First post: Preformance loss with Vista x64 vs XP

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Cynic

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Hi guys! First of all thanx for a great forum!
I bought a new pc:
Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS4
CPU: Q6600 @ 3.44ghz (cooled with Thermalright ultra cooler)
Memory: Corsair XSM2 Extreme PC 6400 C4 - 4x1gb @ 4-4-4-12
Graphiccard: Nvidia 8800GTX @ 620/2200mhz

I tried XP for a while and i think that my pc was preforming pretty well. 3Dmark06 gave me a score of 14500p

When i upgraded to Vista x64 it felt like i lost preformance and when i tested 3Dmark06 again i end up with more than 1000p less 12300p.

I have tried both unclocked and overclocked and Vista keeps giving less scores in benchmarks than XP.
Anyone got a clue why?
Thankfull for any advice.. waiting for Crysis retail game and want my system 100% as good as it can be that day ;)

Best regards Cynic
ps. sorry if my languish is a bit odd
 

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If I recall correctly, 3DMark06 is pretty much optimized for XP. It hasn't really taken Vista (or DX10) into account. Plus, Vista does naturally take a little more RAM, which is probably part of it.

Don't forget, you're used to XP, which means that you should think of it as the fastest thing ever on your rig (as someone mentioned in another thread, if you think that's fast, try Windows 98 on your machine). Vista was made to take advantage of those additional resources.

Just some ideas. Someone else probably knows benchmarks better than me.
 

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Hi guys and thanx!
I have optimized Vista but the preformance experience remains. I still get about 1000p less in Vista than i do in XP.

This could be the answer to why Crysis Demo runs so bad in Vista but great in XP?
 

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When I was duel booting xp and vista x64, I always had a higher 3dmk06 with xp. Thats been a few months ago though but right now I have the highest score I've ever had and it is with vista x64.

13,162 link: Futuremark - ORB - Project Comparison

OC'ed to 3.8GHz (8 x 475 @ 266 fsb strap DDR3-1425) vice default of 3.0GHz (9 x 333 @ 333fsb strap DDR-1333). Thats with 169.04 drivers and XFX oc'ed to 648/1512/2050
 
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Yeah, with Vista you will need newer and faster hardware than you would have needed with the same on XP. As FightingScallion stated, Vista was designed to take advantage of the additional resources.

Shawn
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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