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    Low WEI Numbers with Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Krazy-E, Nov 15, 2009.

  1. Krazy-E

    Krazy-E Notebook Enthusiast

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    On Vista 32bit, my score were great for this machine. Now, on Seven 32bit, this is what I get.

    CPU + RAM are VERY VERY low compared to what they used to be.

    CPU : Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.40Ghz

    Ratings:

    PROCESSOR : 2.3
    MEMORY : 2.9

    Both were over 5.0 on Vista.
    Btw, this is a Dell Inspiron 1720.


    Any ideas?? Thanks
     
    Krazy-E, Nov 15, 2009
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  2. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

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    Was it plugged in when you ran the test?
     
    BrandonSi, Nov 15, 2009
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  3. Krazy-E

    Krazy-E Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes it was.

    But I still suspect something around Intel's Speed Step....
     
    Krazy-E, Nov 15, 2009
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    d1rtdevil Notebook Geek

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    reinstall Wind 7 and this time do a 64bit install.
     
    d1rtdevil, Nov 15, 2009
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  5. coldmack

    coldmack Notebook Virtuoso

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    Do you have the latest drivers for Win7?
     
    coldmack, Nov 15, 2009
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  6. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    WEI numbers are rather meaningless. They deliver different values on identical hardware. The more important question is, have you noticed or measured any performance losses in W7?
     
    Bog, Nov 15, 2009
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    Bog nailed it, unless you personally noticed a drop in peformance, I wouldn't bother with it, nothing but marketing.
     
    Heiji1412, Nov 15, 2009
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  8. Amnesiac

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    Still, they are a tad low. I mean, my low-mid range 3650 gets a 6.1 for gaming.
     
    Amnesiac, Nov 16, 2009
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  9. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    no, and no (if it's really identical, including identical drivers).

    if they are low and shouldn't be, then somethings wrong with the installation, which helps thus pointing this out prior to him having an actual issue. see, they're not meaningless, then.

    update all your drivers, it might help. and when rerunning it, check that nothing else is going on. just start win7, wait maybe some minutes (off the net), start it and get something to drink.
     
    davepermen, Nov 16, 2009
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  10. Krazy-E

    Krazy-E Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, every drivers are installed properly. I did even clear the cache of the WEI (WinSAT) and ran it when system was really idle.

    I will continue my researches, but will try a "real" benchmarking tool tonight. And a few games as well. I don't erally care about the numbers, as long as the experience is there.

    Thanks again for the input.
     
    Krazy-E, Nov 16, 2009
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  11. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    well, the numbers will get more and more important, as applications start to use it more and more to determine pathways that are more simple, or more high fidelity, depending on those..
     
    davepermen, Nov 16, 2009
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