Windows Experience Index Question!

WingZero30 · 19 Jun 2010 at 20:47

Hi guys

I have windows 7 ultimate 32bit installed on my system. Now recently I overclocked my e6600 to 3ghz and re-ran the assessment. The overall index value increased from 5.3 to 5.9. In the description it shows [email protected] 3.00 Ghz. However yesterday I overclocked further to 3.2GHz. However the description stays and I don't see 3.2GHz although the cpu and ram individual index increased from 6.3 to 6.5 and also the overall index is still set at 5.9. Any idea?

WingZero30 · 19 Jun 2010 at 21:16

Creelers said:
Hard Drive usually gets 5.9 if it is 7200RPM and not a SSD. Or it could be your graphics.

Yes you are right. I have samsung spinpoint f3 500gb hdd 7200rpm and two older hdds which I have used for 6 years and continue to do so. I have hd5850 graphics card. I currently get 7.7 for gfx. However this is while I am running it at stock speed of725/1000MHz. I have overclocked gfx to 900/1200MHz; but last time i tried running windows experience index test it crashed. Do you think if I run the test at overclocked gfx settings and pass the test, the index value will increase?

WingZero30 · 19 Jun 2010 at 21:23

Creelers said:
No - it takes the lower score so unless you get the likes of a SSD, your hard drive score will always be 5.9, hence why your score is 5.9.

So the limiting factor is the hard disk. Also does the windows experience index helps with the running of the windows by optimising it to your system specs or is it the case that it just gives you a value based on your system specs and shows how good or bad your system is and thats it. Nothing else? :confused:

WingZero30 · 19 Jun 2010 at 21:29

Creelers said:
It doesn't optimise it or anything and the hard drive isn't really a limiting factor, to my knowledge the Windows Experience Index score doesn't do much that I would deem important to have a high score in, so I wouldn't worry.

Thanks for the info