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[OldManDeath]

Thought I would ask people what their Windows Experience Index is for people running Vista. 

Mine is 4.8.

[Ryan Wagner]

5.2

http://tech.cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/Vista/VistaWorksForYou/WindowsExperienceIndex.jpg

[OldManDeath]

Hmmm, processor and memory is what is killing my score.  I am curious as to what processor you have and what type and amount of RAM.

[Ryan Wagner]

2GB of RAM and an AMD X2 5000 processor.

[Darshan]

2.3, but that's only because of my old hard drive. I'm just installing one later tonight so it will be much faster. My score would be 4.4.

My highest score is 5.9.

[OldManDeath]

I am a little disappointed in my CPU and RAM scores.  I have 2GB of RAM, but my score is much lower than Ryan's.  I suspect that either Ryan's RAM is a better type with faster timings, or he has his overclocked.

Ryan's CPU has me curious also, but I guess it is probably because his has a higher clock rate than mine.  I believe I will have to up mine to an Athlon FX in the future instead of my AMD 64 X2 3800+.

[xpgeek]

Replied to this this morning and now its gone, probly due to the server switch. But anyway.

Mine was a 4.2, and then changed to 4.1 for some reason when I refreshed it. My lowest score is my video card, everything else is at least a 5.

[OldManDeath]

My lowest score is my processor.  Second lowest is my RAM.

I wonder what the max point value is?

[Ashley Wagner]

I was also wondering what the highest possible score is as well.  Originally, Ryan and I both thought it was 5... until the 5.2 came up...

[Richard]

Interpreting your score

When reviewing your system's base score, the WEI benchmarks are based on the integer portion of your score. That is, scores aren't rounded to the integer but simply remove the decimal. For example, base scores of either 3.2 or 3.8 are both considered a WEI of 3. The benchmark interpretations for these WEI ratings are as follows:
Score   What can you expect from Windows Vista and your software applications?   What can you effectively use your computer to do?

1. You can expect basic performance. The computer meets Windows Vista minimum requirements.
Work with productivity applications, such as Microsoft Office, Web browsers, e-mail or instant messaging (IM) applications, or play simple games.

2. You may begin to experience enhanced performance capabilities of Windows Vista, such as Windows Aero capabilities.
Run the same applications as the previous level but with better performance.

3. Windows Aero will typically be enabled automatically on computers with this rating. If you see a Windows Premium logo on a new computer, this is the lowest rating that computer can have.Run all applications from previous levels as well as some graphical games and most Media Center applications.

4.This is considered a high-end computer.
Run all applications from previous levels with excellent performance as well as high-definition video. The computer can also effectively work with high-definition monitors or multiple monitors.

5. This computer currently has the highest performance level available in the personal computer market.
Run all items from previous levels as well as ultra-rich graphics, three-dimensional modeling, and high-performance applications such as high-end multimedia.

So 5 is the highest

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[xpgeek]

Really, cause my highest score is hard disk transfer rate at a 5.3

[Richard]

Really, cause my highest score is hard disk transfer rate at a 5.3

I assume Microsoft mean theres no 6 but theres 5.x

[OldManDeath]

This would mean that my 5.9's are the very highest that you can achieve then.  So I really need to look into a new CPU and better memory then. 

[OldManDeath]

Now after looking at that source where wipeout140 got his information, it says that RAM is based on amount.  It also states in the chart that 4.5 is the highest number you can achieve.  I know that to be false because mine is a 4.9, and I know Ryan's was over 5.  So with that, how can we believe that her article is true?

She did not give enough detail either.

[OldManDeath]

I did some searching on Microsoft's website and found the following:

WEI scores currently range from 1 to 5.9. Your computer's base score (as you can see in the image) is taken from the lowest of the five subscores, because the slowest or least-powerful hardware component must be considered for performance limitations.

Note: If your lowest subscore is one-tenth of a point below the next integer, Windows Vista may take that into account and round your score. For example, if your lowest subscore is a 2.9, depending on the other subscores, your base score may be 3.0.

That said, a computer base score of 1.0 doesn't mean that you have a bad computer or that you shouldn't use Windows Vista. It means that you should experience Windows Vista basic functionality along with acceptable performance of common productivity programs, such as those in Microsoft Office. A higher score represents a computer that's capable of higher performance and of running programs that demand more system resources. The WEI doesn't just refer to the level of performance you can expect from Windows Vista, but the performance you can expect from the various programs you run on Windows Vista, such as productivity programs, multimedia programs, or games. So, the score you need depends entirely on the way you want to use your computer.

Note: Considering how often computer technology changes, you may wonder how rating values will change as new hardware capabilities become available. So that the score you see today has the same meaning at any point in your computer's lifetime, Microsoft will increase the top end of the rating scale as new hardware innovations become available. For example, the top end of the WEI score range by this time next year might be 8.0 instead of the current 5.9 to accommodate the availability of more advanced computer hardware. So, if I happen to still be using the same computer at that time without having made any hardware changes, my base score would still be 2.2.

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So currently the highest score is 5.9, with the possibility of going higher in the future.