Beaten by a 1.2GHz Athlon

[Pederv]

Ok, here's the scores for my 1.2GHz@1.33GHz running 2100DDR@CAS2:
Sandra Version - 2001.5.8.11
CPU ALU - 3357
CPU FPU - 1643
MEM ALU - 584
MEM FPU - 738

And here's the 1.2GHz running 2100DDR@CAS2:
CPU ALU - 3366
CPU FPU - 1650
MEM ALU - 644
MEM FPU - 830

Who has this 1.2GHz system? It's the comparison scores used in Sandra. Is my system that bad, or are the Sandra scores off that much?

 

[Kill_Phil]

but what mobo are you using

 

[Pederv]

The system is the 8K7A+ in the sig.

 

[Kill_Phil]

hmm... i got the same board, im using cas 2.5 ram and it beats the sisoft sandra score (for cas 2.5), the cpu is faster tho cuz they dont have a 1.4 in the list. check your memory timings maby... you could try setting them to fast

 

[Sleater]

do you have programs running in the background when your running your tests? If yes, that will lower your score.

Reboot your computer before you run the memory test and try again.

 

[ukDave]

i would check your memory BIOS settings. They probaly need a bit of tweaking.

check out this thread. it has some info about BIOS settings, although its for A KG7. howver, you probably have similar BIOS.

icrontic

dave

 

[Texmaster]

<< i would check your memory BIOS settings. They probaly need a bit of tweaking.

check out this thread. it has some info about BIOS settings, although its for A KG7. howver, you probably have similar BIOS.

icrontic

dave >>



Also cheak the OS. that can make a big difference

 

[John]

Who's to say the other 1.2GHz Tbird isn't running a higher FSB to attain the lead in the memory benchmark? Try adjusting the memory settings in your bios to 8862522 and see what happens.

 

[QuestionsandAnsweres]

change your processor back to its default speed

just try it see what score u get

if u get same or higher maybe your cpu is getting to hot

 

[johndoe52]

Motherboard probably has a lot to do with that score.

 

[rickn]

win2k will generally give you a nice boost in memory scores over Win9x

 

[Pederv]

So I tried just about every combination for the memory timings and the score stayed pretty much the same. Then I went into Safe Mode and here's what I got:
CPU ALU - 3765
CPU FPU - 1864
MEM ALU - 653
MEM FPU - 824

Those to me look a little closer to what I'd expect. Thanks Sleater, for reminding me. Thanks all for your input.