Check it out. Am I special or does everyone get 5.9? (5.9 is the highest score http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/Help/60d9b045-e2fe-4f7a-9111-e2f2222851991033.mspx)
It's probably not too hard to get that score any more. Win7 bumped the maximum up to 7.9 I think - that's quite a lot tougher to get, if it's even possible yet. My hard disk still constrains it to 5.9. (Highest subscore is 7.5 for the memory.)
The highest you can get on windows 7 is indeed 7.9, im at 5.9 right now due to disk transfer rate. Processor - 7.2 Memory (Ram) - 7.2 Graphics - 6.4 Gaming Graphics - 6.4 Primary Hard Disk - 5.9
5.9 is the highest rating a normal hard drive can get. In order to get higher, you need a Solid State drive.