Super-pi isn't optimized for multiple cores, so that's why a P4 @ 8.0ghz will beat any quad by a reasonable margin. You'll notice a big difference in 3dmark06 because it uses the cpu a lot.
Quad core!!!!
so iv been looking at some super pi scores and have seen alot of e8400 's in there but the thing is my q6600 @3.0ghz is no way neer 10 secs. i am trying to find out the main difference between a dual core and a quad core as evan i did not see a massive differance from a e4500 to my q6600 (well some but not wot i was expecting)
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Yeah you'll notice that all the scores around 10 seconds are at speeds of 4.7-5.0 and you won't get a Q6600 that high. The fastest you will get on your Q6600 is like 13-14 seconds. Look at the SuperPi scores in the benchmarking section and I think the highest is around 13 seconds and it's around 4.0Ghz.
An 8Ghz P4 really isn't all that great at SuperPi. It probably couldn't break 15 seconds.
The fastest SPuerPi Scores are with 6GHz+ Core 2 Duos.
Next fastest chips are i7s. I can get 10.2 seconds at 4GHz. Actually, a top i7 OC should probably be able to mach the C2D records.
The fastest SPuerPi Scores are with 6GHz+ Core 2 Duos.
Next fastest chips are i7s. I can get 10.2 seconds at 4GHz. Actually, a top i7 OC should probably be able to mach the C2D records.
it goes per core so if a 4 GHz dual test it will beat the 3 GHz quad even tho overall the quad is faster
Super pi is single threaded so core 2 duos usually win out in this more because they are easier to overclock to 4.0Ghz+.
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