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    Bad Super Pi Results?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by J-Bytes, Oct 7, 2007.

  1. J-Bytes

    J-Bytes I am CanadiEEEn NBR Reviewer

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    On a review of the Vostro 1500 w/a 1.6GHz proc a 1m06s time was achieved calculating to 2m. I did it with my Asus G2s-A1 w/a 2.2Ghz proc (see sig) and got 1m42s @2m. I had no backround programs running. What does this mean?
     
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    The time for the 1.6GHz CPU is very good. I wonder if it was helped by Intel's dynamic acceleration, a Santa Rosa feature which boosts the speed of one core by one clock stepping when the other core is idle.

    2.2GHz should be through SuperPi 2M in less than 60s. Make sure that your power management hasn't locked the CPU at its lowest speed (use something like CPU-Z or RMclock to monitor the CPU speed). 1m 42s would be OK for 1200MHz.

    John
     
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  3. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Your computer is slower than a 1.6Ghz. :D I don't believe the st score.
     
    powerpack, Oct 7, 2007
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  4. J-Bytes

    J-Bytes I am CanadiEEEn NBR Reviewer

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    Woops, I had my processor running at 60% :0... Let's see what happens now that it's at 100%
     
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  5. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Please refrain from cross-posting. I closed your other thread(Insanely Terrible Super Pi).

    You may also want to do a bench with wPrime
     
    Kdawgca, Oct 7, 2007
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  6. J-Bytes

    J-Bytes I am CanadiEEEn NBR Reviewer

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    Alright guys, I did the test again w/my processor running at full and achieved 56s... Boy am I relieved. :eek:
     
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    now do wprime and tell us.
     
    powerpack, Oct 7, 2007
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  8. J-Bytes

    J-Bytes I am CanadiEEEn NBR Reviewer

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    What's prime?
     
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  9. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Commander Wolf, Oct 7, 2007
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