This is the game-changer. The fixed calculator now runs a 3-second thermal simulation. It asks:
Accounts for approximately 85% of the total score. Upgrading your GPU is the fastest way to "brute force" a higher score.
| Problem | Fix | |--------|-----| | Score too low with high-end CPUs | Use instead of all-core clock | | Overclocking not affecting score | Add +50 MHz = +2.5% GPU score scaling | | RAM speed ignored | DDR5-6000 adds 8% to CPU score | | SLI/Crossfire not calculating | Second GPU adds only 40–60% of first GPU's score |