P8Z77-V Deluxe & Corsair 16GB RAM

[PepperNinja]

Hello,

Recently I got a new pc.
I went for a P8Z77-V Deluxe, Intel i7-3770k, Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 and 2x evga 670 FTW's.

When I ran a 3dmark11 test I noticed my score was about 2.5 - 3k below average.

I also saw my ram was running @ 667 Mhz.

Since my mobo and ram should both support 1600 Mhz I was a bit surprised.

I checked the bios settings and changed the ram settings to XMP.
Cpu-z is showing dram frequency of 800 Mhz and spd max bandwidth of 667 Mhz.
3dmark11 is still showing it @ 667 Mhz.

Is this normal?

And what about the below average result with 3dmark?

Any help would be appreciated!

[HiVizMan]

If CPUz is showing your frequency at 800MHz then your ram is running spot on.

As to your 3DMark score - how do you determine what is average? Most of the results posted on the orb are from overclocked systems my friend.