Extremely low CPU-Z bench scores

[shanetemple14]

So I've upgraded my CPU to the i5-7500 from an old AMD A8 6600k and I went on to CPU-Z to bench the CPU and my scores are somehow very low to the standard scores received by other users of the same CPU.

Below is a screenshot of my CPU-Z bench score:
https://gyazo.com/d277961f3589b9792d4e0d435ba9786d

For reference these are the scores I assume I should be near:
http://valid.x86.fr/bench/lfb6ks/4

I dont believe CPU-Z is the most accurate bench tool in the world but seeing these differances is quite concerning. Not to mention seeing worse operating system performance than my old CPU.

Any clues as to whats going on? Thanks in advance.

Specs:
CPU-i5 7500
MOBO-MSI B250M Bazooka
RAM-Crucial 2133 DDR4 (1 x 4gb until 9/1/2018)
GPU-GTX 960

CPU temps are completely fine according to core temp and there is absolutely no throttling.

 

[Rogue Leader]

So I've upgraded my CPU to the i5-7500 from an old AMD A8 6600k and I went on to CPU-Z to bench the CPU and my scores are somehow very low to the standard scores received by other users of the same CPU.

Below is a screenshot of my CPU-Z bench score:
https://gyazo.com/d277961f3589b9792d4e0d435ba9786d

For reference these are the scores I assume I should be near:
http://valid.x86.fr/bench/lfb6ks/4

I dont believe CPU-Z is the most accurate bench tool in the world but seeing these differances is quite concerning. Not to mention seeing worse operating system performance than my old CPU.

Any clues as to whats going on? Thanks in advance.

Specs:
CPU-i5 7500
MOBO-MSI B250M Bazooka
RAM-Crucial 2133 DDR4 (1 x 4gb until 9/1/2018)
GPU-GTX 960

CPU temps are completely fine according to core temp and there is absolutely no throttling.

In upgrading your system did you re-install Windows 10?

 

[shanetemple14]

So I've upgraded my CPU to the i5-7500 from an old AMD A8 6600k and I went on to CPU-Z to bench the CPU and my scores are somehow very low to the standard scores received by other users of the same CPU.

Below is a screenshot of my CPU-Z bench score:
https://gyazo.com/d277961f3589b9792d4e0d435ba9786d

For reference these are the scores I assume I should be near:
http://valid.x86.fr/bench/lfb6ks/4

I dont believe CPU-Z is the most accurate bench tool in the world but seeing these differances is quite concerning. Not to mention seeing worse operating system performance than my old CPU.

Any clues as to whats going on? Thanks in advance.

Specs:
CPU-i5 7500
MOBO-MSI B250M Bazooka
RAM-Crucial 2133 DDR4 (1 x 4gb until 9/1/2018)
GPU-GTX 960

CPU temps are completely fine according to core temp and there is absolutely no throttling.

In upgrading your system did you re-install Windows 10?

No thats the one thing I have not done. I've uninstalled what I could corresponding to the old CPU but for the next few days I need my current Windows setup for college work. I was however planning to reset my Windows 10 after the work is complete or at least after the bulk of it is complete.

 

[Rogue Leader]

No thats the one thing I have not done. I've uninstalled what I could corresponding to the old CPU but for the next few days I need my current Windows setup for college work. I was however planning to reset my Windows 10 after the work is complete or at least after the bulk of it is complete.

Extremely likely that is your problem, especially that you went from AMD to Intel. I wouldn't trust any benchmark until you do a clean fresh Windows 10 install.

 

[geofelt]

You have a single ram stick which will operate in slower single channel mode compared to dual channel which most others will use.

If your games are playing well compared to the old APU, I would not worry.

And... ram must be matched. Adding a 4gb stick later is not 100% guaranteed to work.
Plan accordingly.

 

[Rogue Leader]

You have a single ram stick which will operate in slower single channel mode compared to dual channel which most others will use.

If your games are playing well compared to the old APU, I would not worry.

And... ram must be matched. Adding a 4gb stick later is not 100% guaranteed to work.
Plan accordingly.

Ram has nothing to do with the CPU-Z benchmark. While I agree with your other points about his ram choices, the benchmark speed issue is simply not true.

 

[shanetemple14]

I have planned accordingly...when I finalized my plans to upgrade my PC I bought the first 4gb stick from Amazon a few months ago (back when RAM was cheap). The only reason I didn't buy the 2x4gb kit is because I didnt have the money to buy the full kit and if I have money in my bank I have a very bad urge to spend it (hate my self for it haha). Anyway...a few days ago I ordered another 4gb RAM stick, this time from Novatech.

Below is the one I bought from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MMLUYPQ/ref=oh_aui_bia_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Below is the one I bought from Novatech:
https://www.novatech.co.uk/products/crucial-4gb-1x4gb-ddr4-pc4-17000-2133mhz-single-module/ct4g4dfs8213.html

Before I purchased the second stick I made sure that the speed, size, manufacture code and the bandwitdth rate were the same. That means both sticks (although bought from different stores) are both 2133mhz, both 4gb sticks, both have "CT4G4DFS8213" as the manufacture code.

I am fairly experienced with computers despite only being 18yrs old so although I do know best practice is to buy sticks from the same place and therefore a complete kit, I have taken the appropriate measures to ensure highest chance of success.

EDIT: Both sticks are also Micron made.

 

[jaslion]

So I've upgraded my CPU to the i5-7500 from an old AMD A8 6600k and I went on to CPU-Z to bench the CPU and my scores are somehow very low to the standard scores received by other users of the same CPU.

Below is a screenshot of my CPU-Z bench score:
https://gyazo.com/d277961f3589b9792d4e0d435ba9786d

For reference these are the scores I assume I should be near:
http://valid.x86.fr/bench/lfb6ks/4

I dont believe CPU-Z is the most accurate bench tool in the world but seeing these differances is quite concerning. Not to mention seeing worse operating system performance than my old CPU.

Any clues as to whats going on? Thanks in advance.

Specs:
CPU-i5 7500
MOBO-MSI B250M Bazooka
RAM-Crucial 2133 DDR4 (1 x 4gb until 9/1/2018)
GPU-GTX 960

CPU temps are completely fine according to core temp and there is absolutely no throttling.

In upgrading your system did you re-install Windows 10?

No thats the one thing I have not done. I've uninstalled what I could corresponding to the old CPU but for the next few days I need my current Windows setup for college work. I was however planning to reset my Windows 10 after the work is complete or at least after the bulk of it is complete.

Just reinstall windows (not reset only use that when the install was done on the current pc).

 

[shanetemple14]

So I've upgraded my CPU to the i5-7500 from an old AMD A8 6600k and I went on to CPU-Z to bench the CPU and my scores are somehow very low to the standard scores received by other users of the same CPU.

Below is a screenshot of my CPU-Z bench score:
https://gyazo.com/d277961f3589b9792d4e0d435ba9786d

For reference these are the scores I assume I should be near:
http://valid.x86.fr/bench/lfb6ks/4

I dont believe CPU-Z is the most accurate bench tool in the world but seeing these differances is quite concerning. Not to mention seeing worse operating system performance than my old CPU.

Any clues as to whats going on? Thanks in advance.

Specs:
CPU-i5 7500
MOBO-MSI B250M Bazooka
RAM-Crucial 2133 DDR4 (1 x 4gb until 9/1/2018)
GPU-GTX 960

CPU temps are completely fine according to core temp and there is absolutely no throttling.

In upgrading your system did you re-install Windows 10?

No thats the one thing I have not done. I've uninstalled what I could corresponding to the old CPU but for the next few days I need my current Windows setup for college work. I was however planning to reset my Windows 10 after the work is complete or at least after the bulk of it is complete.

Just reinstall windows (not reset only use that when the install was done on the current pc).

I have not reinstalled in a while, if I have got windows 10 from the free upgrade period will it allow me to reinstall Windows 10 completely without going back to Windows 7? I would want to stay on W10 rather than downgrading.

 

[Rogue Leader]

I have not reinstalled in a while, if I have got windows 10 from the free upgrade period will it allow me to reinstall Windows 10 completely without going back to Windows 7? I would want to stay on W10 rather than downgrading.

As long as its linked to your Microsoft account you can just re-install it and then log on with that account during setup, it will activate. This is definitely the solution to your problem.

 

[shanetemple14]

I have not reinstalled in a while, if I have got windows 10 from the free upgrade period will it allow me to reinstall Windows 10 completely without going back to Windows 7? I would want to stay on W10 rather than downgrading.

As long as its linked to your Microsoft account you can just re-install it and then log on with that account during setup, it will activate. This is definitely the solution to your problem.

My account is already linked. Made sure I did this before I upgraded my motherboard so I didn't have any issues reactivating. I think the easiest thing to do will be to create a USB boot drive and then reinstall in a few days. I knew I would have some driver conflicts etc but if it didn't cause major problems then I could have left it for a later time but hopefully this will be the complete fix.

 

[Rogue Leader]

I have not reinstalled in a while, if I have got windows 10 from the free upgrade period will it allow me to reinstall Windows 10 completely without going back to Windows 7? I would want to stay on W10 rather than downgrading.

As long as its linked to your Microsoft account you can just re-install it and then log on with that account during setup, it will activate. This is definitely the solution to your problem.

My account is already linked. Made sure I did this before I upgraded my motherboard so I didn't have any issues reactivating. I think the easiest thing to do will be to create a USB boot drive and then reinstall in a few days. I knew I would have some driver conflicts etc but if it didn't cause major problems then I could have left it for a later time but hopefully this will be the complete fix.

Ok perfect, yeah that will do it for you.

 

[shanetemple14]

Thank you all for your input. Solution by Rogue Leader selected!

 

[shanetemple14]

UPDATE ON THE SITUATION FOR FUTURE VIEWERS OF THIS THREAD: Created a USB install drive for Windows 10 using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. I then proceeded to format and delete the partitions of my hard drive and then clean installed Windows 10. Benchmark scores seemed to have stayed near the same mark (CPU-Z bench, Cinebench) however game performance has seen quite a drastic increase.

This was most certainly a conflict between old software etc of my old AMD hardware. I doubt this would have been as big of an issue had I upgraded TO Intel FROM Intel due to the drivers being essentially the same on most counts (minus chipset drivers etc).

 

[jaslion]

UPDATE ON THE SITUATION FOR FUTURE VIEWERS OF THIS THREAD: Created a USB install drive for Windows 10 using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. I then proceeded to format and delete the partitions of my hard drive and then clean installed Windows 10. Benchmark scores seemed to have stayed near the same mark (CPU-Z bench, Cinebench) however game performance has seen quite a drastic increase.

This was most certainly a conflict between old software etc of my old AMD hardware. I doubt this would have been as big of an issue had I upgraded TO Intel FROM Intel due to the drivers being essentially the same on most counts (minus chipset drivers etc).

To and from intel would've most likely been the same issue. Almost always it doesn't work properly if at all.