GTX 670 3DMark Vantage+PCI Express Issue

[Hyplex]

Hello,

I ran a 3DMark Vantage on my GTX 670 and recieved a GPU score of P33,000, is it alright?

On a different topic, my card only runs @ x8 instead of x16. Only when I disable the USB 3.0 Turbo Boost it starts to run @ it's supposed x16. Anyone knows what does the PCI lane have to do with it?

Motherboard is Gigabyte Z68X-UD4.

Thanks.

[TeKraken]

I've seen higher and I've seen lower.
I guess it depends which brand and your other system components.
Isn't there a comparison bit on the 3dM website?

USB turbo boost done Gigabyte style, I dont know if it's the same across all boards.

http://www.overclockers.com/usb-30-t...byte-ud3r-ud6/

There are two ways that our USB/SATA 3.0 works: one way is Turbo mode where it uses PCI-E lanes to communicate directly with the CPU for best performance. The other way is through the P55 chipset where it is limited to PCI-E gen 1 speed (2.5Gb/s) – when turbo mode is disabled. The point is that Gigabyte P55A boards are all about options: we provide options for the user to decide if he wants 5Gb/s SSUSB for high-speed backup or if he prefers SLI/CFX while still enjoying USB/SATA 3.0 – albeit at a lower speed. And in auto mode the system will decide for the user, i.e. if there is a 2nd VGA card then SLI/CF takes precedence, but if there is only 1 VGA card and a device is plugged into a USB/SATA 3.0 slot then superspeed data transfer takes precedence.

Key to our design is the DMI bus (10Gb/s) between the CPU and P55 chipset because any device that is connected to the chipset (audio card, RAID sub-system, even the drive with your OS) will have to share that bus. So if you’re loading the chipset’s SATA, USB 2.0 and PCI-E bandwidth then it makes sense to use Turbo mode. Adding a bridge chip (such as the PLX chip) doesn’t provide extra DMI bus bandwidth, so there is a potential bottle neck!”
- source in Gigabyte Co. Ltd.

[Hyplex]

I've disabled the USB Turbo Mode and it seems to be working @ x16, so according to the article that was an ordinary issue and not just a faulty mobo?

The card is a Gygabyte GTX 670 Windforce. I also flashed it to F4 because it was said to be having issues with former versions of the BIOS. Is it a reasonable score? Btw, whats the average score of a GTX 580? I'm using my iPhone and 3Dmark's website doesnt work very well with it apparently.

Sorry for all the questions, I'm not as tech savvy as I used to be.

[rotNdude]

Search and compare results
One of the most common questions from users after running a benchmark is “Is my score OK?” The 3DMark online service lets you browse, search and compare results from millions of other users. In addition, every time you submit a result you will see a simple chart showing how your score compares to those from others with similar hardware.

http://www.3dmark.com/3dmarkvantage

[Hyplex]

Can't access that site mate, shows me a grey background.

What about the pci lane thingy?

[HJP]

Originally Posted by Hyplex

What about the pci lane thingy?

According to what TeKraken posted, that seems like normal behavior for Gigabyte boards. When superspeed is turned on, it uses up PCIE lanes for increased speed. You shouldn't really see any performance difference using 8x anyway. It will be 3-4% slower which is like 1-2 fps.

[Hyplex]

Alright, thanks.

What about the 580/670 Vantage scores?