SiSandra CPU scores, on the low side

[Chumpman]

Right now I'm running an Athlon 2500+ at 2.0 GHz (12*166) on an Abit NF7-S r 1.2. I'm running TwinMOS 512MB PC2700 RAM at 166 MHz at aggressive (can't remember exactly what) timings. I downloaded SiSandra just for sh!ts and giggles the other night, and it seems I can't even compete with a 2400+. I'm running at the same clock speed with twice the L2 cache. I should be owning this bitch. Anyone have any comments, possible BIOS tweaks that may be holding me back?

SiSandra screeny

 

[MDE]

You're within range of it, and also try closing all programs while you're running Sandra (ex Trillian )

 

[Chumpman]

Updated benchies with nothing running

 

[MDE]

It's a synthetic benchmark, don't sweat it. My 2600 never got to the "baseline" 2600 speed unless i OCed the hell out of it. If it runs to your liking, let it be IMHO .

 

[Chumpman]

blah, I guess so, I just feel like I'm not running to my full performance/potential

 

[bjc112]

They seem on par to me...

Sandra

 

[Jeff7181]

Remember that your XP2500 runs at 1.83 Ghz by default, the XP2400 runs at 2.0 Ghz. It's rare that you find a benchmark that reflects real world performance gains of that extra L2 cache in the Barton. Most of them, especially Sanda, are more dependant on clock speed.