Posted September 18, 2014 Alright so i bench marked my set up and i cant tell if my score was good or not. There were many people with higher scores than i had, with my same set up. My set up is as follows: cpu: fx 6300, no oc gpu: r9 280 asus (this is the part that i am worried about for my score the most, since i am not convinced i have been getting as good of frames as i feel i should be) ram: 8gb corsair (2x4gb) There is not ssd (yet) but i don't think that matters anyway. Also my score was about 5725. So over all my question is: Is this score good or not. Also if anyone out there has the same or very similar set up what was your score? I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 If there's people with a higher score with the same setup, they're likely overclocking a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 cpu: fx 6300, no oc gpu: r9 280 asus (this is the part that i am worried about for my score the most, since i am not convinced i have been getting as good of frames as i feel i should be) There is not ssd (yet) but i don't think that matters anyway. When you use an SSD you load textures/shaders MUCH faster meaning you don't get frame dips (most of the time) so that could be part of the problem could be that CPU heavy parts of the games/benchmarks your CPU is holding you back do to the lower single thread performance on AMD CPUs so depending on your motherboard/cooler I'd OC a bit. Mein Führer... I CAN WALK !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Author When you use an SSD you load textures/shaders MUCH faster meaning you don't get frame dips (most of the time) so that could be part of the problem could be that CPU heavy parts of the games/benchmarks your CPU is holding you back do to the lower single thread performance on AMD CPUs so depending on your motherboard/cooler I'd OC a bit. Ok i didn't actually think that an ssd increased performance with anything other than loading screen times. Also i have been contemplating oc'ing but i need to get a cooler first. I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Author If there's people with a higher score with the same setup, they're likely overclocking a lot. Thats what i thought at first too but they seem to have the same speeds (most of the time) i usually just ignore the oc ones when comparing. thanks for the help by the way. I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Ok i didn't actually think that an ssd increased performance with anything other than loading screen times. Also i have been contemplating oc'ing but i need to get a cooler first. It doesn't increase performance but unlocks the potential performance your parts have but might not be getting because your reading multible things off your OS drive at the same time and a HDD can only read so fast so it bottlenecks the rest of the system which is why everybody should have an SSD. Mein Führer... I CAN WALK !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Author It doesn't increase performance but unlocks the potential performance your parts have but might not be getting because your reading multible things off your OS drive at the same time and a HDD can only read so fast so it bottlenecks the rest of the system which is why everybody should have an SSD. Alright, thanks. I want an ssd but i don't plan on getting one until i change to a intel xeon 1230 v3 and asus maximus gene. I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Thats what i thought at first too but they seem to have the same speeds (most of the time) i usually just ignore the oc ones when comparing. thanks for the help by the way. I don't think Firestrike reads overclocks, on the CPU anyways. My 2500k is at 4.3Ghz (only stable OC on this friggen motherboard so far) and Firestrike still reads it as 3.3 (I think it's 3.3 anyways, something like that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Author I don't think Firestrike reads overclocks, on the CPU anyways. My 2500k is at 4.3Ghz (only stable OC on this friggen motherboard so far) and Firestrike still reads it as 3.3 (I think it's 3.3 anyways, something like that). I dont know for sure if they do or not but i have seen some people where it says higher clock speeds that the cpu actually have. Also just out of curiosity what score did you get and what are your specs? I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 I dont know for sure if they do or not but i have seen some people where it says higher clock speeds that the cpu actually have. Also just out of curiosity what score did you get and what are your specs? I haven't ran it recently, but this is a run I did back in January. http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1559455 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Author I haven't ran it recently, but this is a run I did back in January. http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1559455 Nice cards but does that cpu bottleneck them at all? I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Nice cards but does that cpu bottleneck them at all? Nope. For gaming it performs about the same as newer CPU's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 1302 firestrike. 3770k 4.7ghz 780ti 1320mhz. Yo soy el hombre murciélago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Author Nope. For gaming it performs about the same as newer CPU's. Nice. I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 18, 2014 Author 1302 firestrike. 3770k 4.7ghz 780ti 1320mhz. 1302? That is less than me and i have a much worse pc. I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 19, 2014 1302? That is less than me and i have a much worse pc. Probably missing a zero, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 19, 2014 13,002 I went full potato. 12,274 was my best with my 2500k @ 5.0ghz Yo soy el hombre murciélago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 19, 2014 Only my physx score changed from I5 - I7 Yo soy el hombre murciélago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 19, 2014 But to the op it seems alright. My card comparable to the 280 got 6400 ish. I'd say your gpu is holding it back a bit Yo soy el hombre murciélago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 19, 2014 Alright, thanks. I want an ssd but i don't plan on getting one until i change to a intel xeon 1230 v3 and asus maximus gene. Just out of curiosity, Why are you going for a Xeon? If your doing VM's ok but if not I'd just go for a 4690K or 4790K (if your video editing). Mein Führer... I CAN WALK !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 19, 2014 Author Just out of curiosity, Why are you going for a Xeon? If your doing VM's ok but if not I'd just go for a 4690K or 4790K (if your video editing). It is actually only $250 and is the same performance as the 4770k, so i figured about $50 more than the i5 and %50 less than the i7, then why not? Also i do video editing, heavy multitasking, recording (sometimes), streaming (sometimes), and gaming. So for the price i think it is a good choice. I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 19, 2014 It is actually only $250 and is the same performance as the 4770k, so i figured about $50 more than the i5 and %50 less than the i7, then why not? Also i do video editing, heavy multitasking, recording (sometimes), streaming (sometimes), and gaming. So for the price i think it is a good choice. Yeah that makes sense, just thought you were getting it and not having a full use for it. Mein Führer... I CAN WALK !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 19, 2014 Author Yeah that makes sense, just thought you were getting it and not having a full use for it. No i actually do, but there are a lot of people who dont and still spend tons of money for nothing. I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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