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Achieve a lower Cinebench R23 rating with XMP activated compared to the standard setting.

Achieve a lower Cinebench R23 rating with XMP activated compared to the standard setting.

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PixelatedKirby
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04-01-2022, 06:13 PM
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I just upgraded my RAM and tested cinebench r23 before applying XMP, just to see the impact on performance. I recorded a score of 10970 with the BIOS set to default, and 10850 when XMP was enabled. I understand the improvement isn't massive, but I thought XMP should boost the score at least slightly. Do you have any thoughts on what might be affecting this? Or maybe it's just normal behavior—cinebench r23 doesn’t always account for RAM speed. My system runs at 2666MHz with default settings, and with XMP it goes up to 3600MHz and higher speeds. The specs I have are: CPU 5600, Motherboard MSI B550-A Pro, 2x16GB Crucial Ballistix at 3600MHz.
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PixelatedKirby
04-01-2022, 06:13 PM #1

I just upgraded my RAM and tested cinebench r23 before applying XMP, just to see the impact on performance. I recorded a score of 10970 with the BIOS set to default, and 10850 when XMP was enabled. I understand the improvement isn't massive, but I thought XMP should boost the score at least slightly. Do you have any thoughts on what might be affecting this? Or maybe it's just normal behavior—cinebench r23 doesn’t always account for RAM speed. My system runs at 2666MHz with default settings, and with XMP it goes up to 3600MHz and higher speeds. The specs I have are: CPU 5600, Motherboard MSI B550-A Pro, 2x16GB Crucial Ballistix at 3600MHz.

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Hydroforce33
Senior Member
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04-01-2022, 09:06 PM
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Ensure no other CPU tasks are active while testing. Perform the same check on the alternative system as well. Focus on the result rather than the score.
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Hydroforce33
04-01-2022, 09:06 PM #2

Ensure no other CPU tasks are active while testing. Perform the same check on the alternative system as well. Focus on the result rather than the score.

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Zyu_UY
Member
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04-02-2022, 01:08 AM
#3
I performed them both roughly five minutes after startup without interacting, meaning they should be identical. However, it might be wise to run additional checks just in case something was active during the XMP test.
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Zyu_UY
04-02-2022, 01:08 AM #3

I performed them both roughly five minutes after startup without interacting, meaning they should be identical. However, it might be wise to run additional checks just in case something was active during the XMP test.

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OgE_Twitch
Junior Member
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04-03-2022, 01:40 AM
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the variation is minimal and comfortably inside the acceptable range for Cinebench; it doesn’t appear to focus much on memory speeds at first glance
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OgE_Twitch
04-03-2022, 01:40 AM #4

the variation is minimal and comfortably inside the acceptable range for Cinebench; it doesn’t appear to focus much on memory speeds at first glance

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logellpa
Junior Member
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04-03-2022, 05:16 PM
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Here’s the answer you were looking for. You can now feel more at ease.
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logellpa
04-03-2022, 05:16 PM #5

Here’s the answer you were looking for. You can now feel more at ease.