Vista SPR (System Performance Rating) Vista Features Discuss Vista SPR (System Performance Rating) in the Windows Vista forums; SPR (System Performance Rating) is a numerical rating (on a scale of 1 to 5) that identifies components that are slowing it down. You can find this rating in the ...

[dazzlin]

SPR (System Performance Rating) is a numerical rating (on a scale of 1 to 5) that identifies components that are slowing it down. You can find this rating in the Vista Control Panel. Nice little feature that I could have used over the last few years.

[Snuffy]

The SPR gives me good ratings all but my FX 5500 Nvidia Video Card... it is only 2.6.... (yes its old but still works) ,
could buy a BETTER Video card if "Vista" did not cost so much...

[Znod]

Originally Posted by dazzlin

SPR (System Performance Rating) is a numerical rating (on a scale of 1 to 5) that identifies components that are slowing it down. You can find this rating in the Vista Control Panel. Nice little feature that I could have used over the last few years.

My new Gateway got a 4.6. I am planning on getting 5+. I think I should be able to do so when directx 10 and compatible cards come out. Actually, I probably could get it with a directx 9 card. My card is, I think, fair to middling.

[Davehc]

It actually goes up to 6. based (by MS) on present hardware performance. Ms hope to improve the top figure as manfacturers , in turn, improve their hardware.
When you say you have been using it for the past few years, are you referring to Vista or something else. I think the Performance rating test was first introduced in 5339 (I think) about february this year.

[crabby]

I think Dazzlin just means that it would have been useful for past performance issues/upgrades... and I agree, this would have been great in XP! It is a useful feature. When you say it goes up to 6, do you mean 6.0 or 5.9 Dave? I get 4.6 like Znod because of my DAMNED processor!!! But I don't need/want a better one for the moment

crabby

[Znod]

I think it actually goes only to 5.9.

[Davehc]

Yes. Your right. Apologies. I misread it. I didn't see the "could" . Yes , I generously rounded the figure up! The drawback in the test is that the figure is based on the worst performer. In my case this is my graphics card and brings me down to a miserable 3.6. My point being, that as I am not a games player using heavy graphics, my (quite high spec) computer still out performs many of my acquaintance, for normal home computer work.

[felix8406]

It appears that most PCs get a gaming graphic rating of 3.6.

[Znod]

Right, same with my laptop--which gets a score of 1.0.

[Davehc]

Well. I dare not mess with my wife's laptop, but I guess they all get a pretty low mark for the graphics card. ? Maybe bad news ahead for the laptop buisness?