CPU Core Speed and Clock Multiplier on dv2000t

Windows XP seems to run alot faster in my Mac via Bootcamp than in my dv2000t. Here are the general specs. for both:

iMac
Intel Core Duo T2400 @ 1.83 GHz
1.0 GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600

HP dv2000t
Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 @ 2.00 GHz
1.0 GB RAM
nVidia GeoForce Go 7200

Question: After running CPU-Z the results for the clock multiplier on the dv2000t read Core Speed: 998MHz multiplier x6 and once in a while it will jump to 2000MHz clock multiplier x12. Whereas my iMac reads Core Speed: 1834MHz multiplier x11 all the time.

Any ideas on on what the differences are? Is there a way to evaluate the performance for both systems? I ran superpi (2 million calculation) on both, not sure if this is a good way to evaluate how windows runs on both systems, and these are the results: iMac 1 min 14 secs & dv2000t 1min 4 secs.

Windows seems to run alot faster on my Mac!

 

Could be the CPU on the HP is stepping down to save power that's why you're not getting the max speed. Setup the powermode to max performance or desktop mode on the HP and see if there's a significant difference.

 

change your power savings. you probably have your desktop setting at less than maximum performance. check to see what your portable setting is too. that might be your problem.

 

The CPU is only a part of the issue...what HDD do you have in the iMac? If it's 7200rpm, then here's your difference.

 

Yep, the iMac HD runs @ 7200 rpm. Never could have guessed that a speedier drive could make such a difference.

Maybe I'll consider replacing the HD on my notebook, as it runs @ 5200 rpm.

Thanks for the help.