10.5k 3DMark06, good for GTX & 6000+?

[LukeBird]

As per title really.
Having re-built my system two weeks ago, I benched it while it was fresh and new (as per spec in my sig. although I ran without 4Gb RAM, just 2Gb.) and got 10630 I think.
Seems a little low to me, I thought the GTX would have pushed a little bit further up.
I'm running the latest drivers for everything, at least as far as I can remember...
Any ideas, I'm not really familiar with 3DMark, just did it to see what came out.
I should add that was 1280x1024 with no filtering, again, as far as I remember

 

[skittle]

Your CPU is limiting your score.

 

[terror112]

With my current system: C2D 6750 @2.66ghz with 8800GTS 320 I scored 9343 on 3Dmark06. so I can imagine that you should be getting 12k or more with the 8800GTX

 

[IndigoMoss]

It sounds like your CPU is killing your score man. With a Core 2 Duo e6300 @3.4Ghz and a 3850 512 OC'd 750/2052, I'm able to score 10,428

 

[ZozZoz]

I'm running Vista SP1 with 8800GTS 320 overclocked to 576 core, 850 memory, and an E6850 at 3.6ghz. 2gb DDR2 800 mhz RAM at 5-5-5-18 - my 3dmark06 score is 10600.

 

[rallyimprezive]

I think something else is wrong.

I have a 939 AMD X2 4200+ and a 8800GTS 512 and i can get 9500+

What is the CPU sub-score?

 

[JuiceJones]

http://service.futuremark.com/resultComparison.action?compareResultId=3656011&compareResultType=14

E6400 @ 3.2 and overclocked 8800GTS netted me 11414, so it's definitely your proc keeping your score low, but don't worry about it. Your CPU will affect the 3DMark score more than it will bottleneck games.

 

[IndigoMoss]

Still MrsBytch, a 3850 512 OC'd still pales in comparison to a 8800GTX. It's most likely a bottleneck caused by the CPU.
My e6300 @2.8Ghz netted me a 9,890 score where as when overclocked to 3.4Ghz it gave me a score of 10,490ish

EDIT: @2.8 it was 9,453 and both of my tests are in Vista.

 

[masteryoda34]

I have a 8800 GTX and an X2 5200 overclocked to 3.0GHz with 2GB ram. So almost the same as you. And I get about 10500 also in 3DMark06. I'm running Vista currently but I only got about 100 more points under XP.

 

[starcraftfanatic]

Dont listen to MrsBytch, she/he is/are just a fanboy for AMD. The proc is limiting the full power of the GTX. My GTS 320 and E6750 get 9650 with Vista. Try different drivers. The first ones I had cut me out 500 points.

 

[stridervm]

My score in 3DMark06 is 9319, and I have an A64 X2 5600 overclocked to 3015Mhz with a Radeon 3850 overclocked to 735 core/1000 memory.

So I think it's a processor bottleneck issue.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5307453

 

[thently]

I have this same setup and yup thats normal and yup it is the CPU. While not a bad one can't keep up with current Intel junk if you overclock your 6000 to 3.1 or 3.2 if your lucky, watch the score jump a bit .. I also got lucky on my 8800 GTX as i can clock it to 650/1600/1066 above an Ultra but it only got me a 11,200 (I and betting this much over clock should net me more than 800 points in 3dmark 06 could be wrong) so I backed it down till I get an intel system but in reality this system will do me fine for a long while yet...

 

[LukeBird]

Sorry, knew I forgot something!
I'm running under XP Pro 32-bit.
I did think it was a CPU bottleneck as the GTX should be able to push 12K+ I would have thought with say an E6750.
I've only just rebuilt it, but I'm already thinking of a Phenom (when a suitably fast one arrives) and in the meantime 8Gb RAM and 3870X2's in CF. Which is a bit dumb when the oldest component out of this build is 6months old and the youngest a month....
Damn new components...

 

[pesh]

I score 10.5 k in 06 with a 320 8800GTS and a Q6600 so it very well may be the processor. Then again, I didnt read ALL the posts

 

[cah027]

Sorry, knew I forgot something!
I'm running under XP Pro 32-bit.
I did think it was a CPU bottleneck as the GTX should be able to push 12K+ I would have thought with say an E6750.
I've only just rebuilt it, but I'm already thinking of a Phenom (when a suitably fast one arrives) and in the meantime 8Gb RAM and 3870X2's in CF. Which is a bit dumb when the oldest component out of this build is 6months old and the youngest a month....
Damn new components...

You better get Vista 64 if you want to get X2's in CF . That will only work in vista and you'll need 64bit for the 8gb ram

 

[buzznut]

I am currently running my fx-62 at 3.15 Ghz with a 8800gt running at stock. I am scoring 10898 with the same settings in 3dmark06.

So I dont think that you are very far off where you should be. If being top dog on 3dmark is your concern then sure, go ahead and get a c2d or quad.

Gaming wise I haven't found anything I can't handle.

 

[nevesis]

i feel so special that my e6600 and 8800gt can do 13425
Woo!!!

 

[buzznut]

That IS special!

 

[steffato]

It s definitely your CPU killing your score. Try running 3DMark at 1680x1050 and you'll probably see that you wiil get the same score. If this happens, then you know it is your CPU. Or if you monitor doesn't support this resolution, try a lower one and you'll see that your score won't increase at all.

As for the guys claiming that Vista scores lower at 3dMark, my computer scores 70-120 points higher under Vista.

 

[fudgedelic]

Well first off for people comparing 38x0 cards to his score need to remember that radeons have always done well in synthetics such as 3dmark while not offering the same relative performance when it comes to real games. In addition I feel the cpu may be holding your score back but in the way many are thinking. Your 3dmark score is computer based on all your sub scores so while your cpu may be giving you a lower score in the cpu sub score that is prue processor it probably isn't actually holding back your graphics scores too much. The important thing to look at are the shader scores and then determine if the cpu truly presents an overall graphics bottleneck or just a bottleneck in the cpu score segment. This is why tom's has shader scores on it's vga charts and not the overall score.

 

[cah027]

Yeah... ^^^^wut he said !

 

[atomicWAR]

i had an fx 60 with an 8800gtx single card i got 9856 marks at default....when i added another gtx i got orbs top fx 60 score for 11532. so i think your score is certainly reasonible though it could be increased a little with a small over clock. the 8800 series bottle neck any cpu out there. when i got a qx9650 and added another (3rd gtx) card and i overclocked th3e cpu @3.6 fsb 1600 it i hit 18262marks (15617marks at default clocks) though its is in vista 64 unlike my other scores. anyways short story long 8800 always gain some from a higher clocked cpu, try giving yours a bump in speed.

 

[aevm]

With my current system: C2D 6750 @2.66ghz with 8800GTS 320 I scored 9343 on 3Dmark06. so I can imagine that you should be getting 12k or more with the 8800GTX

I'm getting 12K with an 8800GTX, but my GTX is overclocked to 626MHz and my CPU is a Q6600 and I have 4 GB of RAM. I think the OP's score is normal.

 

[Evilonigiri]

I'm getting 12K with an 8800GTX, but my GTX is overclocked to 626MHz and my CPU is a Q6600 and I have 4 GB of RAM. I think the OP's score is normal.

The highest I ever got on my Q6600 @ 3.15GHz with an 8800GTS 320MB 672/1050 was 13444. Is your cpu OCed?

I also think the OP's score is normal.

 

[atomicWAR]

i just ran a single gtx on 3dmark under vista 64 stock everything on a qx9650 and got 12510marks. i think luke bird score is pretty much par for the course for his cpu.