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    A good windows experience index score?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by FSU Logan, May 1, 2013.

  1. FSU Logan

    FSU Logan Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi I am just curious about oneeeeeeeeeeeee thing. I just received my laptop from UPS and my WEI scores are as follows:
    Processor: 7.6
    RAM: 7.9
    Graphics: 7.6
    Gaming Graphics: 7.6
    Primary HD: 5.9

    The HD is only 5200 RPM :(, but according to Lenovo, I could remove this HD at any time and install a SSD. I don't know how accurate that really is.

    Stats of the laptop:
    i7-3630QM
    15.6" 1920x1080 screen
    16GB 1600MhZ RAM
    Nvidia 750M SLI 2GB DDR5 x2
    1TB 5400 RPM HD
     
    FSU Logan, May 1, 2013
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  2. fatboyslimerr

    fatboyslimerr Alienware M15x Fanatic

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    If you get an SSD your score should go up to at least 7.6 :)
    Graphics score is ok but don't trust WEI for that. Try using 3dmark 11 on performance for that.
    A decent score on that is around 6000 graphics score.
     
    fatboyslimerr, May 1, 2013
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  3. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    wei is a total waste of time but we all do it :)
    im getting 7.6/7.8/7.7/7.7/7.9

    as fatboyslimer said benchmarks is the way to go.
    download vantage/3dmark/3dmark11 all from my sig below. lots of monitoring software there as well.

    5400 hard drives are the slowest out there now so if you do get a ssd you will sure notice a difference. mine boots up and im on the forum within 12 seconds.
    depending on budget the samsung are the fastest read/write speeds. my crucial is fast read but slightly slower write. still ruddy fast though.
     
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  4. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    WEI is totally useless it's like Conan O'Brien's game rating scores....

    <iframe width='560' height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xCe8-1dbXZc?start=453" frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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  5. Prostar Computer

    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Lol. The Halo 4 review was one of his best. :D

    I have no idea what model you have, but if Lenovo told you it's upgradeable, then a SSD will certainly bump your score. But to second MrDJ's and HTWingNut's posts, WEI is basically a waste. :)
     
    Prostar Computer, May 2, 2013
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  6. Jarhead

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    Agreed with the other posters here; WEI is a useless measure and you'd be better off testing your system with benchmarking tools like PCMark, 3DMark, etc.

    Just for reference, a SATAIII SSD should get your a 7.9 for the Primary HD score. My Intel 330 180GB is showing a 7.9 for that. IIRC, WEI is hard-coded not to allow a mechanical HDD to go above a certain score.
     
    Jarhead, May 2, 2013
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  7. Abidderman

    Abidderman Notebook Deity

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    Kuroi is right, the highest you can get with a HDD is 5.9. Agree with all the others, WEI is not very useful. SSD caps, as everything else does, at 7.9.
     
    Abidderman, May 2, 2013
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  8. MrDJ

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    crucial m4 is 7.9 as well.

    havnt they changed something with the scores and they go higher now? sure i read something about that on here. still pointless though :)
     
    MrDJ, May 3, 2013
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  9. Jarhead

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    Nope, WEI is still hard-coded to where 7.9 is the max for anything.
     
    Jarhead, May 3, 2013
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  10. MrDJ

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  11. tijo

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    On Windows 8, it goes higher, windows 7 is caped at 7.9.
     
    tijo, May 3, 2013
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