Share Your WinSAT Formal Scores

[Wrend]

(Mods, the older thread was over 500 days old, so I decided to make this thread instead of posting my results there. Just let me know if you want me to post this there instead.)

To get the scores, run Command Processor (you may have to run it as an admin), and type "winsat formal" (without quotation marks) at the prompt. Share and compare.



This is my system (as listed in my specs) with the CPU OCed to 4.6GHz, but with XMP and stock settings otherwise:



And, stock settings (not OCed, with XMP):

 

[Wrend]

Another option is to type "winsat formal >> winsat.txt" at the prompt to save the readout as a text file in the current folder. You can go to the C drive at the prompt by typing "cd c:\" and then run the WinSAT test from there as an easy way to save the text file just in your C drive instead. You can name the text file something other than "winsat" too, if you want.

Also, if you want some more system specs info listed in addition to the benchmarks, "winsat formal -v >> winsat.txt" is an option.

Here are my stock settings rerun again with the text file output:

View attachment winsat.txt

 

[Layback Bear]

Here is mine. I probably should do it with nothing running next time.
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance 337.31 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance 173.81 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance 169.42 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 1138.65 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 1860.54 F/s
> Direct3D Constant Buffer Performance 814.87 F/s
> Video Memory Throughput 36811.00 MB/s
> Dshow Video Encode Time 1.37510 s
> Media Foundation Decode Time 0.37369 s
> Disk Sequential 64.0 Read 258.05 MB/s 7.5
> Disk Random 16.0 Read 169.93 MB/s 7.6
> Responsiveness: Average IO Rate 0.77 ms/IO 7.9
> Responsiveness: Grouped IOs 7.98 units 7.5
> Responsiveness: Long IOs 2.47 units 7.9
> Responsiveness: Overall 19.70 units 7.8
> Responsiveness: PenaltyFactor 0.0
> Total Run Time 00:03:51.02

C:\Windows\System32>

 

[Cr00zng]

Here's my relatively slow system...

> CPU LZW Compression 332.88 MB/s
> CPU AES256 Encryption 195.97 MB/s
> CPU Vista Compression 635.90 MB/s
> CPU SHA1 Hash 1420.81 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU LZW Compression 93.16 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU AES256 Encryption 55.75 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU Vista Compression 178.28 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU SHA1 Hash 404.05 MB/s
> Memory Performance 8890.15 MB/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance 1653.48 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance 1655.19 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance 637.33 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance 602.53 F/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance 1586.23 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance 1578.69 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance 612.87 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance 598.99 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 1268.44 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 2603.08 F/s
> Direct3D Constant Buffer Performance 1021.04 F/s
> Video Memory Throughput 55347.90 MB/s
> Dshow Video Encode Time 1.92765 s
> Media Foundation Decode Time 0.66234 s
> Disk Sequential 64.0 Read 322.37 MB/s 7.8
> Disk Random 16.0 Read 226.95 MB/s 7.9
> Responsiveness: Average IO Rate 1.14 ms/IO 7.9
> Responsiveness: Grouped IOs 10.14 units 7.1
> Responsiveness: Long IOs 2.61 units 7.9
> Responsiveness: Overall 26.46 units 7.6
> Responsiveness: PenaltyFactor 0.0
> Total Run Time 00:03:54.63

Despite the rather lousy memory and CPU performance, the winsat completed relatively fast. The SSD drive probably has a lot to do with it...

 

[Wrend]

Yeah, you guys scored higher with the SSDs than me with my HDD, of course. One of these days I'll get one. Might be a couple years yet though since I'm holding out for a 1TB one that I can reasonably afford.

I had some of the usual background programs running too, and I could probably clock up the RAM and the video card's GPU and RAM a bit more, but I'm using the benchmark mostly to compare normal usage options, not so much just going for a high score. For example, seeing what kind of improvements there are taking my CPU from a stock max of 3.8GHz to a max of 4.6GHz. I don't intend to leave it running that high, but I would be pretty confident in its prolonged reliability setting its max at 4.2GHz to 4.4GHz, or so.

Unless you built your computer to beat other computers at benchmarking competitions, the main thing really of course is that it performs well enough and reliably enough for your needs.

I think the WinSAT Formal tests seem to work as a great built-in benchmark to let you know how your system is performing overall and to test different settings and hardware options, more so (or at least with more detail) than the WEI numbers alone do.

I'm actually a little surprised that I haven't heard more about it and seen more posts and threads about it in various forums. I'm guessing that maybe it's just that most people haven't heard about it.

 

[Cr00zng]

Wrend...

When your system's three major components, CPU, memory, video, that are literarly running circles around the same in my system, your machine should have better completion time. I am not sure just how this benchmark is an accurate reflection of the overall system performance?

On the other hand, this benchmark is certainly good for emphasising the importance of IO performance and the need for SSD...

 

[Wrend]

I'm not seeing the completion time as a main overall score, but looking more at each individual score.

But yes, the SSDs likely do help out a lot.

I suppose it's a good thing that I can't easily "cheat" and use a RAM drive for the HD tests...

 

[TBoyd]

Here's mine - not too bad for an old machine:

> CPU LZW Compression 368.79 MB/s
> CPU AES256 Encryption 226.48 MB/s
> CPU Vista Compression 1047.77 MB/s
> CPU SHA1 Hash 1730.66 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU LZW Compression 92.31 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU AES256 Encryption 57.85 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU Vista Compression 262.55 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU SHA1 Hash 432.75 MB/s
> Memory Performance 13966.00 MB/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance 765.45 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance 792.03 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance 405.34 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance 417.54 F/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance 757.67 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance 745.42 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance 439.07 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance 468.93 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 903.57 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 1636.40 F/s
> Direct3D Constant Buffer Performance 572.87 F/s
> Video Memory Throughput 26434.80 MB/s
> Dshow Video Encode Time 1.94913 s
> Media Foundation Decode Time 0.47442 s
> Disk Sequential 64.0 Read 258.66 MB/s 7.5
> Disk Random 16.0 Read 209.85 MB/s 7.8
> Responsiveness: Average IO Rate 1.70 ms/IO 7.3
> Responsiveness: Grouped IOs 9.01 units 7.3
> Responsiveness: Long IOs 2.76 units 7.9
> Responsiveness: Overall 24.87 units 7.6
> Responsiveness: PenaltyFactor 0.0
> Total Run Time 00:04:23.83

Wrend - When I grow up I want a machine like yours - with the OS on a SSD, of course! Yours would really smoke with a SSD. I have been researching a new build using an i7 3930K. Thanks for the post - I'm sold on the 3930K for sure. Now all that's lacking for my build is $$$

 

[paulpicks21]

This is mine, with a SSD, as you can see the test completed very quickly.

 

[Cr00zng]

My other machine has SATA III drive:

> CPU LZW Compression 423.80 MB/s
> CPU AES256 Encryption 251.39 MB/s
> CPU Vista Compression 1118.33 MB/s
> CPU SHA1 Hash 1426.40 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU LZW Compression 113.04 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU AES256 Encryption 68.38 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU Vista Compression 300.78 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU SHA1 Hash 388.55 MB/s
> Memory Performance 21775.41 MB/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance 2015.89 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance 1990.02 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance 707.38 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance 684.30 F/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance 1893.76 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance 1891.18 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance 701.08 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance 673.02 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 1447.98 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 2837.36 F/s
> Direct3D Constant Buffer Performance 1104.40 F/s
> Video Memory Throughput 58197.00 MB/s
> Dshow Video Encode Time 1.53065 s
> Media Foundation Decode Time 0.54027 s
> Disk Sequential 64.0 Read 529.10 MB/s 7.9
> Disk Random 16.0 Read 273.03 MB/s 7.9
> Responsiveness: Average IO Rate 0.40 ms/IO 7.9
> Responsiveness: Grouped IOs 6.54 units 7.7
> Responsiveness: Long IOs 1.26 units 7.9
> Responsiveness: Overall 8.24 units 7.9
> Responsiveness: PenaltyFactor 0.0
> Total Run Time 00:02:00.28

This is a business machine with an older CPU and fanless video card. The SATA III SSD still makes this machine fast...

 

[kbrady1979]

Here are my results.....not too shabby for a 4-core CPU without HT and HD4000 graphics.

 

[Wrend]

Yeah, I'd say so, considering no HT. Hmm, that makes me wonder if the CPU tests are using the 6 cores/12 threads of the i7-3930K. We're at the same clock speed it looks like (in the following tests), and I most likely have more CPU memory.

(OK, I just retested it and it looks like it does use all 12 threads, but total CPU usage never got over 70% and that was the high spikes.)

...

You guys make me want an SSD... Still holding out for a 1TB one for now. Hopefully it doesn't take them too long to make them reasonably affordable.

...

Decided to go with 4.2GHz CPU clock since I don't need to raise the voltage at all to make it stable (take that, 3.9GHz 3960X), and the CPU only gets up to a max of about 50 °C on air. I could keep it a little cooler with faster fan speeds, but there's no real need to and I like my PC to run quietly.

Here are the WinSAT Formal results for it:

 

[Solarstarshines]

This seems to be the Penicle

My scores

 

[Wrend]

What seems to be the pinnacle?

Very nice video RAM speed and graphics performance, by the way. Guessing cause you have it CrossFired, maybe?

I hope to SLI my 680 with another EVGA FTW+ sometime.

...

I decided to go with a dynamic 4.6GHz OC, by the way, since I can get it stable at 1.340 Vcore (also dynamic) fully loaded at 61 °C on air. I've been reading up on it and it seems anything under 1.4V on my CPU is generally considered safe for a 24/7 OC.

Here are those scores:

 

[Layback Bear]

Things are getting better

Running: Storage Assessment '-flush -drive C: -seq'
Run Time 00:00:00.92
Running: Storage Assessment '-flush -drive C: -ran'
Run Time 00:00:00.97
Running: Storage Assessment '-hybrid -ran -read -n 0 -ransize 4096'
Cache not present.
Run Time 00:00:00.00
Running: Storage Assessment '-hybrid -ran -read -n 0 -ransize 16384'
Cache not present.
Run Time 00:00:00.02
Disk Sequential 64.0 Read 257.57 MB/s 7.5
Disk Random 16.0 Read 171.20 MB/s 7.6
Responsiveness: Average IO Rate 0.77 ms/IO 7.9
Responsiveness: Grouped IOs 8.04 units 7.5
Responsiveness: Long IOs 2.56 units 7.9
Responsiveness: Overall 20.55 units 7.7
Responsiveness: PenaltyFactor 0.0
Disk Sequential 64.0 Write 214.01 MB/s 7.4
Average Read Time with Sequential Writes 0.499 ms 7.9
Latency: 95th Percentile 1.745 ms 7.8
Latency: Maximum 2.809 ms 7.9
Average Read Time with Random Writes 0.579 ms 7.9
Total Run Time 00:01:02.28

\Windows\System32>

 

[dwarfer66]

Heres mine

> CPU LZW Compression 505.76 MB/s
> CPU AES256 Encryption 305.00 MB/s
> CPU Vista Compression 1259.97 MB/s
> CPU SHA1 Hash 1933.39 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU LZW Compression 128.72 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU AES256 Encryption 80.30 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU Vista Compression 324.13 MB/s
> Uniproc CPU SHA1 Hash 509.53 MB/s
> Memory Performance 22407.73 MB/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance 1057.82 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance 1076.73 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance 640.98 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance 698.51 F/s
> Direct3D Batch Performance 1154.38 F/s
> Direct3D Alpha Blend Performance 1176.68 F/s
> Direct3D ALU Performance 698.81 F/s
> Direct3D Texture Load Performance 662.10 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 1406.07 F/s
> Direct3D Geometry Performance 2475.96 F/s
> Direct3D Constant Buffer Performance 947.61 F/s
> Video Memory Throughput 40798.40 MB/s
> Dshow Video Encode Time 1.30325 s
> Media Foundation Decode Time 0.35895 s
> Disk Sequential 64.0 Read 76.52 MB/s 6.1
> Disk Random 16.0 Read 1.39 MB/s 3.8
> Responsiveness: Average IO Rate 5.60 ms/IO 5.2
> Responsiveness: Grouped IOs 13.98 units 6.3
> Responsiveness: Long IOs 14.67 units 7.0
> Responsiveness: Overall 205.02 units 6.4
> Responsiveness: PenaltyFactor 0.0
> Total Run Time 00:05:28.94

 

[dwarfer66]

Badly need an SSD!

 

[Wrend]

I got my second 680 and installed it this weekend.

Here are my updated scores:

 

[Wrend]

...and now here are my scores with my two new Titan Black video cards and 1TB Samsung SSD.

Check out that video memory throughput. That's basically your average modern hard drive's storage capacity potential worth of data being moved every second. OK, maybe not quite the same since it's the data rate, not the quantity of data, but still...