Studio 1555 w/4570 GPU - low desktop graphics score but high gaming graphics score from WEI

Hi,

Just purchased a 1555 with the radeon 4570 512mb GPU, Windows 7 64-bit, and performance is generally very good apart from one strange result. Windows experience index reports the following -

Processor - 5.7
Memory - 5.8
Graphics - 4.9
Gaming Graphics - 6.3
hard disk - 5.9

So the only low result is the desktop aero graphics performance at 4.9, which seems strange when the 3D businnes/gaming graphics score is 6.3. Other results i've seen posted on forums of the Windows 7 WEI scores are usually the same for desktop graphics and 3D graphics in Windows 7, which I would have expected as I understood that aero uses the GPU similarly to games. If anything, it looked like in most results the desktop graphics scores were slightly higher than the gaming graphics scores.

Does anyone know why I could be getting a lot lower desktop graphics score compared to gaming graphics?

I've checked the graphics drivers are up to date.

Can anybody else post their Windows 7 WEI scores from the 1555 with the 4570 512mb GPU?

Thanks for any help.

 

Dont hold me to it but I think when WEI test Aero Glass the GPU is running in 2D mode.
When its doing the gaming test its running 3D clocks.

 

Correct, the Graphics card is optimized for 3D gaming -not 2D video.
The result is a low 2D Graphics score and a high 3D Gaming score.

 

Of course, none of that really means anything, because Aero and desktop effects will pretty much run on tin cans.

 

That makes sense. But strange why the GPU can't be optimised for both 2D and 3D. After all, Microsoft claim that the computer only performs as well as the lowest score in the WEI. But that's Microsoft's reasoning to justify the WEI which i suspect is designed to pressure users to upgrade their hardware to make the performance of their operating systems run better so that they don't have to make the effort to optimise their software. You don't usually edit a graph in excel at the same time as playing as playing a 3D game.

Can anyone with a 4570 GPU post their Windows 7 WEI results to compare?

Thanks!

 

My results are pretty much the same. I'm at work so I can't give you exact numbers, but I know mine was 4.9 as well, and the desktop score was the lowest (at 4.9). Specs are in my sig.

Edit:

Processor: 5.5
Memory Ops: 5.8
Desktop: 4.9
3D: 6.3
Disk Xfer: 5.5

 

Spec in sig.

Processor - 6.1
Memory - 6.1
Graphics - 4.9
Gaming Graphics - 6.3
hard disk - 5.9

 

Just for you to know, even with my 4870 on my desktop i get the same 2D scores, it's because the 3D clocks don't start without 3D action

Leave the stupid WEI, it doesn't mean anything

 

I have a Studio 1558 with the same video card (4570) I DO NOT have the drivers installed, include catalyst, and I got an even higher score.
Its not much higher than 4.9. Its 5.1, so only .2 points up.

 

I also have the 1555 but with the T3400 processor (2.16 Ghz)
4 gb of ram
32-bit win 7
ati hd 4570 256mb

and the scores are
processor 5,4
memory 5,4
graphics 5,1
gaming 6,3
hdd 5,5

 

processor: 5.9
memory: 5.9
graphic: 5.0
gaming graphic: 6.2
hard disk: 5.8

running on windows 7 ultimate 32-bit

 

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