Is this a normal 3dm06 score for 2 4870x2s?

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pugsley1218

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NO OVERCLOCK whatsoever on ram, cpu, etc. All stock. I7 920 cpu, 3 gigs of ram.
3dmark06 score was 18,736. Is this low?
 
I just ran 3dmark06 with only one 4870x2 and it scored 17,806.

not much of a jump with using 4GPUs. Do I have something set up wrong? Or is 3dmark06 just a bad benchmark for 4 gpus? I heard 4 gpu crossfire only works on an old version of the catalyst drivers, is this true?
 
why dont people just log into the orb with the THOUSANDS of records and do a comparison search...
 
MrGuvernment said:
why dont people just log into the orb with the THOUSANDS of records and do a comparison search...
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While I understand what your getting at, to be fair, the ORB Comparison search is pretty useless. I find it very hard to find true comparisons, not to mention 3dmark misidentifies hardware left and right and posts incorrect info.

If I were looking for an accurate comparison, I wouldn't use ORB's search feature. (Then again I wouldn't use 3dmark as a comparison either)
 
You dont need to care about what you get with 3dmark..

that benchmark is not specific for GPU processing..

the entire program basically base on how CPU perform...

so add another card wont show much score increase.....
 
I get 19K in 3dmark06 with my 4850 crossfire setup and Q6600 @ 3.6
 
...and still not impressed with its comparison and equipment
accuracy. My latest score was GPU19780 and CPU14436 at
my current below statistics.

Besides, doesn't OC'ing the GPU have more of an impact then
OC'ing the CPU?

How does one *officially* OC the 4870x2? Does the ATI
Overdrive section count or should one go into the bios
of the card? Interesting. -keith
 
keithallenlaw said:
...and still not impressed with its comparison and equipment
accuracy. My latest score was GPU19780 and CPU14436 at
my current below statistics.

Besides, doesn't OC'ing the GPU have more of an impact then
OC'ing the CPU?

How does one *officially* OC the 4870x2? Does the ATI
Overdrive section count or should one go into the bios
of the card? Interesting. -keith
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The OCing of GPU comes after the CPU, having a bottleneck will reduce the potential of the video card so regardless how many video cards you have, you still have the CPU to compensate. Having a high OC on the CPU you will see your video card score jump up without even overclocking it. Once you overcome the bottleneck then the GPU clocks will directly impact the scores.

You can OC via overdrive but most people tend to use other programs so they can monitor/control temperature, voltages, fan speeds, as well as shader clocks... most people do it via software so when something does fail or go wrong then it can revert back to stock clocks. Bios ocing is more into CPU ocing than video cards
 
UZ7 said:
The OCing of GPU comes after the CPU, having a bottleneck will reduce the potential of the video card so regardless how many video cards you have, you still have the CPU to compensate. Having a high OC on the CPU you will see your video card score jump up without even overclocking it. Once you overcome the bottleneck then the GPU clocks will directly impact the scores.

You can OC via overdrive but most people tend to use other programs so they can monitor/control temperature, voltages, fan speeds, as well as shader clocks... most people do it via software so when something does fail or go wrong then it can revert back to stock clocks. Bios ocing is more into CPU ocing than video cards
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Do you know a good one?
 
I personally use Riva Tuner, you can use CCC, ATI Tray Tool/ATI Tool... remember to OC at your own risk and not to get carried away with numbers, take it by increments and research more. OCing/voltage changing too high can kill your hardware.
 
UZ7 said:
I personally use Riva Tuner, you can use CCC, ATI Tray Tool/ATI Tool... remember to OC at your own risk and not to get carried away with numbers, take it by increments and research more. OCing/voltage changing too high can kill your hardware.
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For sharing you knowledge. -keith
 
Not to thread jack but I have a simular setup. Right now at 3.8ghz for cpu I get 24xxx in 06. My prob is that when i have both my cards xfire'd i get 24xxx??? Same score for 2 4870x2's at just 1? Anyone else experiencing this?
 
its been said before, the current CPUs cant handel quad 4870s. try vantage with 2/4 and see if there is a diff.
 
THERMAL-REACTOR said:
Not to thread jack but I have a simular setup. Right now at 3.8ghz for cpu I get 24xxx in 06. My prob is that when i have both my cards xfire'd i get 24xxx??? Same score for 2 4870x2's at just 1? Anyone else experiencing this?
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as already stated above

3dmark06 doesn't count GPU score that much as CPU...

for such benchmark program is NOT ACCURATE AT ALL.....

People need to stop comparing the 3dmark06 score, its totally irrelevant...

More CPU horse power, more score you get ... Bottom Line....
 
I score aroun 21k with an E8400 @ 4.15GHz and 2 x 4870 512mb's. You would get higher scores with an OC'd cpu.
 
shansoft said:
as already stated above

3dmark06 doesn't count GPU score that much as CPU...

for such benchmark program is NOT ACCURATE AT ALL.....

People need to stop comparing the 3dmark06 score, its totally irrelevant...

More CPU horse power, more score you get ... Bottom Line....
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3D Mark has the newer Advantage with a separate
GPU score.
 
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