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    "Windows Experience Index" - lower score on system with MORE RAM?!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Jackboot, Mar 5, 2008.

  1. Jackboot

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    I have 2 notebooks: Lenovo X60s and Lenovo X61s

    X60s: 2 x 1GB RAM: Windows Experience score for memory: 5.3
    X61s: 2 x 2GB RAM: Windows Experience score for memory: 4.8

    Why does the newer, faster machine with more memory have a lower score? :confused:
     
    Jackboot, Mar 5, 2008
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  2. swarmer

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    Because WEI doesn't really test RAM amount.

    It only tests the RAM speed... and then deducts points if the amount is under 1.5 gb or something.

    EDIT: Apparently it actually just caps the score if the RAM amount is 1.5 gb or less: http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/pages/458117.aspx

    Apart from that cap, it's just a memory speed test, not an amount test at all. So going from 2 gb to 4 gb shouldn't change the score at all, if the RAM is the same speed.

    But I think the scores can also be affected by other processes running on the system. In general, I wouldn't pay too much attention to the WEI score, except as a very basic test of whether the computer can run Vista or not. Subtle changes may not mean much of anything.
     
    swarmer, Mar 5, 2008
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