PCMark05 + Windows 7 RC x64

[cbjaust]

Has anyone been able to get PCMark05 to give a score with the Aero interface on?

The 3D test don't run when the Aero interface is on for me. They run fine with the Windows 7 Basic theme but then the 2D Transparent windows score suffers a lot so while I can get a score with it the Basic theme load it scores poorly.

In the full aero mode the bench fails to run the 3D tests.

I get the same slow 2D transparent windows in Windows Server 2003 which is my other operating system. Hardware is Athlon 6000+ and Radeon 4870 1GB.

As an aside, my old GeForce 8800 GTS 640 does not have the slow 2D transparent windows test problem that the Radeon has and indeed I have not been able to better my 8800 GTS 640 PCMark05 score with the 4870. It's 8101 vs 7895 so far.

Anyone had similar issues or found a way to get it work properly?

Cheers

[cbjaust]

Yep, as I said the GeForce works OK but still the 2D Windows test is slow in Windows 7 for me.

However I am more concerned with getting the bench working properly with the ATI 4800 series (my 4870 1GB in particular)

Plus I'd like to see your score with a regular rotating hard drive :)

These are in Windows Server 2003 x86:

G80 8800 GTS 640

http://www.hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=773026 (8101 Marks) (http://www.hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=773026)

RV770 HD 4870 1GB:

http://www.hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=852755 (7895 Marks) (http://www.hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=852755)

and here is an analysis of the above results:

http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~cbjaust/images/4870%20vs%208800%20chart.png

so you can see the 2D tests on the 4870 get pwned by the 8800 GTS on Server 2003 x86. In Windows 7 I can run all the individual tests, just not together in the one run - so no score, but the 2D windows result improves a lot and the Graphics memory test is improves as well and is unaffected by the theme settings so I guess that something.

Cheers

[ej52]

Hi can you guys please tell me how you got PCmark05 running on Win7 RC coz i can't seem to get it working.

[cbjaust]

Hi can you guys please tell me how you got PCmark05 running on Win7 RC coz i can't seem to get it working.

Run as administrator? Have you also installed the Futuremark hotfix?

Cheers

[ej52]

Thx for the reply.

did'nt think of that,thought there was some other trick to get it to work as it runs
when not as administrator and fails 2 tests and scores are considerbly lower.

[vrhunski]

I try to make PCMARK05 test.
I have Windows 7 installed

http://vradovic.googlepages.com/whatisthis.jpg
http://vradovic.googlepages.com/helppcmark05.jpg

I run PCMARK05 as administartor....
For this test 2D 64 lines i just got Black screen for the second and then message skeep and test faild


I have installed
- Windows 7 64bit (Fresh install and reinstall windows 7 RC Build 7100 twice)
- Directx 9c
- Windows media encoder 9
- PCMARK05

NVIDIA DRIVER
Version: 186.18
Release Date: June 18, 2009
Operating System: Windows 7 or Windows Vista (64-bit)
Language: U.S. English
File Size: 111 MB

System spec:
1 x gtx 295 EVGA
x58 Classified

I also try to use standard theme insted of AERO.
PCMARK Vantage and 3DMark work just fine.

Error message:
Test started at: Fri Jul 17 03:57:28 2009
Graphics Memory - 64 lines: Initialization failed.
Test ended at: Fri Jul 17 03:57:36 2009

PCMARK05 version is 1.2.0

I have no idea what to do :(

[vrhunski]

I made small video for my problem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkfhmJXRw58

I really don't know what to do...

[vrhunski]

Nvidia video driver BETA Version: 190.38 WORK !!!! :)

[Strunkenbold]

I wonder how you can obtain a score on an 64Bit system, as 3dmark05 doesnt accept 64bit media encoder and the 32bit one wont install...

[mkultra]

I've used pcmark05 on win 64 with no problems
32bits encoder install fine

2d test is slow as hell too on my 4870
it seems to be the with lastest drivers, i did 20k once and idk i how got it working properly and i can't remember how LOL

[Strunkenbold]

I got it working, still having 64bit media encoder installed. I just had to run PCMark with win vista compatibility mode. ;)

[kitfit1]

I just had to run PCMark with win vista compatibility mode. ;)

Vista 32 or Vista 64 ?

[Strunkenbold]

Im on Win7 64bit.