Windows Vista Performance rating

**Real_Bullet** · 03-15-2008, 06:47 PM

I am concerned about something.

I upgraded from 1 gb ram to 2 gb ram of PNY memory, PC3200 DDR and my memory rating didnt jump much like I thought it would.

heres my specs;

Processor 3.8 (Upgrading this soon)
Memory 4.1
Graphics 5.9
Gaming 5.6
Disk 5.7

my CPU is;

AMD Sempron 3000+
2 GB Ram (PNY brand PC3200 DDR)
Asus motherboard nforce3 Socket 754 K8N
70 GB Raptor 10,000 RPM Drive (backup is WD 7200 RPM 80 gig)
450W power supply
Geforce 7800GS OC Video

Maybe the processor cant take advantage of the ram?

**Doby** · 03-15-2008, 08:17 PM

The performance rating is determined by the lowest sub score witch in your case is the cpu at 3.8 but whats strange is I only have 1 gig and my ram score is 4.5 compared to your 4.1 with 2 gig.

I am not sure why this is we have similar setups except my cpu is a bit better maybe the ram will increase when you upgrade the cpu but not sure

**sobeit** · 03-15-2008, 08:25 PM

I do not give much stock in the performance ratings and never did. I have know people who had great scores but could not run vista.

I have 4 gigs on a 64 bit amd athlon x2 dual core 4600 and running vista ultimate 64. My score is also 3.8

so imo, dont even give it a second thought.

**Real_Bullet** · 03-15-2008, 09:48 PM

hmmm interesting to know.

is their any way to determine how it rates scores like that?

**speedster123** · 03-16-2008, 05:57 AM

no
but from my experience, they are not accurate at all, and ignore them.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 03-16-2008, 11:40 AM

it rates in transfer speed

03-15-2008, 06:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Real_Bullet TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lumberton, MS Posts: 517 OS: Windows Vista Home Basic My System	Windows Vista Performance rating I am concerned about something. I upgraded from 1 gb ram to 2 gb ram of PNY memory, PC3200 DDR and my memory rating didnt jump much like I thought it would. heres my specs; Processor 3.8 (Upgrading this soon) Memory 4.1 Graphics 5.9 Gaming 5.6 Disk 5.7 my CPU is; AMD Sempron 3000+ 2 GB Ram (PNY brand PC3200 DDR) Asus motherboard nforce3 Socket 754 K8N 70 GB Raptor 10,000 RPM Drive (backup is WD 7200 RPM 80 gig) 450W power supply Geforce 7800GS OC Video Maybe the processor cant take advantage of the ram? __________________ I can speak Chinese, PPHUBK'YU.

03-15-2008, 08:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,094 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: Windows Vista Performance rating The performance rating is determined by the lowest sub score witch in your case is the cpu at 3.8 but whats strange is I only have 1 gig and my ram score is 4.5 compared to your 4.1 with 2 gig. I am not sure why this is we have similar setups except my cpu is a bit better maybe the ram will increase when you upgrade the cpu but not sure __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

03-15-2008, 08:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Windows Vista Performance rating I do not give much stock in the performance ratings and never did. I have know people who had great scores but could not run vista. I have 4 gigs on a 64 bit amd athlon x2 dual core 4600 and running vista ultimate 64. My score is also 3.8 so imo, dont even give it a second thought. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age Last edited by sobeit; 03-15-2008 at 08:30 PM.

03-15-2008, 09:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Real_Bullet TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lumberton, MS Posts: 517 OS: Windows Vista Home Basic My System	Re: Windows Vista Performance rating hmmm interesting to know. is their any way to determine how it rates scores like that? __________________ I can speak Chinese, PPHUBK'YU. Last edited by Real_Bullet; 03-15-2008 at 09:54 PM.

03-16-2008, 05:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,225 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: Windows Vista Performance rating no but from my experience, they are not accurate at all, and ignore them. __________________

03-16-2008, 11:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Windows Vista Performance rating it rates in transfer speed __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan