3dMark06 and new Upgrade

[alexpro3]

I recently upgraded my computer from;

Motherboard: Asus A8N-E, socket 939
Memory: 3Gig Patriot dual channel PC 3200 (400mhz)
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4600+
VideoCard: VisionTek 4850 512 DDR3
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit

With this setup my 3dMark06 score was 8792

My new build;

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
Memory: OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 1066 DDR2
CPU: AMD Phenom 9950 BLACK EDITION Agena 2.6GHz

Same videocard and OS, 3dMark06 score 10744.

I was expecting a bigger boost in performance then just 2000 points. Is this a normal score for my build or do i need to tweak some setting to get nigher FPS. I know im using the same videocard but the motherboard, cpu, and memory alone are about 2 generations ahead of what i was using.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be great, thanks for your time.

 

[rambo117]

yehh, thats about normal. but your are using windows vista ultimate 64bit so that could be slowing 3dmark06 down. that is strange though, you should be getting atleast from either 11000-12000 with that configuration. my rig has a 3870 and im getting around 10350. but i also have windows XP.

my geuss would be your OS causing the major slowdown but im not pausitive.

sorry

 

[coozie7]

To boost the score further, you`ll need to delve into the Black Magic of overclocking although it wo n`t hurt to check your BIOS settings to check everything is optomised for your particular rig first.
But then again, I only get about 11000 @stock or about 13000 @3.0 GHz even though the infamous Crysis will benchmark at 37 fps @ 1920x1200 @stock!
Really, as long as your games play well, treat 3D Mark 06 for what it is, just a benchmark, although a big score is welcome the real test is how well your games play.
BTW, anyone think a HD4870/GTX260 might be a better pairing with the Phenom?

 

[rambo117]

yehhhh lol, a quadcore seems a little overkill for a 4850. but hey, cant ever have too much power

you should push that 9950 further as it is a BE. my 5000+ BE is at 3.12GHZ OCed and is running very stable. im sure you could push AMD's flagship proccessor ALOT further...

with proper cooling of course