Show Us Your WEI [4]

[Britton30]

I'm never happy with what I have. I want the faster and shinier things.

 

[kbrady1979]

When the fast and shiny things are game-changers like a reliable SSD.......it's hard not to want that. The SSD is the biggest improvement in PC tech since the dual core processor.

 

[andrew129260]

I can agree with this statement

When the fast and shiny things are game-changers like a reliable SSD.......it's hard not to want that. The SSD is the biggest improvement in PC tech since the dual core processor.

I can def. agree with this. I'm just happy with what I have. Like I said though, as soon as these bad boys come down in price and have bigger storage capacity that I can afford; I will pick one up quickly

 

[Britton30]

Here's one Andrew that has dropped in price about $200-$300 since its launch. Still not affordable for many though.
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE1T0BW 2.5" 1TB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

 

[andrew129260]

Thanks britton30! I bookmarked it. I shall watch the price fall for a bit, see what happens
My ideal price would be $300-$400.
Probably will take awhile though

 

[Boozad]

I'm surprised my i5-4670k (this WEI score) got a lower score than my A10-5800k which got a 7.9.

 

[Britton30]

Maybe not long. My first SSD was a Crucial M4-64GB for $130 about 9 months ago, now it's $85-$90 or less at times. I suspect other manufacturers will soon introduce some SSDs in the 1TB range too. I like the Samsungs because their NAND and controllers are made in-house.

 

[Britton30]

I'm surprised my i5-4670k (this WEI score) got a lower score than my A10-5800k which got a 7.9.

That's the first 7.9 CPU score we've seen. Is the AMD in Win 8?

 

[paulpicks21]

I'm surprised my i5-4670k (this WEI score) got a lower score than my A10-5800k which got a 7.9.

That's the first 7.9 CPU score we've seen. Is the AMD in Win 8?

Something wrong there, eh Gary. Either a glitch showing 7.9 for your 5800k or you are mistaken Boozad.

 

[Boozad]

I'm surprised my i5-4670k (this WEI score) got a lower score than my A10-5800k which got a 7.9.

That's the first 7.9 CPU score we've seen. Is the AMD in Win 8?

Something wrong there, eh Gary. Either a glitch showing 7.9 for your 5800k or you are mistaken Boozad.

It's in the kids room, I'll take a look tomorrow as they're in bed now. I'm positive it was 7.9 as virtually everything else was in the 5 region. Maybe I was mistaken.

It's in Windows 7.

 

[paulpicks21]

My guess for that cpu would be around 7.5, even the 6 core $1000 cpu's only score 7.8 bud.

 

[andrew129260]

Mines a 7.8 Although I have the AMD fx8350 eight core..

 

[Boozad]

My guess for that cpu would be around 7.5, even the 6 core $1000 cpu's only score 7.8 bud.

Yeah I'll double check it tomorrow, I've obviously remembered it wrong.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

7.9 is the max for everything running on Win 7 except the CPU; that is only 7.8. The only way to get higher scored is to run Win 8. Win 8.1 has dropped the WEI; rumor has it that it was because the Surface scores were down in the fives.

 

[andrew129260]

It could also be...

7.9 is the max for everything running on Win 7 except the CPU; that is only 7.8. The only way to get higher scored is to run Win 8. Win 8.1 has dropped the WEI; rumor has it that it was because the Surface scores were down in the fives.

Because windows 8 does not have aero, thus reducing the need to have a higher windows experience index.
Also windows experience index was never used the way Microsoft wanted it to be. Originally they wanted software with base scores on them so that people could easily know if they could run a program or not.
Great idea IMHO. Developers never warmed up to it though, so it never happened. Windows experience index kinda has been just sitting there for years, not even worth looking at because it cannot do what it was meant for.


About 7.8 being the highest you can get for CPU on windows 7, are you sure? It says all parts can get a maximum score of 7.9 in windows help.

 

[kbrady1979]

Theoretically, you can get a max score of 7.9 in Windows 7 in every category. Problem is, I've never seen ANY CPU get more than a 7.8. Dual Xeons get a 7.8.......that should put it in perspective.

 

[andrew129260]

Anyone can have any score they want....

Theoretically, you can get a max score of 7.9 in Windows 7 in every category. Problem is, I've never seen ANY CPU get more than a 7.8. Dual Xeons get a 7.8.......that should put it in perspective.

In reality, anyone could have any score they want with this:
Stupid Geek Tricks: Hacking the Windows Experience Index

 

[kbrady1979]

Between registry hacks and photoshop, yes, anybody can score a 7.9 for the CPU.

 

[andrew129260]

Yeah. I am really curious though what cpu will actually get the first Legit 7.9 score...

 

[kbrady1979]

Still waiting on that. If dual 8-core Xeons won't score a 7.9, I don't know what will lol