HELP! Very Low Test Scores on a Good Machine

[smash]

I'll start with my system specs...

Vista 64-bit
i7 920 @ 2.6Ghz
Patriot 6GB DDR3 1066
EVGA GTX 470, no OC
Seagate 7200.12 500GB
Kingwin 730 Watt

My test results:

PassMark(TM) PerformanceTest 7.0 Evaluation Version (http://www.passmark.com)
Results generated on:  Sunday, March 13, 2011


Benchmark Results

Test Name: This Computer
CPU - Integer Math: 273.3
CPU - Floating Point Math: 354.4
CPU - Find Prime Numbers: 129.2
CPU - SSE: 1.9
CPU - Compression: 889.0
CPU - Encryption: 2.6
CPU - Physics: 57.4
CPU - String Sorting: 636.0
Graphics 2D - Solid Vectors: 3.4
Graphics 2D - Transparent Vectors: 3.3
Graphics 2D - Complex Vectors: 81.6
Graphics 2D - Fonts and Text: 109.8
Graphics 2D - Windows Interface: 91.2
Graphics 2D - Image Filters: 161.9
2D Graphics - Image Rendering: 287.0
Graphics 3D - Simple: 1551.8
Graphics 3D - Medium: 807.2
Graphics 3D - Complex: 30.6
Graphics 3D - DirectX 10: 25.7
Memory - Allocate Small Block: 2426.4
Memory - Read Cached: 1285.1
Memory - Read Uncached: 1216.3
Memory - Write: 1238.6
Memory - Large RAM: 1773.8
Disk - Sequential Read: 95.8
Disk - Sequential Write: 95.4
Disk - Random Seek + RW: 3.6
CD - Read: 1.5
CPU Mark: 756.7
2D Graphics Mark: 417.5
Memory Mark: 826.1
Disk Mark: 704.4
CD Mark: 179.8
3D Graphics Mark: 1490.6
[B]PassMark Rating: 727.4[/B]

[I]System information: This Computer
CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Number of CPU: 8
Cores per CPU: 1
CPU Type: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
CPU Speed: 2664.8 MHz
Cache size: 256KB
O/S: Windows Vista (64-bit)
Total RAM: 6141.6 MB.
Available RAM: 4483.2 MB.
Video settings: 1680x1050x32
Video driver:
 DESCRIPTION: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
 MANUFACTURER: NVIDIA
 BIOS: Version 70.0.35.0.70
 DATE: 10-16-2010
Drive Letter: C
Total Disk Space: 465.8 GBytes
Cluster Size: 4.0 KBytes
File system: NTFS[/I]

I don't know how to analyze this data. My scores do seem pretty low, don't they?

The reason I decided to try PassMark today was because I have been experiencing some framerate drops across all of my PC games as of lately. I don't experience any crashes, BSoD's, or issues with general computing tasks. Can this test give me an answer to the problem?

Cheers!

[David (PassMark)]

Number of CPU: 8
Cores per CPU: 1

The number of CPU and cores are not being reported correctly, reversed in fact. So something is definitely wrong with your PC's setup.

To start with carefully look through the settings in BIOS. There might be some setting that controls number of cores that are enabled on the CPU.

Was this system upgraded from a slower CPU with less cores? As this can also cause a problem from time to time (Windows can still think it is running on a single Core CPU if this was what was available when the PC was initially installed).

If you can get back to us that would be good. As we see this problem from time to time (on maybe 0.1% of machines) but never got to the bottom of it.

[David (PassMark)]

Oh and also check the max number of CPUs set in the Windows boot configuration.

From the Windows start menu, run msconfig.
On the boot tab select "Advanced options"
Uncheck the box number of processors if checked.

[smash]

I'll give you all the info you need...

My PC was freshly built with the specs above. The only change I made was going from a GTX 275 to a 470.

The optimized defaults for my BIOS are loaded and everything is reported correctly.

Number of processes was unchecked in the first place.

CPU-Z reports 1 CPU, 4 cores, and 8 threads as it should.

[David (PassMark)]

What version of PerformanceTest are you using?
http://www.passmark.com/products/pt_history.htm
Are you using the current V7.0 build 1021 release?

If you are using the latest release can you run it in debug mode and E-mail me the log.
http://www.passmark.com/support/ptdebug.htm

[smash]

Yeah, 7.0 build 1021 64-bit.

I've sent you an email.

[Pndish]

Make sure that these options are enabled in bios:

EIST
C3/C6
C1E

Set them from auto to enabled, remake the test and tell us if something changed.