HELP! Why does my 3dmark06 score suck???

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BlackHawk22

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Alright so here is the system:

Pentium D 805 (3.6 Ghz (20x180)) w/Scythe Ninja and LOTS 'O FANS
Abit AW9D-Max
2GB Firestix @ DDR2-800mhz, 3-3-3-8 (running PSB800 and DDR2-800 settings in bios, which is a 1:2 ratio)
1x EVGA 7900GTO @ stock clocks
X-Fi XtremeMusic
Western Digital Caviar 120GB SATA HDD
Ultra X-Connect 500w PSU
Samasung SH-183L SATA 18x DVD combo drive

20.1" WS Sceptre NAGA x20 Monitor
G5/G7 on an icemat
X-230 speakers
Cyborg Evo Joystick

Running vista I get 4987 3DMarks in 3DMark06!! WTH?!? In similar systems it gets up to 7400 3DMarks, and the number one is at 24000 3DMarks!!! Is my system crappy or whats going on?!?! Advice?
 
I see people with my same setup getting 7K scores, and with an OC'd videocard getting 7.5K
 
CPU speed makes a huge difference in 3DMark06 (even when it doesn't alter framerates that much in real-world games). Make sure the systems to which you're comparing don't have faster CPUs and/or aren't overclocking their CPUs far beyond your clock speed.
 
Your score looks normal to me. What do you mean by similar? i hope your not comparing your processor to core 2's especially in 3Dmark.
 
I had a very similar system at one point, it scored 4600pts... Only difference was that it was a 7900gt.
 
Mine only scored 5500 I was a disapointed but it still runs every game I have at full setting so the low score doesn't bother me no more.
 
Yea - I can run Oblivion at 30 FPS or at least, very playable framerates with EVERYTHING maxed - but the 3dmark06 score is wierd... What kind of gain can I expect from upgrading to a C2D???

And no, I am not comparing it to other systems using a C2D - think I'm a total noob??? :D
 
Your score is exactly where it should be... I'm only getting around 6K with the machine in my sig.
 
RamonGTP said:
Your score is exactly where it should be... I'm only getting around 6K with the machine in my sig.
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QFT - I got 5900 with Windows x64,Opteron 170 @260x10,1G Corsair XMS3200C2@173(2-2-2-5-1T),X 1900XT@650/725.

The ~24k scores are using dual 8800GTXs - a second card almost doubles the score. Mine jumped to 9238 when I switched to Opteron 170 @270x10,2G Corsair XMS3500LL@245(2.5-3-2-8-1T), 2xX1900XT@675/775, and a single GTX gives ~12k, so 2 will give ~24k with a little overclocking.
 
My original score was around the same mark as yours was before I overclocked, my current score is 5227 and i'm fine with that. Your system doesn't suck and your score is just fine IMO.
 
unless your game of choice is lagging, there is no point obsessing over benchmarks.
 
cpu increased my 3dmark06 score by about 900, i went from 4000 roughly to 4900 by increasing from a 3000+ to an x2 3800+, still using the x1800xt.
 
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