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    Really slow T5800

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by vassil_98, Mar 18, 2009.

  1. vassil_98

    vassil_98 Notebook Deity

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    My T5800 scored 97.17 sec on Wprime 32M. I know that it should be about twice as fast yet I am completely sure that both cores ran 100% and the CPU was at 10x multiplier (RMClock Monitoring for the multiplier, Task manager for CPU usage)

    Does anyone have an idea what could be wrong with my CPU? The computer is Dell M1330 XPS with integrated video. The result is the same under Visa and XP...

    Thanks
     
    vassil_98, Mar 18, 2009
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    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    Did you have any other apps open when you were running wPrime? Take a look at what apps/services are loading at Startup, disable any that aren't needed. Then run the test again.

    Hope this helps!
     
    allfiredup, Mar 18, 2009
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  3. randdy

    randdy Notebook Consultant

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    you can update the software .

    if the problem is in the software,

    uninstalled the software and download it again

    if this was not creating the problems before

    or delete the unwanted software which creates the problem.
     
    randdy, Mar 18, 2009
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    make sure it is running on 2 threads
     
    Tinselworm, Mar 18, 2009
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  5. vassil_98

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    It is running in two threads, both cores were 100% utilized. No software was loaded and I keep my mscofnig clean...I'm just startled...
     
    vassil_98, Mar 18, 2009
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  6. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Did you watch Task Manager to ensure that the benchmark process was getting >90% CPU time while the tests were running?
     
    Bog, Mar 18, 2009
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  7. vassil_98

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    Hm, i got it. It seems somehow I had enabled Therman Monitor 1 in RMClock, which was basically locking on of my CPU cores to 1.2 ghz...
    Much better now, less than 41 sec for 32M
    thanks everybody
     
    vassil_98, Mar 18, 2009
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    Jaguar Notebook Consultant

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    This just caught my eye. Mine was suddenly doing exactly the same, but had been running fine for a long long time with TM1 and TM2 on!
    Too bad I tried everything possible until I found out about this.
     
    Jaguar, Mar 18, 2009
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  9. avanish11

    avanish11 Panda! ^_^

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    I just tried this on my T5800, and I got 41.667 seconds. It's running at 1.2GHz though. What the hell?

    I'm not even using RMclock. I have it installed, but it's not in use.

    http://www.wprime.net/?q=fcompete&id=2327

    Oh well. I'm not too concerned since my score is average for this processor.
     
    avanish11, Mar 18, 2009
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  10. jack.attack

    jack.attack Newbie

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    YOU GUYS JUST GOT OWNT!

    Result: 1 min, 45.953 sec


    hahahaha, thats all the 1.6 sempjunk has got in her. 1 MINUTE, 45.95 seconds. wow.
     
    jack.attack, Mar 18, 2009
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