Windows Experience Index.... what does it take to get a 7.9?

[johnspack]

Under Win7, with my current hardware, I should be able to hit 7.9, but only my 970 rates... what does it take to hit 7.9 under Win7.... just wondering?

 

[FR@NK]

Dont waste your brain power trying to figure out how microsoft gets this score.

 

[Caring1]

Modern hardware and holding your tongue on the right angle.

 

[cdawall]

Man I don't know even my 5960x@4.6 doesn't get a 7.9

 

[Frick]

You edit the xml files.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I couldnt get 7.9 either.........

 

[Kanan]

I couldnt get 7.9 either.........


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Wow I thought this is gone since windows 8.1. I never saw it since then again.

@op: just guessing but probably a 6 or 8 core maybe with overclock.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/ExperienceIndexOK

 

[johnspack]

Boo Capslockstuck win10....

 

[Kanan]

Boo Capslockstuck win10....

I had a ssd with 7.9 there. A) you need a top notch ssd b) connected to sata 3.0 and c) not slowed down by the cpu.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Boo Capslockstuck win10....

 

[R00kie]

What's windows 7?
Is that some sort of a virus?

 

[FireFox]

what does it take to hit 7.9 under Win7....

This:

Dont waste your brain power trying to figure out how microsoft gets this score.

+1

What's windows 7?
Is that some sort of a virus?

I was going to answer you but better i dont.

 

[Caring1]

What's windows 7?
Is that some sort of a virus?

One day, when Windows 10 grows up, it might tell you a story about the Master.

 

[Bill_Bright]

There's a reason Microsoft did away with the Windows Experience Index - it is not and never was intended to be used as some sort of benchmarking program. It was a flop when introduced in Vista. It didn't get any better in W7. It was hidden in W8 and removed in W10. Yeah, you can still run winsat formal -v -xml c:\winstatresults.xml from an elevated command prompt, but most users would not understand the results.

It was a sliding scale that would be adjusted as advances in the state of the art saturated the market. This is why your scores could go down over time.

Too many users misunderstood the scores and started stressing out because their scores dropped, or they could not get them higher. Benchmarks are artificial scenarios that are designed to "abuse" your hardware - that is, to stress them to the point they become unstable. That's great for manufacturers and review sites who can afford to abuse someone else's hardware.

I say don't bother with benchmarks, and especially ignore the WEI score. There are better ways to analyze the performance of your hardware - like just using it and see if the computer is stable and temps stay out of the red zone.

 

[Jetster]

Benchmarks are and have been a necessary tool for builders but WEI is not one of them

 

[slozomby]

bummer my gtx 1080 only gets a 9.1 for aero...

 

[Frick]

The idea isn't bad though, to have a built in benchmark in Windows. And wasn't it supposed to tie in with the Games for Windows thing? To have a benchmark system that produces a number you could actually base game purchases on would have been awesome, but programs and games behave so differently so just boiling it down to simple numbers gets really tricky.

 

[slozomby]

The idea isn't bad though, to have a built in benchmark in Windows. And wasn't it supposed to tie in with the Games for Windows thing? To have a benchmark system that produces a number you could actually base game purchases on would have been awesome, but programs and games behave so differently so just boiling it down to simple numbers gets really tricky.

that's why I like the userbenchmark scores. weights the components by basic activity types.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Benchmarks are and have been a necessary tool for builders but WEI is not one of them

I know they have been but they are not necessary. Running a benchmark program does not tweak or optimize anything. Running a benchmark program will not stop stuttering or instability issues. For gamers, the better games let you display FPS and CPU and GPU utilization during game play.

Yes, a benchmark program can establish a baseline which may be nice during builds. But they are not necessary - and again, are synthetic and abusive to hardware. All a high score really gets you is bragging rights - and that's fine if that's what you seek.

 

[slozomby]

I know they have been but they are not necessary. Running a benchmark program does not tweak or optimize anything. Running a benchmark program will not stop stuttering or instability issues. For gamers, the better games let you display FPS and CPU and GPU utilization during game play.

Yes, a benchmark program can establish a baseline which may be nice during builds. But they are not necessary - and again, are synthetic and abusive to hardware. All a high score really gets you is bragging rights - and that's fine if that's what you seek.

running a benchmark isn't horribly abusive to hardware. overclocking to the point of instability just to get a higher score in the benchmark is.

 

[alucasa]

running a benchmark isn't horribly abusive to hardware. overclocking to the point of instability just to get a higher score in the benchmark is.

Agreed. Running a bechmark is just like rendering, pushing hardware to 100%. Just watch out for some stress tools that push stuff to 120%.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I love benchmarks.

 

[Frick]

I love benchmarks.

The only time your Xeons are useful.

 

[slozomby]

These go to 11.mpg