just ran 3dMark06

[slarsen83]

just ran 3dmark 06 for the first time...... i have ran 3dmark03 before this and those CPU testers seemed to work fine, however my jaw almost hit the floor when i seen what the CPU test in 3dmark 06 was telling me.... i think i might have seen 3 FPS for a split second, what is going on here? yes i am OC'd to what i believe is stable (ran OCCT, amd overdrive stability test) am i overlooking something here????

 

basically wondering if this is a sign of instability, i am happy with my overall score (14,637) as i only expected to score 11-12k

 

any thoughts? ideas? suggestions? thanks!

[Andrewr05]

The CPU is not optimized to calculate graphics, I don't even know if people get over 10 fps on that test.

(correct me if I'm wrong)

 

It is normal for that test to be low fps...

[Royalfork]

I've never seen more than 3 or 4 fps on either of my proc.....Q6600/QX6850 at clocks up tp 3.6

 

As Andrew said...It shouldn't produce significant fps as processors are not optimized for graphics.

Edited August 12, 2009 by Royalfork

[slarsen83]

whew ok.....that kinda helps me not feel so crappy about my setup........just out of curiosity and a tad un-related to the original concept of this post, what kinda of an effect would you get having crossfire ?? would you get better scores?

[Comp Dude2]

You will get much better scores because that benchmark likes pure processing power, so quad cores and crossfire setups are king. However you'll see a much smaller increase in real life gaming.

[slarsen83]

thanks for the response......i was going to do it anyways....but was just wondering if it does affect the score (more for comparison to other systems sake)