(very) low ATI 9800NP 3dmark CPU score

HigherGround

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First of all I know 3dmark is not a perfect ( ok, it's been proven useless :) benchmark, but it does give some indication that something is wrong , anyway for some reason I score rediculously low on CPU tests ( 220 Marks, with a second test averaging a whooping 3.3 fps ). I'm not sure what piece of hardware/software to blame, so I'm just throwing it out there and maybe one of you stumbled upon the same problem. Below are my system specs.

P4 1.6A @ 2.4
512MB ( 333Mhz in BIOS )
ATI Radeon 9800 ( 3.6 Cat ) ( Stock clock )
Asus P4C800-E ( latest BIOS, Turbo enabled )
Windows XP Pro ( SP1, DX9b )
 

HigherGround

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well, I unsintalled 3.6s and installed 3.5s and CPU score doubled, go figure :confused: ( my score also went from 4100 to 4900 )