Hey all. Just got around to running 3DMark06 and I'm not sure what to make of the results. I ran the tests at 1024x768 with AA off, Anisotropic level of 1. I have a MSI K8N Neo4 platinum, 2GB Ocz performance ram, amd 3500+ (8x300 - im still tweakin). And my score was 2613. Is this right? Any settings I should change? Thanks in advance.

EDIT: the gpu is a eVga 7800GTX with 256mb ram. sorry bout that.

Where's the gpu?

Yes, that is very low it seems. I used to get ~2400 with AM2 Single Core @ 2.85GHz and a X800GTO2. Run the test @ default settings, and see what you get.

It would help if you posted the scores for the 3d test, cpu, and sm3 test. As well as the details for those. A non dual core cpu is really going to kill and 06 score.

Really really sorry about that. I remeber attaching a txt file with all the info on it. Oh well, here it is:

sorry, I thought i had attached a txt file with all of the info. anywho here it is:

Benchmark
Version 1.1.0
Width 1024
Height 768
Anti-Aliasing None
Anti-Aliasing Quality 0
Texture Filtering Optimal
Anisotropic Level 1
VS Profile 3_0
PS Profile 3_0
Force full precision No
Disable HW shadow mapping No
Disable post-processing No
Force software vertex shader No
Color mipmaps No
Force software FP filtering No
Repeat tests Off
Fixed framerate Off
Comment
3DMark Score 2613 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score 1084
HDR/SM3.0 Score 1049
CPU Score 936
Game Score N/A N/A
GT1 - Return To Proxycon 8.177 FPS SM2.0 Graphics Tests
GT2 - Firefly Forest 9.896 FPS SM2.0 Graphics Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.295 FPS CPU Tests
CPU2 - Red Valley 0.476 FPS CPU Tests
HDR1 - Canyon Flight 8.017 FPS HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
HDR2 - Deep Freeze 12.969 FPS HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
Fill Rate - Single-Texturing 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Fill Rate - Multi-Texturing 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Pixel Shader 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Vertex Shader - Simple 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Vertex Shader - Complex 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Shader Particles (SM3.0) 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Perlin Noise (SM3.0) 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
8 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
32 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
128 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
512 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
2048 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
32768 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
System Info
Version 3.12
CPU Info
Physical Processors 1
Logical Processors 1
Central Processing Units
Central Processing Unit
Manufacturer AMD
Family AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Architecture 64-bit
Internal Clock 2400 MHz
Internal Clock Maximum 2400 MHz
External Clock 44 MHz
Socket Designation Socket 939
Type
Upgrade Socket 939
MultiCore 1 Processor Core
HyperThreadingTechnology N/A
Capabilities MMX, CMov, RDTSC, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, PAE, NX
Version AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+

again, Im very sorry about that.

Turn AA & AF off in the control panel and then run 3DMark06 at
the default settings. You should score between 4000-5000. Or at
least I think that's what my old 7800GTX scored

Thanks for the replies everybody. Well, I ran the tests again at default and here are the results:

Benchmark
Version 1.1.0
Width 1280
Height 1024
Anti-Aliasing None
Anti-Aliasing Quality 0
Texture Filtering Optimal
Anisotropic Level 1
VS Profile 3_0
PS Profile 3_0
Force full precision No
Disable HW shadow mapping No
Disable post-processing No
Force software vertex shader No
Color mipmaps No
Force software FP filtering No
Repeat tests Off
Fixed framerate Off
Comment
3DMark Score 3550 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score 1535
HDR/SM3.0 Score 1683
CPU Score 852
Game Score N/A N/A
GT1 - Return To Proxycon 13.207 FPS SM2.0 Graphics Tests
GT2 - Firefly Forest 12.376 FPS SM2.0 Graphics Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.268 FPS CPU Tests
CPU2 - Red Valley 0.434 FPS CPU Tests
HDR1 - Canyon Flight 14.294 FPS HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
HDR2 - Deep Freeze 19.373 FPS HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
Fill Rate - Single-Texturing 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Fill Rate - Multi-Texturing 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Pixel Shader 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Vertex Shader - Simple 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Vertex Shader - Complex 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Shader Particles (SM3.0) 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
Perlin Noise (SM3.0) 0.000 N/A N/A Feature Tests
8 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
32 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
128 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
512 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
2048 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
32768 Triangles 0.000 N/A N/A Batch Size Tests
System Info
Version 3.12
CPU Info
Physical Processors 1
Logical Processors 1
Central Processing Units
Central Processing Unit
Manufacturer AMD
Family AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Architecture 64-bit
Internal Clock 2400 MHz
Internal Clock Maximum 2400 MHz
External Clock 44 MHz
Socket Designation Socket 939
Type
Upgrade Socket 939
MultiCore 1 Processor Core
HyperThreadingTechnology N/A
Capabilities MMX, CMov, RDTSC, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, PAE, NX
Version AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+

This gave me a score of 3550 3dmarks, sm2.0 : 1535, HDR/SM3.0: 1683, CPU Score: 852. This isnt quite 4000-5000 as you said, slaymate but is it an acceptable score? Thanks again.

Seems like every time I reboot, the score gets higher. Here are the latest results:

Benchmark
Version 1.1.0
Width 1280
Height 1024
Anti-Aliasing None
Anti-Aliasing Quality 0
Texture Filtering Optimal
Anisotropic Level 1
VS Profile 3_0
PS Profile 3_0
Force full precision No
Disable HW shadow mapping No
Disable post-processing No
Force software vertex shader No
Color mipmaps No
Force software FP filtering No
Repeat tests Off
Fixed framerate Off
Comment
3DMark Score 3975 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score 1837
HDR/SM3.0 Score 1819
CPU Score 915
Game Score N/A N/A
GT1 - Return To Proxycon 14.720 FPS SM2.0 Graphics Tests
GT2 - Firefly Forest 15.894 FPS SM2.0 Graphics Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.287 FPS CPU Tests
CPU2 - Red Valley 0.466 FPS CPU Tests
HDR1 - Canyon Flight 16.359 FPS HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
HDR2 - Deep Freeze 20.027 FPS HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests
Fill Rate - Single-Texturing 5021.010 MTexels/s Feature Tests
Fill Rate - Multi-Texturing 10849.977 MTexels/s Feature Tests
Pixel Shader 201.900 FPS Feature Tests
Vertex Shader - Simple 163.077 MVertices/s Feature Tests
Vertex Shader - Complex 45.396 MVertices/s Feature Tests
Shader Particles (SM3.0) 16.254 FPS Feature Tests
Perlin Noise (SM3.0) 43.444 FPS Feature Tests
8 Triangles 2.724 MTriangles/s Batch Size Tests
32 Triangles 8.641 MTriangles/s Batch Size Tests
128 Triangles 27.473 MTriangles/s Batch Size Tests
512 Triangles 68.276 MTriangles/s Batch Size Tests
2048 Triangles 99.580 MTriangles/s Batch Size Tests
32768 Triangles 116.107 MTriangles/s Batch Size Tests
System Info
Version 3.12
CPU Info
Physical Processors 1
Logical Processors 1
Central Processing Units
Central Processing Unit
Manufacturer AMD
Family AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Architecture 64-bit
Internal Clock 2400 MHz
Internal Clock Maximum 2400 MHz
External Clock 44 MHz
Socket Designation Socket 939
Type
Upgrade Socket 939
MultiCore 1 Processor Core
HyperThreadingTechnology N/A
Capabilities MMX, CMov, RDTSC, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, PAE, NX
Version AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+

Now I got a score of 3975 3dmarks, SM2.0: 1837, HDR/SM3.0: 1819, CPU: 915. Hmm, maybe if I keep rebooting I can get to 20 000 3dmarks lol! This is close enough to the expected range that slaymate set, and thats good enough for me. thanks again for putting up with my questions, I really appreciate it.

If you keep adjusting and playing with it you'll score even higher
I bet :-) But you don't want to play your games at the same settings.
While running benchies and getting a high score is fun, your best bet
is to adjust it to your games and set up some custom profiles :-)

Make sure cool n' quiet's off as well.