Im thinking of upgrading RAM 9-9-9-20 1333 to 7-8-7-24 1600mhz but found out that AMD CPUs only support 1333mhz unless overclocked. My current RAM is overclocked to 8-8-8-24 1600mhz but my Windows experience score wont budge above 5.9. I've read on forums that Intel users get 7.5+ with 1600mhz, is this due to the AMD memory controller?
Depends which OS you're using I think. Vista appears to stop at 5.9 whereas Windows 7 goes upto 7.9. I may be mistaken though lol
Im using Win 7 Pro 64bit. My CPU X4 B55 scores 7.4 so I know it scores above 5.9. Are there any AMD users that have higher scoring RAM for 1600mhz than 5.9?
Oh right. That's incredibly confusing since I'm pretty sure your RAM should be a lot higher than that since my 1333 DDr3 Ram scores exactly the same but under Vista.
Vista definitely goes no further than 5.9 on the Windows Experience Index - so much for Microsoft updating the upper limit over time as they said they would... at least with Vista. Win7 goes to 7.9 on the index. I get 5.9 from 7.9 on my Win7 64bit HTPC rig as specced in my sig, from 2x2GB sticks running at 1,600Mhz with 7-7-7-24 timings. It's a i3 530 build and the QPI link isn't great. tbh I can't see any benefit from you upgrading your RAM.
I have an AMD processor and the RAM score is 7.4 or 7.5. Even the office computer with ddr2 (also 4GB) scores about 7.2, so it should be higher. I wouldn't worry though, it's not a particularly good indicator of performance at the high end. As long as all the memory is being detected by the OS then it's fine. Actually, how much RAM do you have in your machine? I think the score depends on the amount as well as the speed.
My ram gets 7.5 and it's 800Mhz 5-5-5-18 at the moment. Pretty useless benchmark if it rates that as "top 5%". Try the CPC benchmark; specifically the multitasking test, then set your current ram back to stock settings and run it again. You'll likely see a difference there. Oh, also, what CPU have you got? If you're not adverse to overclocking, pushing the CPU-NB from it's default (2.0Ghz) to about 2.4Ghz (or 2.6Ghz if you can get it there) makes a big difference. For my system it made more of a difference than OC'ing my ram from 800-->1333Mhz with the same timings.
Maybe they factor in volume of ram into the equation. Anyway my 6gigs of DDR 2000Mhz CL8 scores the max 7.9
Interesting.. My RAM is 4GB and Im using the phenom II 555 unlocked to 4 cores. X4 B55. Ill try a different benchmark. I was just confused, something is obviously causing my RAM not to score higher.
Really, why does anyone care about the Windows Experience Index? The thought of someone actually upgrading their RAM just to get a higher score scares me.
Wasn't upgrading to get a better score, was just confused that other users are getting 7.0+ with same speed RAM while i was only getting 5.9.
I figured out why my score was low. My onboard graphics was using some of my 4GB RAM so i disabled the UMA and just used the built in Sideport 128mb temporarily. My score went up to 7.6
That index is a pretty crap benchmark anyway. But my Corsair XMS3 1600MHZ scores 7.5. Not too shabby.
oh boy, windows benchmark and all benchmarks truly mean nothing. The only benchmarks that count are in game benches of average fps, and even then its subjective depending on the background tasks involved. Just to laugh my DDR2 scores a 7.1 at stock speed, ergo just how lame the benchmark is.