CPU score particularly low - any suggestions please?

[JamieM 0]

Hello, I have tested my score a few times and my CPU test seems particularly low compared to similar systems.

This is my score:

Verified NovaBench Score: 564

Test run on March 7, 2013 at 06:51
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Intel Xeon E5345 2.33GHz running at 2327 MHz

ATI Radeon HD 5450 GPU

8190 MB System RAM (Score: 147)
- RAM Speed: 2211 MB/s

CPU Tests (Score: 350)
- Floating Point Operations/Second: 101699484
- Integer Operations/Second: 270553272
- MD5 Hashes Generated/Second: 751180

Graphics Tests (Score: 48)
- 3D Frames Per Second: 159

Hardware Tests (Score: 19)
- Primary Partition Capacity: 466 GB
- Drive Write Speed: 26 MB/s

This seems like a similar system but has a much higher CPU result:

Verified NovaBench Score: 733

Test run on January 10, 2012 at 16:15
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

Intel Xeon E5345 2.33GHz running at 2331 MHz

Standard VGA Graphics Adapter GPU

8187 MB System RAM (Score: 150)
- RAM Speed: 2885 MB/s

CPU Tests (Score: 558)
- Floating Point Operations/Second: 203427336
- Integer Operations/Second: 543665640
- MD5 Hashes Generated/Second: 755186

Graphics Tests (Score: 0)
- 3D Frames Per Second: 0

Hardware Tests (Score: 25)
- Primary Partition Capacity: 233 GB
- Drive Write Speed: 92 MB/s

I appreciate this does not give you much information but is there anything you could suggest I could try to increase the CPU score?

Many thanks in advance.

Jamie

[Nathan 71]

Is the score consistently lower?

There are a few things that might be causing this: a process running during the test using CPU, insufficient power supply, CPU running too hot, power settings of the OS, etc. Check some of those first.

[RobinD 0]

Tip's to get the best performance out of your computer before you do your benchmark.

1. Got to Run, type in msconfig

2. Got to Boot tab.

3 Advanced Settings

4. Number of processors

5. Choose whats best for your CPU

6. Unpick the Maximum memory

7. Go to OK, Save and Exit, Reboot system.

Whilst running a benchmark program, best to close all unneeded programs in Task Manager > Ctrl+Alt+Delete and choose Task Manager, click on an item, Right click and End Process.

[JamieM 0]

Nathan & RobinD - many thanks for your input... I will try all of these ideas... very helpful.

Thank you.