i7 920 CPU Mark Score Discrepancy

[Snowpea]

So my i7 920 on a P6T Deluxe V2 seems to be doing fine at a small OC to 3.2ghz, speed step enabled, but i'm noticing something strange with the CPU - SSE result in CPU Mark.

But, comparing it to other baselines, and even my friend's 920 with a similar OC, it's underperforming about 33% less at a score of 18.9 vs around 30 for similar configurations. Any ideas about this?

*Edit: Should probably post some of the other results
2315.4 Total Passmark Rating
CPU Mark
Normal Oc.pt 7162.4

CPU - Integer Math
Normal Oc.pt 2558.0

CPU - Floating Point Math
Normal Oc.pt 3003.2

CPU - Find Prime Numbers
Normal Oc.pt 1204.0

CPU - SSE
Normal Oc.pt 18.9

CPU - Compression
Normal Oc.pt 8938.0

CPU - Encryption
Normal Oc.pt 28.3

CPU - Physics
Normal Oc.pt 516.3

CPU - String Sorting
Normal Oc.pt 5913.1

PassMark Rating
Normal Oc.pt 2315.4

CPU Mark
Normal Oc.pt 7162.4

2D Graphics Mark
Normal Oc.pt 759.5

3D Graphics Mark
Normal Oc.pt 1825.1

Memory Mark
Normal Oc.pt 1888.3

Disk Mark
Normal Oc.pt 573.3

CD Mark
Normal Oc.pt 858.1

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System Summary
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Windows 7 (64-bit)
Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
6135 MB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 4870
932GB HDD, 69GB HDD
CD/DVDRW, CD/DVDRW/BD/HD DVD-ROM

System Information
Operating System: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Motherboard Model: P6T DELUXE V2
Motherboard Version: Rev 1.xx
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version: 0504
BIOS Release Date: 05/19/2009

CPU Information
Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Type: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
Number of CPU's: 1
Cores per CPU: 4
Hyperthreading: Enabled
Measured Speed: 3360.1 MHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache Size: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Information
Total Physical Memory: 6135 MB RAM
Available Physical Memory: 4808 MB RAM
Slot 1: 2048MB, 1333MHz
Slot 2: Not populated
Slot 3: 2048MB, 1333MHz
Slot 4: Not populated
Slot 5: 2048MB, 1333MHz
Slot 6: Not populated
Virtual Memory: C:\pagefile.sys (6135 MB)

Disk Information
Drive Letter (Number): C (Physical drive 0)
Model Number: WDC WD740ADFD-00NLR5
Disk Size (Free space): 69.1 GBytes (38.8 GBytes)
Disk Cluster Size: 4 KBytes
File System: NTFS
Drive Letter (Number): D (Physical drive 0)
Model Number: WDC WD740ADFD-00NLR5
Disk Size (Free space): 465.8 GBytes (256.9 GBytes)
Disk Cluster Size: 4 KBytes
File System: NTFS
Drive Letter (Number): M (Physical drive 0)
Model Number: WDC WD740ADFD-00NLR5
Disk Size (Free space): 465.7 GBytes (464.7 GBytes)
Disk Cluster Size: 4 KBytes
File System: NTFS

Video Adapters
Description: ATI Radeon HD 4870
Chip Type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9440)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Memory: 512MB
Video BIOS: 113-BA0701-X07
Driver Provider: ATI Technologies Inc.
Driver Version: 8.620.0.0
Driver Date: 5-15-2009
Monitor 1: 1920x1200x32 60Hz (Primary monitor)

[David (PassMark)]

In our testing SSE are some the instructions that heat a CPU the most. So if you are just down on this one test, then it might be heat related.

[Snowpea]

Ahhhhh, i see. Thanks for the quick response. I did notice the temps spike a little on this test, and i'm using stock cooling until my xigmatek dark knight comes in a day or two.
I'll update this post for anyone having similar problems once i get that installed and retest.

[Snowpea]

So i just installed my Xigmatek Dark Knight, and ran CPU Mark. The temps never went over 50C, but i'm still getting 19.0 for CPU-SSE. Now i'm really confused.

[David (PassMark)]

It just occurred to me that you might not be using the latest release of the PerformanceTest software.

V7 of PerformanceTest no longer has a test called "CPU-SSE" in it.
The equivalent test is now called "CPU-Multimedia instructions".

And in the V7 "CPU-Multimedia instructions" test a score of 18 to 20 is OK for a i7 920.

[Snowpea]

I just downloaded the newest version and reinstalled to make sure, and if i go into tests->CPU, the test is called multimedia instructions, but when it displays the results in the CPU Mark tab, the score is still under CPU - SSE.

[David (PassMark)]

Turns out this is a bug. In the 64bit release we are accientially displaying the wrong test title. So sorry about that. The title should be "CPU-Multimedia instructions".

But the numbers are correct and 19 is a OK score.