Windows Vista "Windows Experience Score"

Okay, who's got Vista installed? I need help. I need some screenshots of what some scores people are getting in the "Windows Experience Score". I can't get any of the usual benchmarks to run so am relying on the built-in Vista "benchmarking tool" to compare how an HP tx1000 AMD with:

Turion X2 1.8GHz
Nvidia Go 6150
2GB RAM

machine compares to other machines. I get a base score of 3.0, attached is a screen shot. If anyone else is able to take a screenshot of a score they're getting on a Vista machine and provide specs of the machine it'd be much appreciated!

 

dv2000t:

Core Duo T2050.
1GB System memory.
Intel GMA 950.

 

Score, thanks Jon-Michael! Rep points from me to you and anyone else that can help out here.

 

No problems, Abaxter. I'm always glad to help out where I can.

 

Specs below, i got 3.1

 

That's cool, your tablet beats my tablet i guess.

 

I had a 4.5 (or a 4.4, can't seem to remember)

Will re-install Windows and post a screenshot here. I promise. Give me time over the weekend; school and work is like squeezing the life out of me.

P.S.: It might be higher if my RAM comes in teh mail.

WEI w/ Screenshots

 

Acer Turion 64X2 TL-50 1 gig ram ATI radeon xpress 1100
Base score 2.9

Gotta love that video card!

 

you must wonder how vista rates these things, my GMA 950 scored higher apparently then your ati xpress 1100 which is a bit of a perplexity.

 

ASUS V6J
CPU: 1.83GHz T2400 Yonah
Memory: 2GB 667Mhz DDR2
Hard disk: 80 5400.3 Seagate
GPU: Go7400 NVidia

Experience Index 3.3

Andrew, Vista uses the lowest base score as the experience index. Display drivers do affect the base score for gaming graphics. When i had driver v97.28, my EI was 3.4 but when i upgraded the driver to v97.44, my EI became 3.3. lol The EI is not really reliable for benchmarking. Fortunately there's one benchmarking tool which supports vista: PassMark PerformanceTest

Try it and compare your score with baseline results from other users

Right now,Vista is such a pain due to software compatibility, but once you get your rig running, you won't look back at XP

 

Ive noticed my RAM scores are slower then all the rest that have been posted so far. Since the vid card uses the ram im sure the slow ram isnt helping anything. Ill be curious to see if the score gets any better when I upgrade\change the ram

 

What RAM do you have?

 

I don't have it now, but I did have RC2 for a while on my laptop (when I was still working at Co-Op and actually had time to play with the OS). But here's the screen capture I had from back then...I'm sure drivers have improved since then and the score might be higher now...but that is what I've got.

T7400
2GB
X1600 w/ 256MB
100GB@7200RPM (Partition 1: XP @ 40GB, Partition 2: Vista @ 40GB, Partition 3: Data @ all of the roughly 15-17GB left of my drive)

Scores
Processor: 5.0
RAM: 4.7
Graphics: 4.2
Gaming Graphics: 4.7
Primary Hard Disk: 4.9

 

Havent looked. Just whatever the laptop came with ive only had it for 6 days or so.

 

Turion64 X2 TL-50
1GB DDR2 533
Nvidia geforce 6150Go
5400rpm HDD.

 

processor=4.8
memory=4.5
graphics=3.7
gaming=3.3
hard disk=4.5
i can't tell you the individual but my 1405 got 3.0

jim

 

Sony SZ370P/C

Spec:
Processor: Core 2 Duo T7200 @ 2.00GHz
Memory (RAM): 2038MB
System Type: 32-bit Operating System

w/NVIDIA 7400 Go: Rated 3.3
Processor: 4.9
Memory (RAM): 4.5
Graphics: 3.6
Gaming graphics: 3.3
Primary hard disk: 4.6

w/Intel GMA950: Rated 3.0
Processor: 4.9
Memory (RAM): 4.5
Graphics: 3.0
Gaming graphics: 3.1
Primary hard disk: 4.6


Regards,
soda

 

HP Pavilion zd8000

Spec:
Processor: Pentium 4 w/HT @ 2.80GHz
Memory (RAM): 1022MB
System Type: 32-bit Operating System

w/X600 128MB: Rated 3.6
Processor: 4.1
Memory (RAM): 4.3
Graphics: 3.9
Gaming graphics: 3.6
Primary hard disk: 4.4


Regards,
soda

 

Dell Latitue D420

Spec:
Processor: Core Duo U2500 @ 1.20GHz
Memory (RAM): 1014MB
System Type: 32-bit Operating System

w/Intel GMA950: Rated 2.0
Processor: 4.2
Memory (RAM): 4.3
Graphics: 2.0
Gaming graphics: 2.4
Primary hard disk: 3.4


winniechiu513

 

I don't suppose it's possible to do this WITHOUT installing Vista?
For those with lesser machines, it doesn't seem useful to have to install it to find out it will run like crap...

 

somebody post something of m1210

 

yep go back 4 posts its 3.3
jim

 

Waiting for X1400

 

this is cool!

 

Lenovo Thinkpad Z61m
Intel Core Duo T2500 (2 GHz)
2 Gb RAM
ATI X1400

 

Here's a table collecting results so far

Notebook	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Gaming graphics	Hard Disk	Base Score
HP tx1000 (2.0GHz Turion X2, Nvidia Go 6150, 2GB RAM)	4.8	5.3	3.2	3.0	4.9	3.0
HP dv200t (1.6GHz Core Duo, Intel GMA 950, 1GB RAM)	4.5	4.5	3.0	3.1	4.3	3.1
Gateway CX2724 (1.6GHz Core Duo, Intel GMA 950, 1GB RAM)	4.5	4.5	3.2	3.1	4.5	3.1
Acer (1.6GHz Turion X2, ATI 1100, 1GB RAM)	4.6	3.9	2.9	3.0	4.7	2.9
Asus V6J (1.83GHz Core Duo, Nvidia 7400, 2GB RAM)	4.7	4.8	3.6	3.3	4.7	3.3
HP nc8430 (2.0GHz Core 2 Duo, ATI X1600, 2GB RAM)	5.0	4.7	4.2	4.7	4.9	4.2
Compaq Presario v3000z (1.6GHz Turion X2, Nvidia 6150, 1GB RAM)	4.6	4.5	3.1	3.0	4.2	3.0
Dell XPS M1210 (1.83GHz Turion X2, Nvidia 7400, 2GB RAM)	4.8	4.5	3.7	3.3	4.5	3.3
Sony VAIO SZ370P/C (2.0GHz Core 2 Duo, Nvidia 7400, 2GB RAM)	4.9	4.5	3.6	3.3	4.6	3.3
HP Pavilion zd8000 (2.8 GHz Pentium 4, ATI X600, 1GB RAM)	4.1	4.3	3.9	3.6	4.4	3.6
Dell Latitude D420 (1.2GHz Core Duo, Intel GMA 950, 1GB RAM)	4.2	4.3	2.0	2.4	3.4	2.0
Lenovo ThinkPad Z61m (2.0GHz Core Duo, ATI X1400, 2GB RAM)	4.7	4.9	4.4	3.8	4.2	3.8

 

Hey Andrew...my nc8430's processor is 2.16GHz and not 2.0GHz. Not that it matters much .

Looking at those scores definitely tells me I didn't have the best drivers for the job.

 

I see the GFX scores are fairly consistent...
Andrew, i've got an idea.
Can you split the table further by creating a separate column for Vendor, Model, CPU, GFX and Memory? So that you get the ability to sort and compare the scores by either vendor, model, cpu or gfx. It's easier to do it in excel. You can then port it to HTML. You get what i mean?

 

Just for comparison, here are the numbers from a test desktop at work:

Dell Optiplex GX520
Intel Celeron 2.53GHz
512MB Memory
40GB HD
Intel 82945G Integrated Video

 

Dell Latitude D820
C2D 7600
2GB 667 DDR2 Memory
7200RPM Drive
Nvidia 120m Video

Video card is killing my score with Aero turned on, without aero I get around 3.9. But I also just switched from 32bit to 64bit which seems to run a bit better dunno if it is because the 64bit is business edition and not the ultimate like the 32bit was.

 

Dell 6400

C2D 1.83 GHz
1 GB
GMA 950

Glad I could help.

 

I am running Vista Business on my R60. Specs are in the sig. It is the release version. I just got it yesterday. Aero seems to be running about the same as XP. I can't tell the difference whether it is on or off performance wise.

 

just wondering, how did all you guys get vista already?

 

beta, promos, companies, schools, illegally...

its kind of hard not to have it by now in at least some form.

 

well i dont have it cuz im on a crappy notebook thats not even mine, and it has 126 mb of ram... im waiting for my hp to come!

i was just wondering how you guys got it...

 

I got Vista Business for free the first day it was available to business's. Prob around 2 months ago.

 

have u guys found any bugs or problems with vista?

 

Got it from MSDNAA for FREE. Glad i'm still at uni =3

 

I got mine on some Microsoft affiliated website called powerup something. It was posted on FatWallet a few months ago. They were giving away free copies of Vista and Office 2007 if you watched some Microsoft videos. I let them run while I was at work. I was a little skeptical they'd show up, but low and behold there they were in my mailbox on Tuesday. It seems fair as I missed the upgrade coupon by less than a month. If you look around you can sometimes find free legal Microsoft products.

 

oh sweet! so u have any problems with vista?

 

I got RC2 from MS's webbie - they had that page up for like one day, and I searched and searched and got it, and I grabbed it, and I have it.

Gamermatt, your sig says "2 Mics". Does your laptop have 2 microphones? Isn't having 2 mics kinda useless?

 

My Laptop: acer 5672 with x1400, 2G ram 667MHz DDR2, 100G 5400rpm
Windows Vista Ultimate RTM (from MSDN).

Score: 3.4

CPU (Intel centrino duo 1.66GHz): 4.6
RAM (2G 667MHz): 4.8
Graphic (Aero): 3.4
Graphic (gaming): 3.6
Primary HD: 4.5

Vista runs flawless and faster than XP... if only i can increase the graphic for Aero to 3.6 (why it's slower than the gaming one?)

 

I have not experienced any serious problems but a couple that bug me.

1. I have a dell 6400 and dell has yet to release a driver update for media direct. I guess that is not to surprising considering most people that run vista at this moment are business's and do not require media direct.

2. Vista eats ram like no tomorrow!! If you want a system that is always running smooth while running like 3-4 apps, you should definitely opt for 2GB. Right now i am on this forum and running a fan control program and my ram consumption is at 60%. I have 1 GB installed.

 

Here's mine:

Samsung Q35 testdriving Vista Ultimate. I don't know whether to keep it for good since I can't get the native Samsung features such as AVS Now to run on it and also this stupid Base System Device missing driver is annoying as well. Also seems to be running slower than when I first got the laptop when it was on XP Home although that's to be expected with all the Aero bells and whistle.

 

Okay, as I promised in the first page, here's my Windows Experience Index. What bugs me is this: I upgraded my RAM to 2GB and HDD to 7200rpm. But I still get the same subscore - I was expecting an increase.

Specs in sig (the upgrade that I just finished half hour ago hasn't been recorded yet)




P.S.: Is 5 like the highest number you can acheive?

 

No because you have a 5.9 on your graphics card.

 

wow nice score!

where did u get vista ultimate? did you download it illegally or did u get a cd?

 

Alright.... Newbie question INC.

- Whats the score mean?
- Whats the lowest score that Vista can play with ?

And has anyone really played with Office 2007? Is it any good? Or is 2003 still basically the same thing?

 

Asus W3jp (stock drivers) running on Vista Business Edition x64

Processor: 4.7
Memory: 4.5
Graphics: 4.8
Gaming Graphics: 4.9
Primary Hard Disk: 4.5

Base Score: 4.5

 

zepto 6615WD gamer kicks ass:
http://www.computermester.dk/images/1076-600%20Zepto Znote 6615WD-p.jpg

specs: memron T7200
7600 GO 512MB
2 GIG RAM 533
7200rpm HDD 100 GIG
res: 1680 * 1050

Costs 1500 EURO.
If you find a better notebook for this price, then you'll probably be dreaming.