couldn't/can't be down for that long). There's another issue with a temperature sensor on the board, too, but I don't know that it's relevant to this.
I tried reseating the CPU once and it helped, though I don't recall exactly how much. What's the best course of action moving forward?
My build consists of:
i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz w/ stock cooler
MSI Z97 PC Mate
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866
XFX R9 280
120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD (boot drive)
1TB Western Digital HDD (storage drive)
620W Antec PSU
Thanks a lot.
I used Passmark PerformanceTest 8.0 to benchmark my CPU and GPU because I noticed a lot of frame drops in Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition. My GPU benchmarked well in 3D graphics, but my CPU managed a meager rating of 3040 compared to the 7253 it should be (http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html).
I know Intel's quality control is supposed to be nearly flawless, but should this alone get me a motherboard replacement? I contacted MSI a while back about an RMA, but they wouldn't replace it; they said they'd only take it for repair, and would need four weeks to repair it (and I couldn't/can't be down for that long). There's another issue with a temperature sensor on the board, too, but I don't know that it's relevant to this.
I tried reseating the CPU once and it helped, though I don't recall exactly how much. What's the best course of action moving forward?
My build consists of:
i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz w/ stock cooler
MSI Z97 PC Mate
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866
XFX R9 280
120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD (boot drive)
1TB Western Digital HDD (storage drive)
620W Antec PSU
Thanks a lot.
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