Windows 10: Bring back Windows Experience Index!

what could u do on the desktop in windows 7 that you couldn't do on the desktop in windows 8.1? im talking about the desktop not the start screen/menu.

 

One thing has always puzzled me about the WEI scores, what determines the business graphics performance?

My graphics cards have all gotten significantly higher games ratings than business ratings (~1/3 higher).

 

Business Graphics is 2D graphics, Games Graphics is 3D.

 

In 2010 I built 4 new systems all moderately powerful and there was no way I was buying an SSD at 2010 prices. Last year was the first year prices became mainstream and I have one in most of my 9 PC's now. Your opinion is ill informed.
WEI is actually run during set up as part of the configuration set up in 7, and 8.1 and the scores can still be read by the third party software. If the score changes you can investigate if something is failing. A large amount of information can be gleaned from the scores if you know where and what to look at. Oh see what I did you are ill informed again.

Windows System Assessment Tool - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

When you add together all 4 of the "Show us Your WEI" threads posted at 7 forums you get 8709 postings which is mind boggling as to why this would be an unpopular function.

 

the scored could change just from you updating drivers. the point is that the info that wei gave isnt very useful. and if you have failing hardware you will have obvious signs without the need for wei.

 

It still seems weird to me that a 3D engine has better performance rendering "3D" than 2D.

 

Why? A 3D engine has a powerful co-processor. 2D is rendered by the CPU which is busy doing other things as well.

 

You are not the everyday computer user. You must put things into perspective. We are enthusiasts and WEI gives the average user and experts a Point Of Reference. Geeeeez Loueeeez!

 

Aha!

I assumed that the graphics card was in charge of the graphics. *Redface

 

WEI has always been just a subjective benchmark. As with all benchmarks, it does not really mean anything. However benchmarks are fun for enthusiast. Check out the benchmark threads on sevenforums

Benchmarks - Windows 7 Help Forums

Everything from your CPU, GPU, and RAM performance can be measured. Even browsers are compared. While day to day use of a computer use does not justify benchmarking, we all know we want to get as much out of our systems as we can.

Each benchmark can give an indication of what you can expect from certain hardware, gives a basis of comparison and helps in choosing which components to buy.

 

Well, in some cases, 2D is actually "accelerated" by the 3D engine. For instance, WPF uses the 3D processor to do this. But it's still 2D in the end, the 3D is just helping it along.

 

i was mad when they took away the rating system, i loved showing off my score lol

 

As a long time overclocker, I have used many benchmark programs and found many limitations with them but WEI gives you squat in terms of benchmarking. Even "regular" (and much more comprehensive ) benchmarks are not full show of computers (and component) capabilities, First, most of them are biased to one or other make of system, specially benchmarks for particular CPU or GPU, heavily stacked in favor of one make, even for subtypes of same model.
Second, only same version of a benchmark program, using on same HW while checking drivers or OCing can give you accurate results, even subtle changes in a benchmark program can change the way it's performing.
Third, I have seen many computer /benchmark/game combinations give conflicting results. Benchmark can give you fantastic scores but a particular game could drag as a snail and vice verso.
I have yet to see WEI give a top score even with SSDs in RAID 0 which is lightning fast comparing to single SSD let alone HDD. Wander what does it take to satisfy WEI to give a top score ? Difference between a HDD and SSD is barely couple of points but we all know what real difference is in normal use.
WEI is also so coarse as a benchmark that even comparing two computers looses any meaning. Using lowest score to determine a computer's performance is as ludicrous as comparing two cars by performance of their radios.

 

I have to concur with the Count on all counts...

I played with the idea of writing a universal app (mainly as XAML can provide really cool aesthetics) using Winsat but realised it's not worth the effort - If it were, I'm sure MS would have revived it by now... the component is still there after all.