different cpu ratings for x5680

[Mortty]

Hi
Tested my computer with a x5680 xeon. Compared the cpu rating against other bench marks with the same cpu. Mine was low. It is an older dell mother board. Is the amount of memory one of the reasons? Using cpu-z everything looks good. Did not compare the cpu against ones that were over clocked or ones that had dual cpu's.
Thanks in advance.

[David (PassMark)]

The CPU rating doesn't depend on the qty of RAM (unless you are really really low on RAM, which is unlikely). However the speed of the RAM and the type of RAM can have an impact. e.g. ECC RAM is a bit slower, while dual channel is a bit faster.

[Mortty]

slow cpu readings


Hi
It looks like both these computers are similar but the cpu reading are very different. Would like to try and have the same cpu rating. Mine is the first one.
Jeff

[David (PassMark)]

Attached screen shot is got resized down and is too small to read.

But see this post,
Causes and Solutions for a slow PC