Low results on new laptop

[canaQ]

Hi guys,


I had some trouble with my videocard (GeForce GT 555M) on my new laptop (Asus, Intel Core i7-2630QM, 6GB RAM, Windows 7 x64), I got bluescreens while playing games. So I deleted the Nvidia driver (ran Driver Sweeper as well), and reinstalled the drivers (from Asus, 100% sure I got the good one). Everything seemed fine, but now it seems games are more laggy as usual. So I ran the Performance Test and compared the results on internet; my results were way lower than the results on internet.
I don't know what to do to bring back the original performance of my (brand new) laptop. Can someone help me out?

Test results:

PassMark(TM) PerformanceTest 7.0 Evaluation Version ([URL]http://www.passmark.com[/URL])
Results generated on:  maandag 5 september 2011
 
Benchmark Results
Test Name: This Computer
CPU - Integer Math: 2009.2
CPU - Floating Point Math: 2322.2
CPU - Find Prime Numbers: 948.7
CPU - SSE: 30.9
CPU - Compression: 8252.7
CPU - Encryption: 23.5
CPU - Physics: 374.9
CPU - String Sorting: 4655.1
Graphics 2D - Solid Vectors: 1.7
Graphics 2D - Transparent Vectors: 1.7
Graphics 2D - Complex Vectors: 119.3
Graphics 2D - Fonts and Text: 191.8
Graphics 2D - Windows Interface: 85.2
Graphics 2D - Image Filters: 335.7
Graphics 2D - Image Rendering: 550.5
Graphics 3D - Simple: 308.7
Graphics 3D - Medium: 118.2
Graphics 3D - Complex: 31.2
Graphics 3D - DirectX 10: 4.9
Memory - Allocate Small Block: 5187.1
Memory - Read Cached: 2247.8
Memory - Read Uncached: 2103.3
Memory - Write: 1984.2
Memory - Large RAM: 2497.5
CPU Mark: 6850.0
2D Graphics Mark: 374.1
Memory Mark: 1318.3
3D Graphics Mark: 324.4
PassMark Rating: 1416.9
System information: This Computer
CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Number of CPU: 1
Cores per CPU: 4
CPU Type: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz
CPU Speed: 1995.9 MHz
Cache size: 256KB
O/S: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Total RAM: 6048.1 MB.
Available RAM: 4280.6 MB.
Video settings: 1920x1080x32
Video driver:
 DESCRIPTION: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
 MANUFACTURER: Intel Corporation
 BIOS: Intel Video BIOS
 DATE: 5-23-2011
Drive Letter: ?
Total Disk Space: 0.0 GBytes
Cluster Size: 0.0 KBytes
File system:  DESCRIPTION: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
 MANUFACTURER: Intel Corporation
 BIOS: Intel Video BIOS
 DATE: 5-23-2011

[David (PassMark)]

The average CPUMark result for the i7-2630QM CPU is 6325.
Your result was 6850. About 8% above average.

3D results seem a bit low. Are you sure you are running on the GT 555M and not the in built Intel video chip.

You didn't run the disk test. So I can't comment on that.

[canaQ]

The average CPUMark result for the i7-2630QM CPU is 6325.
Your result was 6850. About 8% above average.

3D results seem a bit low. Are you sure you are running on the GT 555M and not the in built Intel video chip.

You didn't run the disk test. So I can't comment on that.

About the video; how can I check if I'm running on the 555M?

[David (PassMark)]

See this FAQ
http://www.passmark.com/support/perf...ia_optimus.htm

[canaQ]

Thank you very much sir! Followed the instructions, ran the test again and got a score of 1650.7 (average on internet is 1026).

And I'm wondering, if I run the CPU test (Test -> CPU -> All) and check the rating, it's about 2390. If I compare this online, the same processor has an average of 6324. Or am I getting this wrong?

EDIT: Another question; when I'm going to play a game, is the 555M automatically enabled? Or is the Intel video chip the default video chip for every action (including games)?

[David (PassMark)]

Maybe you are confusing the overall PassMark Rating with the CPUmark number?
The former is for the entire system. The latter is for just the CPU.

> is the 555M automatically enabled

If you believe nVidia it is all automatic. But our experience is that is doesn't really work, and a manual setting is required at least some of the time.