Windows 7 "Experience Index" oddity....

Bubblehead Nuke · 01-19-10, 08:41 PM

I am a AMD nerd.....

I'll bet you are running an older AM2 socket or a motherboard that is limited to 95 watts. The BIOS might be old and not supporting the 955. If any of these is true the CPU defaults to 800 mhz. That is the failsafe CPU speed that it defaults to.

That would make the WEI score correct. The older CPU running at 2.2 ghz would FAR outperform the 955 quad running at 800 mhz in this case.

Lets start with the basics:

What motherboard do you have?

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01-19-10, 08:41 PM	#6
Bubblehead Nuke XO Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 435 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I am a AMD nerd..... I'll bet you are running an older AM2 socket or a motherboard that is limited to 95 watts. The BIOS might be old and not supporting the 955. If any of these is true the CPU defaults to 800 mhz. That is the failsafe CPU speed that it defaults to. That would make the WEI score correct. The older CPU running at 2.2 ghz would FAR outperform the 955 quad running at 800 mhz in this case. Lets start with the basics: What motherboard do you have?