Question about Windows Experience Index. Please browse

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layhoma

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Here are the index points from my desktop. I just want to know if having a low data transfer rate has anything to do with impeding my speed in programs such as video codec transcoding, video editing or simply opening an app. Nothing else matters. :confused:

SCALE 1.0 to 7.9

Processors: Calculation per second 7.6

Memory (Ram): Memory Operation per second 7.6

Graphics: Desktop Performance for Aero 5.3

Gaming Graphics: Gaming Graphics Performance 6.6

Primary Hard Disk: Disk Data Transfer Rate 5.9
 
First off, the Windows UEI is pointless. It doesn't really mean anything.

Second, when using a mechanical hard drive, the score for data transfer rate is capped at 5.9. In order to get past that you need an SSD.

But like I said, the Windows UEI is pointless.
 
voyagerfan99 said:
First off, the Windows UEI is pointless. It doesn't really mean anything.

Second, when using a mechanical hard drive, the score for data transfer rate is capped at 5.9. In order to get past that you need an SSD.

But like I said, the Windows UEI is pointless.
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WoW ! Thanks for the heads up! I just upgraded my PC from an aged dual core to an i5 quad and although the processor is much faster, but the reading from the transfer rate hasn't really budged. I suppose the reading is unreliable? Someone told me in here that if I have a similar hard disc the speed regardless of a faster chip would change very little so I wanted to know if I was duped into buying this new PC since performance wise it isn't as fast as I thought it should be. Not gaming but just some clipping and transcoding. :eek:
 
Your CPU is way better than your old one, which is the main component used in video editing. So yes, you made a good choice.
 
The disk transfer rate is dependent on the hard drive, so upgrading the processor, video card, etc. won't make a difference. To improve the disk transfer rate, you'd want to upgrade from a traditional hard drive to a solid state drive.
 
^ Then your processor will be able to render as fast as possible and not slow down when it can't write to the disk..
 
voyagerfan99 said:
Your CPU is way better than your old one, which is the main component used in video editing. So yes, you made a good choice.
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Much appreciated for following all my posts (plural). All of you have answered all my queries and now I have full closure and sleep better at night. :good:
 
Most mechanical drives top out around 5.9 on WEI.

As stated though, WEI is pretty useless.
 
If you want to max it out, and get the fastest video encoding, an SSD like the Samsung 840 EVO, or something by Crucial, SanDisk, Mushkin, Kingston, or Intel would be a good option
 
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