Rate the test difficulty.

There is another thread like this "upstairs" in the MCSE section, so lets do one here.

Scale of 1-10, the higher the number the more difficult the exam

71-680
70-620
70-621
70-622
70-640
70-642
70-643
70-646
70-647
70-649
(add yours in if they pertain, I cant remember all the designations for the upgrades)

Mine are

70-620 - 5
70-622 - 7.5
71-680 - 7
70-640 - 7.5

70-652 - 3

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PC509

70-620 : 5
70-623 : 6
71-680 : 7

SRTMCSE

70-649: 6.5

vCole

70-621: 6.5

the 70-622 portion of the exam is the hardest.

Jordus

bumpage.

updated my post for 640.

Tyrant1919

270: 5
290: 5
291: 5
293: 6
294: 5
298: 7
299: 10
620: 1
622: 3
649: 4
647: 3
236: 8

A+: 1
Net+: 1
Svr+: 6
Sec+: 5

I figured 299 was my hardest exam, 620 and A+ and Net+ were my easiest.

undomiel

70-649 - 5
70-647 - 4
70-620 - 1.5

Graham_84

620 = 2
649 = 7

badboyeee

bump

Todd Burrell

70-298 7
70-299 7
70-649 8

70-290 4
70-291 4
70-293 9
70-294 9

LCA

Here's mine (in the order in which I passed):

680 = 6.5
642 = 6.5
640 = 7
643 = 7.75
647 = 8

za3bour

680 = 7
642 = 6
640 = 6
646 = 9
643 = 7

Zentraedi

There are some other factors that should be taken into account.

For example, some exams can seem incredibly hard or fairly easy depending on whether you've taken other exams. So, the order in which you take exams has a definite affect on perceived difficulty.

Another issue is whether you mean actually passing the exam is easy or the questions themselves are easy to do. You could have simple rote trivia and just miss enough not to pass or you could have complex, convoluted scenarios that are to figure out.

earweed

70-620 4
70- 640 6
70-642 7
70-643 9

Povilas

I think it's subjective. Exams are always easy if you know subject well.
For me:
70-640 = 8
70-642 = 6
70-646 = 5
70-680 = 8

EasternCape Girl

70-680 = 5
70-640 = 8
70-642 = 5
70-643 = 8

DirtyWilly

70-270 = 4
70-290 = 5
70-291 = 6
70-293 = 7
70-294 = 8
70-298 = 10+ (Haven't passed yet, brutal)

Security+ = 5.5

MeatCatalogue

I'll weigh in so far:

A+ (2001, the era of ISA, dipswitches and low res picture deciphering): 8
Net+ (2001): 6
CCNA (2001, 2004): 7
83-640 (simulation version, 2010): 8
70-642: 6
70-643: 10
70-680: 5
70-647: Not yet taken, will update when complete

Peterm44

70-620 - 2
70-270 - 5
70-290 - 5
70-291 - 7
70-640 - 6.5

sratakhin

70-290 - 2
70-291 - 3
70-680 - 7
70-642 - 5
70-640 - 9

ahphoto

A+: 1
Net+: 1
Sec+: 2
680: 6
640: 6
642: 5
646: pending