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    Any Core Duo/X2 owner has ever tried to test your 2 CPU horsepower?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by rockharder, Jul 20, 2006.

  1. rockharder

    rockharder Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't know how many of you really sure your 2 cores are fully used while you get your benchmark. Take a look at http://www.cinebench.com/
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    http://www.majorgeeks.com/CliBench_mk_III_smp_d121.html

    They are known for a multiple processor benchmark software. At least it says can test upto 16 processor system. I personally don't believe most current testing scores that almost always show dual core only boost very little performance, either Intel core duo or AMD X2. Sometimes dual core even worse than single in some cases.

    So, would you test your system using cinebench? What is your score?
     
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    Anyone tried?
     
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    no but most tests i see show dual cores way ahead.. ill give these tests a go and let you no
     
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    You mean the dynometer I tried using isn't how to measure HP of a laptop? I thought something was up with my A/F mixture. Now I understand! :p

    I'll try it. What tests are you talking about that show very little gain over single cores? Probably tests like 3DMark, which are mostly GPU oriented.
     
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    Despite newer GPU factor in 3D Mark gain. I am not talking about 30% or 50% way ahead. I am talking about 100% way ahead or even more than that. This should be the real potential of a dual core machine, 2 cores + latest design tech. + latest fab. tech.

    From what I read, AM2 AMD64 X2 doubled, even tripple the performance. On Intel side, things are vary from 150% ~250%. Find some of user's report @ http://files.timaxe.com/projects/clibench/ for desktop machines.

    These benchmark are mainly for SMP system. Yeah, there should be theoritical overhead when you shift from single thread to parallel multi-thread. But scores show you that this over head is not that much in dual cores system.
     
    rockharder, Jul 20, 2006
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