Post your Windows Vista Experience Index

**dj_stick** · Jan 6, 2009, 06:30 AM

yeah I'm actually quite pleased with it - just proves it's got plenty of power for what I need it to do (which isn't all that much)

nicnik · Jan 6, 2009, 07:57 AM

5.9 score for my new rig; old rig was 4.5 i think, being a single core A64, the cpu's the weakest link.

lepel · Jan 6, 2009, 08:09 AM

It's weird how a 4870x2 gets the same score as a 9600GT... Maybe they should start updating the numbers?

Mac Daddy · Jan 6, 2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lepel

It's weird how a 4870x2 gets the same score as a 9600GT... Maybe they should start updating the numbers?

I agree I don't have a 4870x2 but thought my 4870 should have scored higher than my 9600GT at 5.9

Maybe they should start using ratios normal people use I think an index of "6.0" is not logical. Maybe out of 10?

I can do hexadecimal as well

(At least its logical)

Judas · Jan 7, 2009, 10:33 AM

wasn't microsoft going to bump the scores so they could get larger?

would be interested in seeing the scores of these core i7's and 6gb ddr3 machine...

Mac Daddy · Jan 7, 2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

wasn't microsoft going to bump the scores so they could get larger?

would be interested in seeing the scores of these core i7's and 6gb ddr3 machine...

I hope so as well because running my system which is NOT cutting edge I score 5.9 on all but CPU and even my lowly E6550 gets a 5.7

I think one point I was making Bro that you may have missed is logical values. I am a binary guy and numbers like "6.0" as a maximum range for something involving digital electronics confuses me

Catch my drift?

Judas · Jan 8, 2009, 10:56 AM

i was expecting the numbers to be valued in either highest as 5's or 10's..... weird about the 5.9's i agree.... but then again i think the orginal system was highest at 5 and then they released it with 5.9......

nicnik · Jan 9, 2009, 07:42 AM

They are prolly not going to change the 5.9; I feel that windows 7 will have an uncapped value though. Anyone try window7 beta and does it have a window 7 experience index??

Sic Puppy · Apr 12, 2009, 07:08 AM

Windows 7 has an index and it goes above 5.9. My 8800GT is rated as 6.3 IIRC. Processor is 6.5 etc etc. Don't know the limits as my PC is a year old now.

Neshi · Apr 12, 2009, 07:42 AM

got a 5.8
all hardware is a 5.9, and the weak link is my processor. E6600 @ 3.2Ghz.

Sic Puppy · Apr 12, 2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Neshi

got a 5.8
all hardware is a 5.9, and the weak link is my processor. E6600 @ 3.2Ghz.

LOL! Not really a "weak link" though is it

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Apr 12, 2009, 11:28 PM

5.5 for me.
CPU - 5.5
RAM - 5.9
GPU - 5.9 - 5.9
HDD - 5.7

**MIG-31** · Apr 13, 2009, 03:25 AM

My old pc score were 5.7...The CPU were the only score that was holding it back..

New PC (around a month old).Now Maxed out at 5.9.

Erroneus · Apr 13, 2009, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Sic Puppy

Windows 7 has an index and it goes above 5.9. My 8800GT is rated as 6.3 IIRC. Processor is 6.5 etc etc. Don't know the limits as my PC is a year old now.

7.9 is the limit on Windows 7 and you it takes a pretty wild machine to hit 7.9. For starters you have to run 64bit and over 4gb ram. You have to run at least a quad core cpu, properly a eight-core

Tech ARP has an article about it: http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.a...tno=622&pgno=1

Good luck on hitting 7.9 :P

Mac Daddy · Apr 13, 2009, 07:20 AM

I keep forgetting to run this when I am in Windows 7 .... will try and remember tonight.

xProg · Apr 15, 2009, 04:50 PM

Processor: 4.4
Memory: 4.8
Graphics: 4.9
Gaming graphics: 4.6
HDD: 5.8

OldBuzzard · Apr 16, 2009, 01:43 AM

For the system on the left: 5.9 across the board for Vista 64 bit

Win 7 64 bit isn't so good. Base Score - 6.0.

7.3 - Processor
7.3 - Memory
7.9 - Graphics
6.3 - Gaming Graphics
6.0 - Primary hard disk

ET3D · Apr 16, 2009, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

Well I think Microsofts logic on this is that the lowest denominator is going to be dragging everything down to that level so the lowest number will be your figure. That's the theory anyway but im not sure how it will translate into real world situations.

It's not perfect, but it makes sense. If your CPU is very slow, you won't be able to run the latest games even if you have the latest GPU. Similarly, a low end GPU will mean nothing will run well even if you have a $1000 CPU.

Of course, the score doesn't mean all that much, because high resolutions and FSAA can bring a high scoring GPU to a crawl. It's not obvious how they're calculated anyway, and I don't think its possible to give them a lot of meaning.

The GeForce 6600 I had in this PC while I was installing it got a score of 3.9. It gave me 10 fps in City of Heroes in a pretty closed place with default settings at a resolution of 1600x1200 (in a desktop window). The Radeon 3870 gives 60 fps at the same place (limited by the screen refresh rate).

For the CPU, my old PC got 4.8 for the CPU, an Athlon X2 3800+. My new PC, with a Phenom II 710, gets 5.7 (and is the limiting subscore). I have no idea what this means. Is the scale logarithmic so that's a big difference, or does the Phenom not do much faster in what's tested, or perhaps that's because these tests don't take full advantage of the 3 cores?

ET3D · Apr 16, 2009, 04:25 AM

BTW, here's an interesting article about the WEI: Engineering Windows 7 : Engineering the Windows 7 ?Windows Experience Index?

procupine14 · Apr 28, 2009, 10:56 AM

5.9's across the board on the PC
the lappy is a 2.8 but that's because of its weak link 7200 Go GFX

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jun 12, 2009, 10:43 AM

~~CitySlicker~~ · Sep 13, 2009, 04:19 AM

lame cpu

Processor AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 Processor 5.6
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 5.9
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series 5.9
Gaming graphics 2430 MB Total available graphics memory 5.9
Primary hard disk 434GB Free (466GB Total) 5.9

Jan 6, 2009, 07:57 AM	#62
nicnik Oink™ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 463 Rep Power: 29 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index 5.9 score for my new rig; old rig was 4.5 i think, being a single core A64, the cpu's the weakest link. __________________ steam: alaneet \| xbox tag: nicnik

Jan 6, 2009, 08:09 AM	#63
lepel DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Belgium Posts: 453 Rep Power: 18 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index It's weird how a 4870x2 gets the same score as a 9600GT... Maybe they should start updating the numbers?

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nicnik Oink™ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 463 Rep Power: 29 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index They are prolly not going to change the 5.9; I feel that windows 7 will have an uncapped value though. Anyone try window7 beta and does it have a window 7 experience index?? __________________ steam: alaneet \| xbox tag: nicnik

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Sic Puppy As Sic as Puppies Get Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Two Islands To The Right Of Australia, Where They Made Lord Of The Rings Posts: 160 Rep Power: 38 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index Windows 7 has an index and it goes above 5.9. My 8800GT is rated as 6.3 IIRC. Processor is 6.5 etc etc. Don't know the limits as my PC is a year old now. __________________ Les: This is Les Grossman, who is this? Kidnapper: THIS IS FLAMING DRAGON! Les: Oh, Okay, Flaming Dragon. Fkface. First, take a big step back... and literally FK YOUR OWN FACE! Les Grossman - Tropic Thunder

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Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: at home Posts: 1,859 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index got a 5.8 all hardware is a 5.9, and the weak link is my processor. E6600 @ 3.2Ghz. __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? The only guarantee in life is failure, to achieve success you have to take risks.

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~~RE III - Frankie~~ BANNED Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Castle Mansion Paradise 113 Posts: 1,200 Rep Power: 0	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index 5.5 for me. CPU - 5.5 RAM - 5.9 GPU - 5.9 - 5.9 HDD - 5.7

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MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,581 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index My old pc score were 5.7...The CPU were the only score that was holding it back.. New PC (around a month old).Now Maxed out at 5.9. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Apr 13, 2009, 07:20 AM	#75
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xProg DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Moldova, Chisinau Posts: 132 Rep Power: 7 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index Processor: 4.4 Memory: 4.8 Graphics: 4.9 Gaming graphics: 4.6 HDD: 5.8

Apr 16, 2009, 01:43 AM	#77
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek? Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 2,225 Rep Power: 83 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index For the system on the left: 5.9 across the board for Vista 64 bit Win 7 64 bit isn't so good. Base Score - 6.0. 7.3 - Processor 7.3 - Memory 7.9 - Graphics 6.3 - Gaming Graphics 6.0 - Primary hard disk __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

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ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 2,524 Rep Power: 59 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index BTW, here's an interesting article about the WEI: Engineering Windows 7 : Engineering the Windows 7 ?Windows Experience Index?

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procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,207 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index 5.9's across the board on the PC the lappy is a 2.8 but that's because of its weak link 7200 Go GFX __________________ Laptop: HP dv6000 - Vista Ultimate (32-bit) - AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60(2.0GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200 256MB - 4GB Kingston DDR2 667 - 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive HTPC: Vista Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Athlon 5200+ x2 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 - 250GB Seagate Barracuda - Samsung EcoGreen 1TB - Hauppauge single tuner HD - ASUS Radeon HD4550 512MB - ECS RS485M-M mobo - Creative X-fi soundcard Other PC: Vista Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Athlon 4200+ X2 - 4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 - 250GB Seagate Barracuda - XFX 8600GT XXX - DFI Infinity NF570 SLI-M2/G

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~~CitySlicker~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 183 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Post your Windows Vista Experience Index lame cpu Processor AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 Processor 5.6 Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 5.9 Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series 5.9 Gaming graphics 2430 MB Total available graphics memory 5.9 Primary hard disk 434GB Free (466GB Total) 5.9