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So... I initially though this was my 2080ti being weird/having issues.
A friend with the same setup (3800X, aorus pro in has case) and a 2080ti, similar memory timings/etc hits about 13800 on timespy.
I'm struggling to break 11000 most runs, which is.... more like 1080ti performance levels. Quite a disparity.
I DO use all 3 M.2 slots generally. Have tried it (in below tests) with just the 1 drive though and seems the same.
Tried all sorts with this now and starting to run out of ideas.
Tried:
New windows install
New windows install, all M.2 removed (just installed on an old sata ssd)
Fresh drivers (several times)
Different bios's flashed to the 2080ti (official and unofficial)
Different tweaks in MSI afterburner
Yet to try:
Different PSU, different motherboard, different chip, if anyone thinks one of these might make a difference.
Now.... until now, I was CONVINCED it was the 2080ti having issues. Since tried a 3070 with fresh drivers/everything/etc and it underperforms by a similar margin (about 20%) so... this SEEMS to be something else.
Have checked through bios for any PCIe options, tried running in PCIe 3 as well with various options, as suggested, removed all the M.2 just to rule out PCIe lanes being used and forcing the 16x to 8x or something similar. I'm... out of ideas at this point though.
Have a PSU coming to test that, mines a seasonic x-series 1250W so... unless it's "gone weird" it's not that either.
Anyone got any ideas?
It FEELS like the PCIe slot is locked to 8x for some reason and is restricting bandwidth. The 2080ti's a seahawk EK-x with a good clock on it so... was outmuscling a very untuned 3070, which was expected. In each case that 20% margin seemed to be there.
My system runs PERFECTLY otherwise, no hang ups/issues reported anywhere.
Can anyone suggest some test tools/directions I can go with checking it all out? Alternative PSU will be tried soon.
For an idea what I'm talking about:
https://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/...QmWqeXGDihsjOVIO24f-GeekHnfzWcn_mTGP3FOyS3B0#
CPU-z shows the PCIe 16x 3.0 @ 16 1.1. when stressed comes up to proper levels.
A friend with the same setup (3800X, aorus pro in has case) and a 2080ti, similar memory timings/etc hits about 13800 on timespy.
I'm struggling to break 11000 most runs, which is.... more like 1080ti performance levels. Quite a disparity.
I DO use all 3 M.2 slots generally. Have tried it (in below tests) with just the 1 drive though and seems the same.
Tried all sorts with this now and starting to run out of ideas.
Tried:
New windows install
New windows install, all M.2 removed (just installed on an old sata ssd)
Fresh drivers (several times)
Different bios's flashed to the 2080ti (official and unofficial)
Different tweaks in MSI afterburner
Yet to try:
Different PSU, different motherboard, different chip, if anyone thinks one of these might make a difference.
Now.... until now, I was CONVINCED it was the 2080ti having issues. Since tried a 3070 with fresh drivers/everything/etc and it underperforms by a similar margin (about 20%) so... this SEEMS to be something else.
Have checked through bios for any PCIe options, tried running in PCIe 3 as well with various options, as suggested, removed all the M.2 just to rule out PCIe lanes being used and forcing the 16x to 8x or something similar. I'm... out of ideas at this point though.
Have a PSU coming to test that, mines a seasonic x-series 1250W so... unless it's "gone weird" it's not that either.
Anyone got any ideas?
It FEELS like the PCIe slot is locked to 8x for some reason and is restricting bandwidth. The 2080ti's a seahawk EK-x with a good clock on it so... was outmuscling a very untuned 3070, which was expected. In each case that 20% margin seemed to be there.
My system runs PERFECTLY otherwise, no hang ups/issues reported anywhere.
Can anyone suggest some test tools/directions I can go with checking it all out? Alternative PSU will be tried soon.
For an idea what I'm talking about:
https://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/...QmWqeXGDihsjOVIO24f-GeekHnfzWcn_mTGP3FOyS3B0#
CPU-z shows the PCIe 16x 3.0 @ 16 1.1. when stressed comes up to proper levels.
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