What kind of firestrike ultra score deems a computer worthy for 4k gaming?

[Fghy60]

Ive searched everywhere and cant find an answer

[UL_Jarnis]

For Fire Strike Extreme and Ultra I'd use the rule of thumb that a 3DMark score of 4000 points would mean the system can play games at that resolution (1440p for Extreme, 4K for Ultra) and 8000 points would mean that you can probably max out the settings in most games.

(assumes you do not have a wildly "imbalaced" setup with very slow CPU paired with very fast GPU)

[Fghy60]

Originally posted by FM_Jarnis:

For Fire Strike Extreme and Ultra I'd use the rule of thumb that a 3DMark score of 4000 points would mean the system can play games at that resolution (1440p for Extreme, 4K for Ultra) and 8000 points would mean that you can probably max out the settings in most games.

(assumes you do not have a wildly "imbalaced" setup with very slow CPU paired with very fast GPU)

I run a i7-4810mq with two gtx 980ms? this wouldn't be imbalanced correct?

[Astori Heichalot]

Originally posted by Fghy60:

Originally posted by FM_Jarnis:

For Fire Strike Extreme and Ultra I'd use the rule of thumb that a 3DMark score of 4000 points would mean the system can play games at that resolution (1440p for Extreme, 4K for Ultra) and 8000 points would mean that you can probably max out the settings in most games.

(assumes you do not have a wildly "imbalaced" setup with very slow CPU paired with very fast GPU)

I run a i7-4810mq with two gtx 980ms? this wouldn't be imbalanced correct?

benchmark is for you to know "how far" your setup can go on maximum stress tests possible.
not something to measure "how well" your setup can game.

benchmark is benchmark, nothing else, do not get those numbers dictate you or make you think you need upgrades only to improve the score

[UL_Jarnis]

Originally posted by Fghy60:

Originally posted by FM_Jarnis:

For Fire Strike Extreme and Ultra I'd use the rule of thumb that a 3DMark score of 4000 points would mean the system can play games at that resolution (1440p for Extreme, 4K for Ultra) and 8000 points would mean that you can probably max out the settings in most games.

(assumes you do not have a wildly "imbalaced" setup with very slow CPU paired with very fast GPU)

I run a i7-4810mq with two gtx 980ms? this wouldn't be imbalanced correct?

Seems fine to me.

"Imbalanced" would be something fairly silly like a low end Core i3 paired with multiple GTX 980s.

[Fghy60]

Originally posted by Astori Heichalot:

Originally posted by Fghy60:

I run a i7-4810mq with two gtx 980ms? this wouldn't be imbalanced correct?

benchmark is for you to know "how far" your setup can go on maximum stress tests possible.
not something to measure "how well" your setup can game.

benchmark is benchmark, nothing else, do not get those numbers dictate you or make you think you need upgrades only to improve the score

The point was i didnt have any way to tell what was considered a high score, or a low score. A number is just a number without context