what should my 3dmark06 score be?

[natty1]

i have an e2160 overclocked to 3.0 and a radeon 4870

what score should i be getting in 3dmark06?

 

[cusideabelincoln]

I'd say it should be around 10,000 and up to 12000.

 

[Tempered81]

If your score isn't what you'd expect, the e2160 is more to blame.

 

[octopus41092]

I'm not sure about the score you would be getting on the E2160. But the system in my signature gets 11k.

 

[cmdrdredd]

My 3.2Ghz E6400 and a 4870 was getting roughly 12.3k

 

[JPB]

The rig in my sig scores 13173 with everything at stock speeds.

 

[vj8usa]

Looking here, 10-12k seems right. That benchmark's very CPU limited these days, and not too useful for anything but making sure you're not getting abnormally low scores. Your performance in real world apps (e.g. games) is much more important.

 

[fijianalky86]

11247 for me...

 

[SSChevy2001]

3dmark06 isn't good for benchmarking in Vista, also it's very cpu limited. Get vantage or use a popular ingame benchmark like crysis.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

10234 with my computer.

 

[error8]

I got around 12000 in 3dmark 2006 with my system, but as SSChevy2001 pointed out, latest ATi cards pretty much sucks in 3dmark2006 benchmark. I scored about the same or even lower I think, then I did with my old 8800 GT. So loose this benchmark and use vantage, or even better, benchmark your games, because those matter the most.

 

[fustercluck]

Originally posted by: SSChevy2001
3dmark06 isn't good for benchmarking in Vista, also it's very cpu limited. Get vantage or use a popular ingame benchmark like crysis.

Doh...I just downloaded that one - Which one is good for Vista then?

 

[fustercluck]

Hrm, 3Dmark06 or 3Dmark vantage won't work for me (using Vista 64 bit) - I don't know what the problem is.

3Dmark06 says "This application has failed to start because OpenAL32.dll was not found" when I try to run it (even though it supposedly installed during the installation and I've tried manually installing the dll.

And vantage "encounters an unexpected problem" when I try to launch it. Here's a PIC of the full error box

 

[Stumps]

I get 16290 with my rig, but then again i guess it doesn't translat to real world gaming performance...3DMark loves crossfire...i get mid 11000's with only one 3870

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: wankawitz
Hrm, 3Dmark06 or 3Dmark vantage won't work for me (using Vista 64 bit) - I don't know what the problem is.

3Dmark06 says "This application has failed to start because OpenAL32.dll was not found" when I try to run it (even though it supposedly installed during the installation and I've tried manually installing the dll.

And vantage "encounters an unexpected problem" when I try to launch it. Here's a PIC of the full error box

download and install the lastest openAl driver from creative labs, that will fix the issue for you, it's a pretty common problem

http://connect.creativelabs.co...ds/Forms/AllItems.aspx download the file "oalinst.zip"

 

[Stumps]

oops double post

 

[Bman123]

13k for me #3.6ghz 804-2000-1200

 

[tigersty1e]

I get 13,100 with the rig in my sig.

 

[fustercluck]

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: wankawitz
Hrm, 3Dmark06 or 3Dmark vantage won't work for me (using Vista 64 bit) - I don't know what the problem is.

3Dmark06 says "This application has failed to start because OpenAL32.dll was not found" when I try to run it (even though it supposedly installed during the installation and I've tried manually installing the dll.

And vantage "encounters an unexpected problem" when I try to launch it. Here's a PIC of the full error box

download and install the lastest openAl driver from creative labs, that will fix the issue for you, it's a pretty common problem

http://connect.creativelabs.co...ds/Forms/AllItems.aspx download the file "oalinst.zip"

Yeah I said earlier I tried that but no go. Says it installed successfully but 3Dmark says it still can't find it. Even after a reboot. 3Dmark05 worked fine though.

 

[nemesismk2]

Should be 10,000 to 12000 approx.