I’m running the fastest I5 with 4 cores, 64 bit Windows, 16GB of 1600 mgz ram Corsair RAM, a nice $150 video card (I don’t game wat all) but the HD score keeps my overall number at 5.9

It’s a joke, I just ignore it and run it every once in awhile to amuse myself.

It means nothing, this PC screams

From the article:
“What memory and storage will you need?

The memory is another stunning factor, we tested the fastest memory available running over a triple channel. But the WEI is well known for imposing artificial limits on certain scores, memory being a particularly limiting one. Essentially 5.9 is the highest you can score with less than 4GB of memory and from what we can evaluate, a stunning 8GB will be required to score over 7. And even so it’s going to have to be fast memory to make the grade.”

The HD was the bottleneck at 5.9. An 80GB Intel SSD Boosted the WIE to 7.5….Now the weakest links are the processor and ram, both at 7.5 (12GB of ram still doesn’t put you over the top…By the way, moving from 9GB to 12GB only moved the number from 7.4 to 7.5.) The SSD scores 7.8 and was the most appreciable upgrade, So when they give hard drives a low score…I say they are justified. Buy a small SSD boot drive, You won’t regret it.

Being a Sony, however, there is obviously a price premium for the sex appeal and features. They also come with SSD’s.

The WIE is in the 6′s for all components; 7.4 for the SSD! Wow!! Then, a lackluster 5.9 for the memory! What the heck?? No one at Sony can tell me why. That’s a lot of clams for s system that lacks relative to far less capable and far less costly laptops!

Many bloggers poo-poo the WIE. I don’t think it’s that simple. It IS a test, so has flaws, yes. But, it should give a relatively decent index. More importantly, if it does come up low, doesn’t that, by itself, say something??

I’m stymied….thoughts?

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 7.1
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 7.1
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 7.3
Gaming graphics 2559 MB Total available graphics memory 7.3
Primary hard disk 11GB Free (74GB Total) 7.4

The Hard Drive is an Intel SSD

All other parts have a 7.4 subscore, except for the processor (6.6). I’m going to agree that the WEI should’ve rate the score by an average score, not by the lowest subscore.

I really can’t see how that is possible.

Well done, anyway.

Intel Skulltrail Mainboard (dual processor (both x4) )
2 x Qu880 Extreme quads @ 4.0GHz
8gb OCZ Reaper DDR3 Ram
Seagate 10,000rpm 1tb Hard-drive
3x NVidia 8800gts Overclocked SLI. (board is compatible for 4 but there is not yet any current driver support)
1400watt Power unit

Swifttech water cooling system allowing sustainable over clocking if I wish to do so!

All come in at a steep price of £3500. I was expecting higher, to be honest.