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    Super Pi question on new Dell 1520

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bobcat61, Aug 31, 2007.

  1. bobcat61

    bobcat61 Newbie

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    I ran Super Pi on my new Dell 1520 (2.2 GHz T7500, GeForce 8600M GT, 160G x 7200RPM drive, 2Gb RAM, etc, etc) fresh out of the box with nothing other then McAfee turned on. It ran 62 seconds (2 x 10^6 places). So-so but not great.

    I then went about loading software such as CamoScan and Photoshop 4 etc along with setting up 3 accounts and associated emails etc. I thought what to heck I'll run Super Pi again and see what it does. Interestingly, it buzzed out a run at 54 seconds. I consider that reasonably respective.

    Being a relative computer illiterate, I have to ask what gives? Why would S-Pi run 13% faster after adding the stuff I mentioned above. Why would it run faster anyway?

    BobCat
     
    bobcat61, Aug 31, 2007
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  2. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    I assume you have Vista? It's possible that Vista was busy indexing the first time you ran it, and had slowed down by the second time.
     
    odin243, Aug 31, 2007
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    bobcat61 Newbie

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    Yes, I have Vista Premium. As I recall, all was quiet when I ran both times.

    BobCat
     
    bobcat61, Aug 31, 2007
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    TuxDude Notebook Deity

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    Also it may be due to Speedstep.... The processor might not have been running at the full speed the first time you ran Super PI but the next time it might have stepped up its clock freq ;)
     
    TuxDude, Aug 31, 2007
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    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    What type of SuperPI? 1MB? 2MB?
     
    ps2cho, Aug 31, 2007
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  6. bobcat61

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    See above. 2 x 10^6.

    BobCat
     
    bobcat61, Sep 4, 2007
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    Mr_Pat Notebook Guru

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    2 x (10^6) = 2 000 000
     
    Mr_Pat, Sep 5, 2007
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    Same thing happened with me last night. My Super Pi ran at 1 min 32 secs, then later it was 58 secs.
     
    thedon, Oct 24, 2007
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    that is normal
     
    gridtalker, Oct 24, 2007
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