topic Windows Experience Index low in Solid State Drives (NAND)

Windows Experience Index low

PHopk — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:22:38 GMT

Hello,

Today I have noticed that windows is reporting my WEI Score as 5.9 for my SSD.

Previously this has been arround 7.7.

Nothing has changed in my PC, Does anyone know what could cause this?

HDD: Intel 320 120GB [SSDSASCW12]

Can anyone help?

Re: Windows Experience Index low

Jose_H_Intel1 — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 18:10:59 GMT

Please note that Windows* Experience Index rating is a Microsoft* feature, rather than a benchmark standard. Still, you may optimize your drive with the Intel® SSD Toolbox and run the assessment again.

Also note that WEI rating for Windows* Vista is limited to 5.9. You may contact Microsoft* for further assistance.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/achieving-a-perfect-windows-experience-index-score-in-windows-7 Achieving a perfect Windows Experience Index score in Windows 7

Re: Windows Experience Index low

PHopk — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:11:07 GMT

Hi Joe,

Yes I understand the "Windows Experience Index" is a windows feature.

But nothing has changed in my system since I installed the SSD where i was getting a 7.7 score.

But now I have been given a 5.6.

I have the SSD Toolbox but based on the AS-SSD and the HD-Tune would you say there is anything wrong with the drive? Could it be that MS have moved the margin as better disks have been released?

Re: Windows Experience Index low

Jose_H_Intel1 — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:33:22 GMT

I am not familiar with such benchmark tools; in order to get proper results it is necessary to run an incompressible data benchmark test (such as http://www.iometer.org/ Iometer, http://www.attotech.com/disk-benchmark/ ATTO). You may also run the full diagnostic from the Intel® SSD Toolbox.

Based on the FAQ from the article above it is possible for the WEI score to go down but it is unclear if this only happens with a new operating system. I would recommend contacting Microsoft* for this question.

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