I just wanted to follow-up on something people have been discussing. On my original post about the Acer Ferrari 1000 laptop with Windows Vista that was sent to me, I included a screenshot of the computer information section of the control panel. eWeek’s Microsoft Watch and OakLeaf Systems both blogged that on that screenshot they noticed that the laptop had a low Windows Experience Index score of 2.8. In the comments of that post Zen suggested that I click on the “Update my score” to see if that rating would improve. I went ahead and tried that, but the score remained 2.8. I’ve included a screenshot of the full Windows Experience Index breakdown for those who are interested.
The Windows Experience Index measures the capability of your computer’s hardware and software configuration and expresses this measurement as a number called a base score. A higher base score generally means that your computer will perform better and faster than a computer with a lower base score, especially when performing more advanced and resource-intensive tasks.
Each hardware component receives an individual subscore. Your computer’s base score is determined by the lowest subscore. For example, if the lowest subscore of an individual hardware component is 2.6, then the base score is 2.6. The base score is not an average of the combined subscores.
You can use the base score to confidently buy programs and other software that are matched to your computer’s base score. For example, if your computer has a base score of 3.3, then you can confidently purchase any software designed for this version of Windows that requires a computer with a base score of 3 or lower.
For more information, check out Nick White’s Windows Vista blog post: “Windows Experience Index: An In-Depth Look”
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My PC is quite nice but a Windows Experience Index of ONLY 4.7 !
Processor – 4.7
RAM – 5.9
Graphics – 5.9
Gaming Graphics – 5.9
Primay Hard disk – 5.7
So why is my CPU so slow?
The new dual core E6600 should be hitting 5.4 according to forums/sites/pundits and the like
I’ve been into BIOS and Vista settings, I’ve made sure that no CPU throttling is occuring.
My only other though is that i’m running the 64bit version.
Does anyone know if the 64bit version puts a different requirement on the CPU/Pocessor test ?
Some example stats
My Rig
E6600 4 MB L2 2.40 GHz 1066 MHz – WEI RATING 4.7
Vista Ultimate – 64 bit
85.94229
48.20735
229.75929
394.35495
9.83065
Friends Rig
Dell XPS Laptop
T7400 4 MB L2 2.16 GHz 667 MHz – WEI RATING 5.4
Vista Home Premium – 32 bit
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110.64363
56.51694
312.99292
510.65292
6.92793
Any thoughts on this would be great
BugAlugs
i think the graphic card driver and stuff should be updated to get higher score and higher performencer. i believe ATI radeon x1150 in acer ferrari can do much better than 2.8 since my ATI 200m can score 3.1 after i updated the graphic card driver with ATI latest driver release. i really love to see the score for ferrari 1000 after the graphic card be updated.
This comment is for BugAlugs
either your bios settings are completely incorrect or you have a really bad motherboard cpu combo
Both of these ratings sound right for you specs
You have a 2.8 because your laptop has a low end graphics card (ATI Radeon Xpress 200M). You could consider upgrading if you are a gamer, otherwise it is not a big deal. Bugalugs 4.7 is not surprising for his processor, although you could try running the test with all applications closed including sidebar.