Back in 2013 I ran the Passmark Performance test on my FX 6300 and got very disappointing results. My results were in the range of 3,013 to 3,623 (depending on whether I overclocked or not). At that time the average per Passmark for that CPU was 6,541. (I kept my results documented in a Word Document, which I found today).
Today I downloaded the latest version of Passmark (version 9.0), and decided to run the tests again. My CPU score is now 6,233 ! Same crappy motherboard (Gigabyte GA-78 LMT S2P).
I am at stock frequency now. Here are the changes made to my computer since the first of the year:
Replaced my 2 x 4GB of DDR 3 1333mhz ram with 2 x 4GB orDDR3 1333mhz GSkill Ripjaws Gaming Series RAM.
Installed a Seasonic G series 450 Watt PSU. Old PSU was a Thermal Master 500 watt with 20 Amps on the +12 volt rail (if you can believe the info on the label).
Installed a Nvidea GeForce GT 710 GPU (Don't laugh, I am not a gamer and got it new from MicroCenter for $20 after rebate). Was using the GPU on the motherboard before.
Installed a Zalman aftermarket CPU cooler that I had laying around. Before I was using stock AMD cooler, but heat wasn't an issue, just wanted a quieter cooler.
Went from Windows 8 Professional 32 bit to Windows 8.1 Professional 64 bit.
This new information won't change how I use my computer, but was just curious how my CPU score has doubled at stock frequency.
Today I downloaded the latest version of Passmark (version 9.0), and decided to run the tests again. My CPU score is now 6,233 ! Same crappy motherboard (Gigabyte GA-78 LMT S2P).
I am at stock frequency now. Here are the changes made to my computer since the first of the year:
Replaced my 2 x 4GB of DDR 3 1333mhz ram with 2 x 4GB orDDR3 1333mhz GSkill Ripjaws Gaming Series RAM.
Installed a Seasonic G series 450 Watt PSU. Old PSU was a Thermal Master 500 watt with 20 Amps on the +12 volt rail (if you can believe the info on the label).
Installed a Nvidea GeForce GT 710 GPU (Don't laugh, I am not a gamer and got it new from MicroCenter for $20 after rebate). Was using the GPU on the motherboard before.
Installed a Zalman aftermarket CPU cooler that I had laying around. Before I was using stock AMD cooler, but heat wasn't an issue, just wanted a quieter cooler.
Went from Windows 8 Professional 32 bit to Windows 8.1 Professional 64 bit.
This new information won't change how I use my computer, but was just curious how my CPU score has doubled at stock frequency.