PCMark05 score

[mishamag]

I'm running my E6600 at 3.3GHz. Everything seems very stable after many hours of fiddling and testing with Orthos.

When I first ran PCMark05 the score came in at a very respectable 8400. Subsequent tests have fallen to the 6800-7000 range. The CPU and Memory marks are still where they were, 8400 and 6800, but the Graphic score has plummeted to 4200 bringing down the overall score. I didn't change anything (I don't think .

I reinstalled the XFX driver hoping that might take care of the problem, but it didn't. Any thoughts?

Thanks


System:
E6600
Asus P5B Deluxe
2GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400
XFX GeForce7950 GT
2x Seagate 320GB SATAII
Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Antec P180
WinXP SP2 Pro

 

[mishamag]

Update:


I ran a few more tests and the first two the results were similar, but then on the third one I got a graphics score of 8800 and an overall PCMark of 8000. Are these fluctations normal?

Thanks

 

[lopri]

No, it's not normal. Indeed graphics cards' effect on the total score shouldn't be responsible for such a big fluctuation, I think. (1500+?) Especially if the graphics score changes by ~800. Are you sure you're running the test in a consistent manner? Try running it with minimum background apps.