Low WEI score with new i2500k

[clockme]

Hello,

I just upgraded to an I2500k using 8 gig ripjaw memory on a Asrock PRO 3 mobo. First thing I did just for curiosity sake is run WEI. It came up with a 5.9. This does not seem that great to me. Anyone experienced the same?

 

[bearclaw99]

Are you running Vista? That would cap your top score at 5.9 max

My i7 2600K is 7.6 stock, and 7.8 @ 4.5 ghz. I have 8 GB of GSkill Ripjaws 1600 too and that also gets 7.8

 

[clockme]

You're right... I'm running Vista. I was unaware that it had a cap. Additionally, it does not show my overclock speed under system settings with this processor. It showed it fine with my Q6600.

Thanks for the input... I almost pulled the rest of my hair out!

 

[jprahman]

Are you scoring 5.9 on the base score, or the processor score. The base score that is reported is the lowest component test score. WEI will cap mechanical HDDs at a 5.9, meaning that if you have a HDD your lowest component score is going to be 5.9 for the HDD and so your base score is going to be 5.9.

 

[clockme]

If Vista's limit is 5.9 then the min / max of my hardware reports 5.9. I am thinking of getting windows 7! AHH! Can I borrow a hundee?

 

[cbrunnem]

there are plenty of legal ways of getting windows 7 for free or at a max of 20ish dollars. Hopefully you have a son/daughter in college, that would help a lot.

 

[bearclaw99]

Yeah your overclock won't show if you auto OC it in BIOS. At least on my board that is. I manually redid mine later to get some less heat and now it shows up under WEI

 

[jprahman]

My OC doesn't show up in WEI even though I manually OCed. I have a feeling that WEI uses the CPUID instruction vendor string to obtain CPU frequency.