Windows Experience Index not what is expected

mz6yx6

September 30, 2011 5:09:36 PM

Hello,
My WEI CPU number is 6.1
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo T9500 2.60
My friend's CPU is 5.7 However,
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo T9900 3.06
Why?

Mine Dell Windows 7
His HP Vista

Overall his is faster (game computer) since his graphics and gaming scores are a lot higher.
Thanks,
John

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dirtyferret

CPUs Authority

September 30, 2011 5:33:07 PM

they don't use the same calculation. windows 7 is a tweaked version of vista's wei. as is, the figures mean very little in either version.

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Caldrumr

October 13, 2011 8:49:52 PM

mz6yx6 said:

Hello,
My WEI CPU number is 6.1
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo T9500 2.60
My friend's CPU is 5.7 However,
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo T9900 3.06
Why?

Mine Dell Windows 7
His HP Vista

Overall his is faster (game computer) since his graphics and gaming scores are a lot higher.
Thanks,
John

If I am not mistaken, the maximum score in Vista is 5.9. They raised it to 7.9 in Windows 7.

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zergesys

CPUs Expert

October 13, 2011 9:10:32 PM

Caldrumr said:

If I am not mistaken, the maximum score in Vista is 5.9. They raised it to 7.9 in Windows 7.

Correct.

Taking into account scales:

You: 77% of max (W7)

Your friend: 96% of max (Vista)

The scale is sort of arbitrary, it's just to give you an idea of performance in a simple manner. A more serious independent bench like those from PassMark will give you a more consistent picture of the actual performance difference.

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