benchmarks go down with increased OC?

[jjar35]

Hey all I was just doing a little OC'ing with my system (I'm not much of an over-clocker). What I noticed though is that My benchmark scores went down when I increased my boost clock using ASUS GPU boost.

 

For system specs please look at my signature:

Example:

 

With my boost clock at 1301MHz (1291 is standered factory overclock) I received the following scores;

Total- 21808   Graphics- 29997    Physics- 16050    Combined- 8691

 

With my boost clock at 1371MHz I received the following scores;

Total- 20257 (decrease of 1551 points)    Graphics- 26759 (3238 point decrease)     Physics- 15770 (280 point decrease)     Combined- 8457 (234 point decrease)

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8492787

 

I dont have the link to the first set of scores. The only thing I can come up with that would cause a decrease in scores is that I have now added an additional 4k monitor since that first set of scores. Meaning that while performing the benchmarks my system has to produce an additional 8.3M pixels. Is that what is reducing my scores or is it something else?

 

Thanks, JarJar

 

 

 

[Nineshadow]

Only explaination I can find is thermal throttling.

 

That or there's something with the drivers.

[Lays]

That graphics score is absolutely terrible for 2 980 TI's, something is wrong.

 

 

Try a different driver, like 353.62. 

 

 

I was getting that graphics score with 2 970s.

[arronleeds]

That graphics score is absolutely terrible for 2 980 TI's, something is wrong.

 

 

Try a different driver, like 353.62. 

 

 

I was getting that graphics score with 2 970s.

why did you go from 970 sli to a 980 .

[Lays]

why did you go from 970 sli to a 980 .

 

$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[arronleeds]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$

youre crazy .

[jjar35]

Only explaination I can find is thermal throttling.

 

That or there's something with the drivers.

I just cant imagine Im getting any thermal throttling. I had a max temp of 71 degrees on my 980ti's and 62 degrees on my CPU. Any other things to check?

[Lays]

I just cant imagine Im getting any thermal throttling. I had a max temp of 71 degrees on my 980ti's and 62 degrees on my CPU. Any other things to check?

 

 

Try drivers 353.62 like I said previously.

[jjar35]

Try drivers 353.62 like I said previously.

in the process will update

[Lays]

in the process will update

 

 

Another thing that could be wrong is your OC is just barely barely unstable, causing lower score but not crashing the driver.

[Br3tt96]

I had the same issue, but I just went a tad lower on the core clock.

[jjar35]

Another thing that could be wrong is your OC is just barely barely unstable, causing lower score but not crashing the driver.

Single card-       http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8493457

SLI 1st try-         http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8493582

2nd time-           http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8493676     (additional 50MHz on core clock & 50MHz on memory clock)

[Lays]

Single card-       http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8493457

SLI 1st try-         http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8493582

2nd time-           http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8493676     (additional 50MHz on core clock & 50MHz on memory clock)

 

 

Good, it helped

 

You should be able to do like +300 or more on the memory and have it be game stable as well, worth trying atleast

 

Are both your cards hitting 100% or 99% usage during the test as well?  If not, overclocking your CPU a tiny bit more will probably fix that.

[jjar35]

Good, it helped

 

You should be able to do like +300 or more on the memory and have it be game stable as well, worth trying atleast

 

Are both your cards hitting 100% or 99% usage during the test as well?  If not, overclocking your CPU a tiny bit more will probably fix that.

They're both 95%+ I would consider overclocking my CPU more but I'm to scared and inexperienced to start screwing around with voltage control

[jjar35]

Good, it helped

 

You should be able to do like +300 or more on the memory and have it be game stable as well, worth trying atleast

 

Are both your cards hitting 100% or 99% usage during the test as well?  If not, overclocking your CPU a tiny bit more will probably fix that.

oh quick question. How do you know when you should update to a new graphics driver, or stay with the current one?

[Lays]

oh quick question. How do you know when you should update to a new graphics driver, or stay with the current one?

 

 

I usually find a good one, then I stick with it for a while until new drivers w/ new features come out.

 

Then I try the new driver w/ the fancy new stuff, if it's broken/messed up I go back to the drivers that worked great.   Then I wait a few more updates and try the newest ones again.

 

I feel it's the easiest way to avoid headaches.

 

 

 

If you need help OC'ing your CPU, feel free to PM me or @Gofspar or he can come here and help as well.  I'm playing H1Z1 right now or I'd help more