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Skylake 6700K Underperformance in Passmark, Max Payne 3 running poorly on new build
System specs
Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Classified K 142-SS-E178-KR LGA 1151
Cooling: Cooler Master RR-212X-20PM-R1 120mm 4th Generation
Memory: G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB DDR4 SDRAM PC4 28800
Video Card(s): EVGA Geforce GTX 970 04G-P4-3978-KR 4GB
Hard Disk(s): 2x Samsung 950 Pro m.2 256 GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 ssd
Optical Drive: ASUS Black Sata DVD Rom drive model DVD-e818AAT
LCD/CRT Model: ASUS VG248QE 144hz monitor
Case: CMStorm Trooper
Power Supply: EVGA 220-g2-0850-XR 80 Plus Gold 850W
Software: Windows 7 Professional
description of problem
This didn't originally start out as a PassMark problem. I first noticed my computer had a problem when I tried to play Max Payne 3 for shits and giggles to see how many frames per second I'd get on my new build. The game was tanking in the 30-40 fps range, running pathetically in every graphics mode. I tried to see what the temperatures were under load, I did a bunch of benchmarks, basically I have no clue what's wrong and I'm wondering if my CPU is physically broken somehow or if there's something I can actually fix, let alone diagnose what the hell is causing this bad performance. For whatever reason, my PassMark score is half of my friend's 6700k's scores in almost every area.
Stuff I've tried so far
Flashed BIOS to the newest version
Updated Intel chipset drivers
uninstalled (with utility) and re-installed newest nvidia drivers
tested with hyperthreading on and off
tried with bios defaults and tried with selective bios settings such as C-states off
literally nothing I've done has changed my crappy benchmarks or made max payne 3 run even remotely playable. It's insane, I used to be able to "max" (hehe) that game out on my old i7 sandy bridge and geforce 560 ti. It's absolutely ridiculous that it would get under 100 fps at any point on a skylake 6700k, I'm freaked out wondering if I have a busted CPU or if I just need to RMA this thing.
I'd really like to try to diagnose and fix what the hell is wrong with it before sending anything back, because I have no idea if it's my motherboard, CPU, whatever, so any help would be much appreciated.
Benchmark scores
Unreal 4 Heaven Benchmark Score: 2174
PassMark CPU score: 7232 (about half of other skylake 6700k scores, including a friend of mine who has the exact same cpu)
Passmark overall score: 5765.1
screenshots of information
CPU temps idle:
http://i.imgur.com/frDcRye.png
CPU temps under load (with max payne 3 bad framerate):
http://i.imgur.com/woJe3un.png
Passmark in-depth CPU test results:
http://i.imgur.com/oCh40VC.png
http://i.imgur.com/DM619El.png
http://i.imgur.com/SFFEap2.png
CPU usage and GPU usage under load:
http://i.imgur.com/rdV5QNC.png
Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Classified K 142-SS-E178-KR LGA 1151
Cooling: Cooler Master RR-212X-20PM-R1 120mm 4th Generation
Memory: G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB DDR4 SDRAM PC4 28800
Video Card(s): EVGA Geforce GTX 970 04G-P4-3978-KR 4GB
Hard Disk(s): 2x Samsung 950 Pro m.2 256 GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 ssd
Optical Drive: ASUS Black Sata DVD Rom drive model DVD-e818AAT
LCD/CRT Model: ASUS VG248QE 144hz monitor
Case: CMStorm Trooper
Power Supply: EVGA 220-g2-0850-XR 80 Plus Gold 850W
Software: Windows 7 Professional
description of problem
This didn't originally start out as a PassMark problem. I first noticed my computer had a problem when I tried to play Max Payne 3 for shits and giggles to see how many frames per second I'd get on my new build. The game was tanking in the 30-40 fps range, running pathetically in every graphics mode. I tried to see what the temperatures were under load, I did a bunch of benchmarks, basically I have no clue what's wrong and I'm wondering if my CPU is physically broken somehow or if there's something I can actually fix, let alone diagnose what the hell is causing this bad performance. For whatever reason, my PassMark score is half of my friend's 6700k's scores in almost every area.
Stuff I've tried so far
Flashed BIOS to the newest version
Updated Intel chipset drivers
uninstalled (with utility) and re-installed newest nvidia drivers
tested with hyperthreading on and off
tried with bios defaults and tried with selective bios settings such as C-states off
literally nothing I've done has changed my crappy benchmarks or made max payne 3 run even remotely playable. It's insane, I used to be able to "max" (hehe) that game out on my old i7 sandy bridge and geforce 560 ti. It's absolutely ridiculous that it would get under 100 fps at any point on a skylake 6700k, I'm freaked out wondering if I have a busted CPU or if I just need to RMA this thing.
I'd really like to try to diagnose and fix what the hell is wrong with it before sending anything back, because I have no idea if it's my motherboard, CPU, whatever, so any help would be much appreciated.
Benchmark scores
Unreal 4 Heaven Benchmark Score: 2174
PassMark CPU score: 7232 (about half of other skylake 6700k scores, including a friend of mine who has the exact same cpu)
Passmark overall score: 5765.1
screenshots of information
CPU temps idle:
http://i.imgur.com/frDcRye.png
CPU temps under load (with max payne 3 bad framerate):
http://i.imgur.com/woJe3un.png
Passmark in-depth CPU test results:
http://i.imgur.com/oCh40VC.png
http://i.imgur.com/DM619El.png
http://i.imgur.com/SFFEap2.png
CPU usage and GPU usage under load:
http://i.imgur.com/rdV5QNC.png
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