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Windows 8 performance not as good as W7
I installed W8 on my computer last week. I did a clean install, updated all my drivers and ran some benchmarks.W8 gave me 1000 less point on 3DMarkVantage than W7. What's up with that?
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Sager 9570
CPU
4930K
Motherboard
Intel X79
Memory
16Gb HyperX 1866 MHz.
Graphics Card(s)
2x880M SLI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x Samsung 840 Pro256GB RAID 0
PSU
2x330W w/converter box
Cooling
AC
Internet Speed
120/60
Browser
IE11
Antivirus
NIS
did you see a difference in the CPU or the GPU, I would guess poor performance of the GPU drivers with Windows 8, look how AMD increase the performance of the 7970 with just a driver.
OS
Windows 8 enterprise x64
System Manufacturer/Model
Pc-Quebec / Area 66
CPU
i7-3960X Extreme Edition
Motherboard
Rampage IV Extreme
Memory
Gskill 4x4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
4 x HD 7970
Sound Card
onboard
Screen Resolution
2560*1600
Hard Drives
C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
E:\ WD 2TB Black
PSU
Corsair AX 1200
Case
TT Mozart TX
Cooling
Water Cooled
Keyboard
Logitech G-15
Other Info
Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
Both CPU and GPU didn't perform as well on W8, but I think the CPU had the biggest drop. I really love the look and feel of W8 but I spent too much money on this rig to sacrifice performance for looks.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Sager 9570
CPU
4930K
Motherboard
Intel X79
Memory
16Gb HyperX 1866 MHz.
Graphics Card(s)
2x880M SLI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x Samsung 840 Pro256GB RAID 0
PSU
2x330W w/converter box
Cooling
AC
Internet Speed
120/60
Browser
IE11
Antivirus
NIS
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Is your decrease noticeable whatsoever in real life performance or during gaming, or just in this particular benchmark?
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
If you're gaming and notice no difference then I suggest you take no heed from 'benchmarks.'
OS
Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570k
Motherboard
ASRock Intel Z77 Extreme4
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Cooling
Hyper 212
Well I do a lot more benchmarking than games and no I don't notice any difference in real world performance only in chasing numbers
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Sager 9570
CPU
4930K
Motherboard
Intel X79
Memory
16Gb HyperX 1866 MHz.
Graphics Card(s)
2x880M SLI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x Samsung 840 Pro256GB RAID 0
PSU
2x330W w/converter box
Cooling
AC
Internet Speed
120/60
Browser
IE11
Antivirus
NIS
You do a lot bench on the laptop in your spec or you bench other thing ?
OS
Windows 8 enterprise x64
System Manufacturer/Model
Pc-Quebec / Area 66
CPU
i7-3960X Extreme Edition
Motherboard
Rampage IV Extreme
Memory
Gskill 4x4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
4 x HD 7970
Sound Card
onboard
Screen Resolution
2560*1600
Hard Drives
C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
E:\ WD 2TB Black
PSU
Corsair AX 1200
Case
TT Mozart TX
Cooling
Water Cooled
Keyboard
Logitech G-15
Other Info
Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
Ha Ha I can't afford another one after paying almost 5 grand for this!
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Sager 9570
CPU
4930K
Motherboard
Intel X79
Memory
16Gb HyperX 1866 MHz.
Graphics Card(s)
2x880M SLI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x Samsung 840 Pro256GB RAID 0
PSU
2x330W w/converter box
Cooling
AC
Internet Speed
120/60
Browser
IE11
Antivirus
NIS
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VIP Member
Guru
Well I do a lot more benchmarking than games and no I don't notice any difference in real world performance only in chasing numbers
Chasing these numbers can drive a person mad. I use the numbers to make sure that I am in the ballpark and not experiencing a significant driver issue...but aside from that, if real world performance is fine...then i stop looking at my benchmarks.
To each their own however.
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Chasing these numbers can drive a person mad. .
can cost a fortune too, upgrade the cooling, mod the voltage on the GPU and burn it, don't ask how I know
OS
Windows 8 enterprise x64
System Manufacturer/Model
Pc-Quebec / Area 66
CPU
i7-3960X Extreme Edition
Motherboard
Rampage IV Extreme
Memory
Gskill 4x4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
4 x HD 7970
Sound Card
onboard
Screen Resolution
2560*1600
Hard Drives
C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
E:\ WD 2TB Black
PSU
Corsair AX 1200
Case
TT Mozart TX
Cooling
Water Cooled
Keyboard
Logitech G-15
Other Info
Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
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VIP Member
Guru
Chasing these numbers can drive a person mad. .
can cost a fortune too, upgrade the cooling, mod the voltage on the GPU and burn it, don't ask how I know
Yeah, there was a time that I was into that stuff as well. But I later discovered that I can get 90% of the performance for a fraction of the cost and effort and found other things to spend my time and money on. I realize that computers are a hobby for many and there is nothing wrong with spending time on them...but you can literally go broke and crazy trying to squeeze every last bit out of it.
Nowadays, I shoot for great bang for the buck, in a nice case, that's as quiet as possible. I overclock slightly still, but not to the point where I have to add case fans or change cooling solutions. I prefer the KISS approach (Keep it Simple Stupid)
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Chasing these numbers can drive a person mad. .
can cost a fortune too, upgrade the cooling, mod the voltage on the GPU and burn it, don't ask how I know
You guys are absolutely right, however I only use moderate overclocks when I bench. Actually because I like W8 so much I'm going to create a separate partion and install on that. Hope the RAID 0 config doesn't mess me up.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Sager 9570
CPU
4930K
Motherboard
Intel X79
Memory
16Gb HyperX 1866 MHz.
Graphics Card(s)
2x880M SLI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x Samsung 840 Pro256GB RAID 0
PSU
2x330W w/converter box
Cooling
AC
Internet Speed
120/60
Browser
IE11
Antivirus
NIS
Well-Known Member
VIP Member
Guru
Oh for Pete's sake, why in the world are you running in a RAID 0?
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Now that TRIM is supported in raid 0, I will use it too, it's so simple to recover my OS from my servers
OS
Windows 8 enterprise x64
System Manufacturer/Model
Pc-Quebec / Area 66
CPU
i7-3960X Extreme Edition
Motherboard
Rampage IV Extreme
Memory
Gskill 4x4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
4 x HD 7970
Sound Card
onboard
Screen Resolution
2560*1600
Hard Drives
C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
E:\ WD 2TB Black
PSU
Corsair AX 1200
Case
TT Mozart TX
Cooling
Water Cooled
Keyboard
Logitech G-15
Other Info
Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
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VIP Member
Guru
Now that TRIM is supported in raid 0, I will use it too, it's so simple to recover my OS from my servers
What benefit do you believe you are gaining? Mechanical drives in a RAID 0, for an OS and apps should really be replaced with an SSD. SSD's in a RAID 0 really don't provide much benefit except for extremely fast write speeds...the overwhelming advantage of an SSD is low random access times and these don't really improve with a RAID 0 array.
I'm well aware that your total throughput will increase, but in the real world, it amounts to next to nothing. I have an SSD using SATA 3.0Gbps at home getting around 230MB/sec and I have an SSD at work on SATA 6.0Gbps getting around 515MB/sec...and I see almost no difference booting and launching apps.
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Trim is still only supported on the z chipset series. X79 and anything before it is still waiting for drivers from Intel.