NEED HELP LOW FPS 3D MARK FIRST STRIKE

[cobra911]

So I ran 3D Mark First Strike and my score was 

Overall Score- 7868

Graphics Score- 9711 

Physics Score- 10909

Graphics test one- 46.7

Graphics test two- 38.5

Physics test- 34.6

Combined test- 12.9

 

I compared my score to someone else's who's results were

Overall Score- 11272 

Graphics Score- 14867

Physics Score- 9661

Graphics test one- 71.0

Graphics test two- 59.3 

Physics test- 30.7

Combined test- 20.5

 

We are both running EVGA GTX 660's in SLI of the same mem and clock speed

 

The only difference in hardware between us is 

Me-      i7 2600k(4.4Ghz)      1 Dimm 8GB RAM       ASUS Sabertooth Z77 MOBO        

Other-  i7 3770k(3.8Ghz)      2 Dimms 4GB RAM     EVGA Z77 FTW MOBO  

 

Why is my score and frame rates so low?

[AlwaysFSX]

Might have something to do with your one stick of RAM. Were both of your settings the exact same?

[Johannes_Lazor]

I think it is mainly the Polygons and shadows, They are CPU heavy and you are using a less powerful CPU.

[cobra911]

I think it is the Polygons, They are CPU heavy.

 

What is the Polygon?

 

Might have something to do with your one stick of RAM. Were both of your settings the exact same?

 

The amount and speed of RAM I don't think really matters in gaming.

[AlwaysFSX]

The amount and speed of RAM I don't think really matters in gaming.

In things like 3D Mark, it can make a big difference with the amount of stuff being swapped between upper and lower level storage.

[Johannes_Lazor]

What is the Polygon?

 

 

The amount and speed of RAM I don't think really matters in gaming.

Polygons are usually triangels but not always.

This is a pretty good picture of what effects polygons have.

[Liam-McShane]

Polygons are usually triangels but not always.

This is a pretty good picture of what effects polygons have.

 

It's not his CPU. His scores higher.

 

OP are your GPU's overclocked or not? I reckon the other persons cards are heavily overclocked. Are you drivers also up to date?