Help on low 3d Mark 05 score.

I can seem to get past 4900 on 3dMark05 running default testing parameters.
I am using the 3d Marl 05 profile in the Nvidia control panel applet. Image quality set to performance. CPU Z shows my CPU is at full. I am using 81.94 drivers. I using AVG for anti-Virus (NO Norton). My score for my wife's DIY rig with AMD x2 4400 and Geforce 7800 GTX and lesser drivers with no OC is over 7k. Shouldn't this lappy break 7k as well?






CPU-Z Report

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CPU-Z version 1.31.


CPU(s)
Number of CPUs 2

CPU#1 APIC ID = 0
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Code Name Toledo
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+
Family / Model / Stepping F 3 2
Extended Family / Model F 23
Brand ID 5
Package Socket 939
Core Stepping JH-E6
Technology 90 nm
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, Extended MMX, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
CPU Clock Speed 2400.0 MHz
Clock multiplier x 12.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 200.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Instruction Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Cache 1024 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 2400.0 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 128 bits

CPU#2 APIC ID = 1
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Code Name Toledo
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+
Family / Model / Stepping F 3 2
Extended Family / Model F 23
Brand ID 5
Package Socket 939
Core Stepping JH-E6
Technology 90 nm
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, Extended MMX, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
CPU Clock Speed 2400.0 MHz
Clock multiplier x 12.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 200.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Instruction Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Cache 1024 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 2400.0 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 128 bits



Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer CLEVO
Motherboard model D900K, VT8341B
BIOS vendor Phoenix
BIOS revision 4.06CJ15
BIOS release date 12/06/2005
Chipset VIA K8T890 rev. 00
Southbridge VIA VT8237 rev. 00




Memory
DRAM Type DDR-SDRAM
DRAM Size 2048 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 171.4 MHz
FSBRAM CPU/14
CAS# Latency 3.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge 3 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 8 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (TRC) 11 clocks
DRAM Idle Timer 16 clocks
# of memory modules 2
Module 0 Corsair DDR-SDRAM PC3200 - 1024 MBytes
Module 1 Corsair DDR-SDRAM PC3200 - 1024 MBytes



Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX version 9.0c

I do see drastic up and down frame rate issues. How do I set the CPU to just be steady?

Damn, my scores suck I think do the the CPU throttling up and down. How can I turn off fooking Cool N Quiet. I see frame rates drop from 30s to single digits then back up. Arg.

Yes it normally is. The BIOS seems to be stripped of much of what should be there.

I have always on. Does not help.

I ran the tests with AMD monitors and the CPU speed appears ok. The second proc utilization drops wayyyy down when the FPS drops in 3dMark 05 (which is what is causing the shitty scores). The AMD Cool N Quiet monitor does not indicate any abnormal activity other than the second proc drop in utilization.

I think this may be a case of a new proc/mobo being on the market (frustrations of beign an earlier adopter, sure it will be resolved). I would like to verify others have same issue or if not what settings they use.

I installed the new video card and my scored jumped to 6722!!! Woot. That is all defaults, no OC.
Mild GPU OC gets me 7607.