I5 2500k low wei score
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crewton
April 17, 2011 5:07:43 AM
Set up my computer and made sure everything was working fine and decided to run the wei just to see how my new system looked. Everything was 7.8+ except I got a 6.2 on my i5 2500k... So, I decided to do a slight overclock and put it at 4.3Ghz just to see what my score would turn into. It went to 6.3...
I know wei isn't exactly a great benchmarking tool but I don't like seeing my system rated at 6.3 when it's way better than that! I could just manually make it better but I want windows to tell me my cpu is perfect!
mobo: GA-P67A-UD4
graphics: MSI GTX 560 ti
cpu: i5 2500k
ram: g skill 1333Mhz 9-9-9-24 (should be 7-7-7-21 but that's another issue)
Any ideas to game this number to be up there with the rest?
I know wei isn't exactly a great benchmarking tool but I don't like seeing my system rated at 6.3 when it's way better than that! I could just manually make it better but I want windows to tell me my cpu is perfect!
mobo: GA-P67A-UD4
graphics: MSI GTX 560 ti
cpu: i5 2500k
ram: g skill 1333Mhz 9-9-9-24 (should be 7-7-7-21 but that's another issue)
Any ideas to game this number to be up there with the rest?
More about : 2500k low wei score
Hehe why use wei to bench? It's more or less useless. I'm quite sure it uses little resources and a crappy method of testing so it means nothing. Get a decent benchmarking tool - FurMark for the GFX card and 3DMark for your CPU/GFX/RAM everything together. MSI Kombustor is also a good tool for the GFX card.
Relax, the i5 2500K is about the best you can get for gaming on modern CPU's. So, yes, it is perfect by today's standards.
RAM speed is good, you won't really notice a difference in speed between 1333MHz and 1600MHz except in synthetic benchmarks, so leave it as it is stable.
Graphics card you can OC to your heart's content. Use MSI Afterburner (probably came with your GFX card as standard) and OC nice and high whilst keeping it stable.
Enjoy gaming!
Relax, the i5 2500K is about the best you can get for gaming on modern CPU's. So, yes, it is perfect by today's standards.
RAM speed is good, you won't really notice a difference in speed between 1333MHz and 1600MHz except in synthetic benchmarks, so leave it as it is stable.
Graphics card you can OC to your heart's content. Use MSI Afterburner (probably came with your GFX card as standard) and OC nice and high whilst keeping it stable.
Enjoy gaming!
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Absolutely dont worry about wei
just to be safe use CPU-z or Coretemp to see the cpu speed
I have a E4500 OCd to 2.93ghz and I score a 6.3
so there is no way that you should have same score as me
so either WEI is horrible (everybody will tell you that) or
your cpu is downclocked for some reason
as Toxxyc said try a better bench like Cinebench 11.5 or 3dmark11
just to be safe use CPU-z or Coretemp to see the cpu speed
I have a E4500 OCd to 2.93ghz and I score a 6.3
so there is no way that you should have same score as me
so either WEI is horrible (everybody will tell you that) or
your cpu is downclocked for some reason
as Toxxyc said try a better bench like Cinebench 11.5 or 3dmark11
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crewton
April 17, 2011 6:28:38 AM
crewton
April 17, 2011 8:32:42 AM
crewton
April 17, 2011 9:09:27 AM
whitey_rolls
April 17, 2011 11:07:44 AM
crewton
April 17, 2011 9:41:01 PM
While WEI is a lousy benchmark, it does serve a good pupose - ie identify a problem perceived, or real. Every one jumps on WEI as being a louse benchmark (granted it is) but often drop it as that when there could be an underlineing cause.
When a person gets a 4.6 using a HDD, or a 5.9 using an SSD you can bet your bottom dollar that something is wrong in Denmark. With SSDs may be in ide mode vs ahci, or a Driver problem.
My I5-750 @ 3.2 gets a 7.5 - Your 2500K @ 4.2 should be closer to 7.7 -> 7.8, my quess. There is a reason, it is low, NOT because wei is piss poor (agree it is), just not the reason.
Same as there is a reason or not getting the correct timings, either the ram/mB should be RMAed or you have not got it set up properly.
When a person gets a 4.6 using a HDD, or a 5.9 using an SSD you can bet your bottom dollar that something is wrong in Denmark. With SSDs may be in ide mode vs ahci, or a Driver problem.
My I5-750 @ 3.2 gets a 7.5 - Your 2500K @ 4.2 should be closer to 7.7 -> 7.8, my quess. There is a reason, it is low, NOT because wei is piss poor (agree it is), just not the reason.
Same as there is a reason or not getting the correct timings, either the ram/mB should be RMAed or you have not got it set up properly.
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crewton
April 17, 2011 11:43:00 PM
I'll run futuremark when I get home from work. I didn't think there was an actual problem with my installation but now you've got me worried. I found a benchmark that has my mobo and cpu combo http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1582/4/ so if mine doesn't match then I can go from there.
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demonicrotato
April 18, 2011 12:04:35 AM
crewton
April 18, 2011 12:09:23 AM
majin ssj eric
April 18, 2011 1:52:21 AM
crewton said:
I've used cpu-z and hwmonitor and ran prime 95. I know my system is solid. I just want windows to say its solid too. I'm just not sure why it's ranking my cpu so low.Dude, expecting a reliable score from wei is like expecting a hobo to give you a million dollars. You're bound to be disappointed.
Also, wanting a good wei score is like wanting a bunch of condoms if you're alone on an island - you might want it, but WTF are you going to do with it?
Just forget about the wei score, it doesn't mean anything. It's like your mom telling you that your room is untidy - SO FRIGGIN' WHAT?
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crewton
April 18, 2011 8:36:11 AM
crewton
April 18, 2011 12:03:27 PM
i5 760
ECI p55-cm
gtx 560 ti
Mushkin 4GB 1600
crucial 64GB SSD
samsung 1TB HDD
xfx 650W
this is my set up and i have a 7.3 score and i am not able to OC it due to cheaping out on the mobo (will never do that again)...goes to show you how little stock to put in that score. I would much rather have a 2500k set up.
ECI p55-cm
gtx 560 ti
Mushkin 4GB 1600
crucial 64GB SSD
samsung 1TB HDD
xfx 650W
this is my set up and i have a 7.3 score and i am not able to OC it due to cheaping out on the mobo (will never do that again)...goes to show you how little stock to put in that score. I would much rather have a 2500k set up.
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romanrp
April 18, 2011 2:27:21 PM
majin ssj eric
April 18, 2011 4:38:10 PM
crewton
April 18, 2011 7:37:40 PM
crewton
April 18, 2011 9:16:04 PM
crewton said:
windows power setting is high performance.I started prime 95 and noticed something. After 7min core 1-3 had completed 10 tests where as core 0 had only completed 3. I assume that's because core 0 is running the background apps or should there not be as high a discrepancy?
that IS kind of strange
part of what makes Prime95 a good stress test is that it does a good job of loading all cores at the same time
I havent had a quad core so I am not sure it that is normal
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crewton
April 19, 2011 7:52:58 AM
Pc Guru_07
April 19, 2011 8:53:24 AM
crewton
April 19, 2011 7:26:27 PM
Yes, cpu-z shows it @4.4Ghz. When running HWmonitor it doesn't get as hot either. Core 0 temp would get up to 63C where as the other cores would go up to 68C. Makes it seem like it's not working as hard. Also when doing Cinebench 11.5 there are 4 yellow boxes that move around the image. 3 of those boxes move with each other and the other box lags behind taking longer to render. It just seems like I have one weaker core than the rest.
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