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    Does anyone know if Vista Business is configured for multiple core processors?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by pixelot, Nov 7, 2007.

  1. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    I have Windows Vista Business on my laptop, which has a 1.6 Ghz Intel T5470 Core 2 Duo processor, but I get terrible Super Pi results, like 1 m 09 s for 1M digits :mad:
    Is this a result of:

    1. A normal speed for this processor.

    2. An OS not configured for multiple cores.

    or

    3. Some other reason.

    Does anyone know? Your comments would be appreciated :cool:
     
    pixelot, Nov 7, 2007
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  2. swarmer

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    It's a result of Super Pi not being configured -- well, programmed -- for multiple cores. The OS is fine and has nothing to do with it. A program will only run on one core unless the program is multi-threaded.
     
    swarmer, Nov 7, 2007
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    Vista business can make use of two cores.
     
    vespoli, Nov 7, 2007
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Thanks so far, this is really helpful. Does anyone know how I could get some more accurate benchmark scores?
     
    pixelot, Nov 7, 2007
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    shantz24 Notebook Consultant

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    wprime. i think its www.wprime.net also depending on your processor you may need to set threads to 2 since on vista wprime will only show one.
     
    shantz24, Nov 7, 2007
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