3dMark score question

[SHADY16]

https://www.3dmark.com/fs/18100907 

Hello can anyone tell me if these benchmark scores are where they should be? im asking because they feel a tad low from where they should be at. 

     

[Princess Luna]

If you want an easy check use Userbenchmark instead, nobody here is going to really bother researching what 3dmark scores your hardware should be getting for you, being a tad harsh honest.

[Mira Yurizaki]

It looks slightly lower than what I've seen reviews getting (around 16K).

 

Run the benchmark with GPU-z in the Sensors tab and note what "PerfCap" reason is. It could probably tell you if something is going wrong.

[SHADY16]

11 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

It looks slightly lower than what I've seen reviews getting (around 16K).

 

Run the benchmark with GPU-z in the Sensors tab and note what "PerfCap" reason is. It could probably tell you if something is going wrong.

well i ran the benchmark with gpu-z as you said and it gave me perfcap pwr

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, SHADY16 said:

well i ran the benchmark with gpu-z as you said and it gave me perfcap pwr

That means you're hitting the power limit. You could try using MSI Afterburner setting a higher power limit.

[SHADY16]

10 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

That means you're hitting the power limit. You could try using MSI Afterburner setting a higher power limit.

ok i set power limit on the gpu as high as it could go and re tried the benchmark  and i was getting vrel off and on and mostly pwr. also keep in mind my gpu isn't overclocked 

[SHADY16]

19 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

That means you're hitting the power limit. You could try using MSI Afterburner setting a higher power limit.

 

6 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

ok i set power limit on the gpu as high as it could go and re tried the benchmark  and i was getting vrel off and on and mostly pwr. also keep in mind my gpu isn't overclocked 

could my power supply cause this?

[Mira Yurizaki]

3 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

could my power supply cause this?

If the power supply came with two 8-pin plugs, then it's reasonable to expect it was designed with this load in mind. Assuming of course the power supply was from a reputable company using a good enough design.

 

In any case, the VRM may be getting too warm as well. This will cause the VRM to be less efficient.

[SHADY16]

1 minute ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

If the power supply came with two 8-pin plugs, then it's reasonable to expect it was designed with this load in mind. Assuming of course the power supply was from a reputable company using a good enough design.

 

In any case, the VRM may be getting too warm as well. This will cause the VRM to be less efficient.

my psu is a corsair RM750 and it came with the 6+2 cables for pcie which have 2 connectors on one cable, should i be using 2 cables for each of the 8 pin on the gpu?

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, SHADY16 said:

my psu is a corsair RM750 and it came with the 6+2 cables for pcie which have 2 connectors on one cable, should i be using 2 cables for each of the 8 pin on the gpu?

It wouldn't matter. This is likely something with the VRM on the video card. But try cranking up the fans in your case and card to see if it makes a difference. If it does, then I would chalk it up to an airflow issue.

[SHADY16]

Just now, Mira Yurizaki said:

It wouldn't matter. This is likely something with the VRM on the video card. But try cranking up the fans in your case and card to see if it makes a difference. If it does, then I would chalk it up to an airflow issue.

i always benchmark with my fans set to 100% in my corsair air 540 case, and even then my temps dont exceed 70c, and my card is a Asus ROG strix RTX 2080 Ti. also one thing to note is my benchmark when i first got my gpu on windows 10 1803 https://www.3dmark.com/fs/17968327 vs https://www.3dmark.com/fs/18101396 my most recent on 1809