Measure your Dual/Multi Core Notebook CPU Speed - Bye Bye to SuperPI

[Gophn]

Measure your Dual/Multi Core Notebook CPU Speed - Bye Bye to SuperPI
Last Updated: 2008-01-05

This is a thread that is a long time coming.

Note: It will be complimentary to the thread on:
- Measure your Notebook CPU Speed (mainly SuperPI related)
& Windows XP Multi Core config - Does your OEM do it for you?

The Past CPU Benchmark(s):
Super PI

- is single threaded, so its relevance as a measure of performance in the current era of multi-core processors is diminishing quickly. As the calculation times become faster and faster, Super PI is also becoming a rather poor stability test due to the need for a stability test to run long enough to stress the hardware. This program does not utilize all of the multi-cores/processors when running the test... strange that most people still use this as a benchmark... especially since the scores are geared towards high clock speed single-core CPUs.
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The New CPU Benchmark(s):
wPrime - (Download Site)
Compatibility:
- Virtually all CPUs (single-core, multi-core, multi-processors, multi-logical processors)
- Windows XP w/ SP2 and Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
- All older Windows as well
Note 1: (for all Windows versions w/ multiple user accounts) you need to have an account with Admin privileges to run this benchmark.
Note 2-a: (for Vista) you need to manually set 2 threads under the advanced settings. Otherwise the times will be doubled.
Note 2-b: (for Vista) you might need to disable the User Account Control & any user passwords if you get an "Unexpected Error..."
Note 3: (for XP w/ SP2 32-bit) if you have a dual-core [or multi-core] CPU, your scores can vary [be lower than expected] if you did not do the XP Multi-Core Hotfix

- is multi-threaded, which means that it will utilize the entire multi-core CPU within its test. It is very similar to SuperPI, but has a bit more features that is thanks to CPU-Z (install this missing library within wPrime) to retrieve most of the hardware information (CPU, Motherboard, etc..). Their site has many submissions on scores from a lot of CPUs (both in single and multi-core/processors).

Technicalities
wPrime uses a recursive call of Newton's method for estimating functions, with f(x)=x2-k, where k is the number we're sqrting, until Sgn(f(x)/f'(x)) does not equal that of the previous iteration, starting with an estimation of k/2. It then uses an iterative calling of the estimation method a set amount of times to increase the accuracy of the results. It then confirms that n(k)2=k to ensure the calculation was correct. It repeats this for all numbers from 1 to the requested maximum.


Threading
The aim was to make a perfectly threaded benchmark, such that it would consistantly use 100% of the CPU while in use. This is achieved by using the WMI to detect the CPU count and use exactly that many processing threads to avoid any performance losses due to multiple threads running on any single physical thread. Each thread is designed to do 1/n of the work, where n is the number of threads. For example, if you're calculating 16 roots on 4 CPU's, each CPU will calculate 4 roots. Some might argue that this style of threading is unrealistic in real-time performance, but in fact is quite indicative of performance in several real world tasks such as F@H which allows you to run several instances of the work at any one time.

Multi-PI (still in beta testing)

- is a promising new CPU benchmarking program [Java-based] that is in beta testing. The most promising aspect of this benchmark is that it can also be used within Mac OS & Linux environments as well. When it gets a final release, this thread will be updated.

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NBR wPrime Hall of Fame

Single Core:

	Processor (CPU)	System Type/Model	Operating System	Score (32M) - Default Test	Score (1024M) - Stress Test
1.) 123456	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 @ 2.89GHz OC	DT: custom desktop	Vista Ultimate	54.938s	n/a
2.) ViciousXUSMC	AMD Opteron 148 @ 2.75GHz OC	DT: custom desktop	Vista Ultimate	55.280s	1806.251s
3.) R4000	AMD Athlon 64 3800+ @ 2.40GHz	NB: Compaq R4000	Vista Ultimate	64.891s	2109.828s
4.) Necss	Intel Core Solo CPU T1400 @ 1.83ghz	NB: NEC P8210	XP Home SP2	69.529s	n/a
5.) EgoZum	AMD Turion 64 MK-38 @ 2.20GHz	NB: Aspire 5102AWLMi	Vista Home Premium	70.540s	2450.000s
6.) MaD_MaxX	AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.20GHz	DT: custom desktop	XP Pro	74.812s	n/a
7.) slumbermann	Intel Pentium-M 780 @ 2.26GHz	NB: Dell Precision M70	XP Pro	78.992s	2551.951s
8.) slumbermann	Intel Pentium 4 CPU w/ HT @ 3.20GHz & 3.4GHz OC	DT: Fujitsu Scaleo 600	XP SP2	83.218s (OC) | 89.359s (stock)	2675.64s (OC) | 3160.187s (stock)
9.) Commander Wolf	AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPU @ 2.20GHz	DT: custom desktop	XP SP2	84.656s	n/a
10.) DragoonThug	Intel Pentium-M 770 @ 2.13GHz	NB: Asus W2V	XP MCE2005	84.875s	n/a
11.) R4000	AMD Sempron 3300+ @ 2.00GHz	NB: Compaq V5201US	XP Home	86.046s	2736.093s
12.) downloads	AMD Turion 64 ML-34 @ 1.80GHz	NB: Acer Aspire 5024WLMi	Vista Ultimate	86.140s	n/a
13.) Jayayess1190	Intel Pentium 4 CPU @ 2.80GHz	NB: Dell Inspiron 9100	Vista Home Premium	89.920s	n/a
14.) Evolution	Intel Pentium 4 540 CPU w/ HT @ 3.20GHz	DT: custom desktop	XP Pro	90.140s	n/a
15.) Chaz	Intel Pentium-M 750 @ 1.86GHz	NB: Sager 5320 (Clevo M560A)	Vista Ultimate	91.887s	2948.458s
16.) bmnotpls	Intel Pentium-M 760 @ 2.00GHz	NB: IBM Thinkpad T43	XP Pro	92.906s	n/a
17.) bmnotpls	Intel Pentium 4 CPU @ 3.00GHz	DT: custom desktop	XP Pro	94.594s	n/a
18.) Vivek	Intel Pentium-M 750 @ 1.86GHz	NB: Sony VAIO FJ270	XP Home	95.015s	3026.937s
19.) moon angel	AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Mobile @ 1.80GHz	NB: NOVATECH (Mitac) 8355	XP Pro	97.765s	n/a
20.) ccbr01	Intel Pentium-M @ 1.60GHz	NB: Dell Insprion 9300	XP SP2	98.702s	n/a
21.) odin243	Intel Pentium-M @ 1.60GHz	NB: Dell D400	XP SP2	107.453s	n/a
22.) st0ic	Intel Pentium 4 CPU @ 2.60GHz	DT: Dell Dimension 8300	XP Pro	110.483s	n/a
23.) Apollo13	Intel Pentium 4 CPU @ 2.66GHz	DT: HP Pavilion 764n	XP Home	119.812s	3854.39s
24.) John Ratsey	Intel Core Solo U1500 CPU @ 1.33GHz	NB: Sony G11	Vista Home Premium	125.082s	3982.631s
25.) moon angel	Intel Celeron-M 380 CPU @ 1.60GHz	NB: Toshiba Satellite Pro L100	XP Pro	128.812s	n/a
26.) Commander Wolf	Intel Pentium M CPU @ 1.300GHz	NB: Dell Inspiron 500m	XP SP2	142.447s	n/a
27.) moon angel	Intel Pentium M CPU @ 1.20GHz	NB: Toshiba Portege M100	XP SP2	153.708s	n/a
28.) Mr._Kubelwagen	Intel Pentium 4 CPU @ 2.60GHz	DT: Dell Dimension 8300	XP Home	169.705s	n/a
29.) LFC	Intel Pentium 4 CPU @ 2.00GHz	DT: custom desktop	XP SP2	218.513s	n/a
30.) John Ratsey	Intel Pentium 4 Mobile CPU @ 1.60GHz	NB: Dell Inspiron 2650	XP SP2	231.714s	7288.329s
31.) Witch	Intel Pentium III CPU @ 700MHz	NB: Acer Travelmate 354TE	XP SP2	243.929s	9329.716s
32.) strategist333	Intel Pentium II CPU @ 366MHz	DT: old desktop	Win 2000 Pro	572.322	unknown
33.) John Ratsey	Transmeta Crusoe CPU TM5600 @ 633MHz	NB: Fujitsu P2020	Win ME	608.792s	5.92 hours
34.) Apollo13	Intel Pentium CPU @ 166MHz	NB: IBM ThinkPad 760XL	Win 98 SE	1255.54s	failed to finish

Dual/Multi Core: (for Notebooks)

		Processor (CPU)	System Type/Model	Operating System	Score (32M) - Default Test	Score (1024M) - Stress Test
1.)	kummy123	Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6700@ 2.66GHz	PD: Clevo D900C	Vista	15.749s	n/a
2.)	Ozob	Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6700@ 2.66GHz	PD: "KN Odachi" (Clevo D900C)	XP SP2	16.171s	498.688s
3.)	Wu Jen	Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU X6800@ 2.93GHz	PD: "BlackHawk" (Clevo D900C)	Vista Ultimate	28.5s | 27.58s (set to 4 threads)	908.5s | 904.47s (set to 4 threads)
4.)	The Forerunner	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6600@ 2.40GHz	PD: ASUS C90S	Vista Home Premium	29.000s	n/a
5.)	ViciousXUSMC	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6700@ 2.66GHz	PD: ASUS C90S	XP SP2	29.250s	n/a
6.)	Chaz (NBR)	Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU X7900 @ 2.8GHz & OC 3.4Ghz	NB: Dell XPS M1730	Vista Home Premium	29.447 (stock) | 29.251 (OC)	937.296 (stock) | 839.466 (OC)
7.)	AlexOnFyre	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6700@ 2.66GHz	PD: ASUS C90S	Vista Business	29.460s	n/a
8.)	halfhalo	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6600@ 2.40GHz	PD: ASUS C90S	Vista Ultimate	29.981s	n/a
9.)	MrSneis	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 @ 2.60GHz	PD: Sager 9750 (Clevo D900K)	Vista Ultimate	30.265s	955.266s
10.)	hox	Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU X6800@ 2.93GHz	PD: Sager 9260 (Clevo D900C)	XP Pro	30.660s	n/a
11.)	vostro1400user	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7800@ 2.60GHz	NB: Dell Vostro 1400	Vista Ultimate	31.472s	n/a
12.)	Justin@XoticPC	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6700@ 2.66GHz	PD: Sager 9260 (Clevo D900C)	Vista	31.889s	1010.058s
13.)	Tenchi	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6700@ 2.66GHz	PD: Sager 9260 (Clevo D900C)	XP Pro	33.625s	1069.656s
14.)	Chaz (NBR)	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6700@ 2.66GHz	PD: Sager 9260 (Clevo D900C)	XP Pro	33.718s	1069.344s
15.)	NV4TEHWIN	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7700@ 2.40GHz	NB: ASUS G2S	Vista Home Premium	34.689s	1112.611s
16.)	Chicken Royale	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500@ 2.20GHz	NB: ASUS W7S	Vista Home Premium	36.862s	1183.651s
17.)	Apollo13	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500@ 2.20GHz	NB: Dell 1520	Vista Home Premium	37.720s	n/a
18.)	larson	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500@ 2.20GHz	NB: Dell e1520	Vista Home Premium	38.145s	1265.316s
19.)	VirtueTech	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7600@ 2.33GHz	NB: Lenovo T60P	XP Pro	38.200s	n/a
20.)	MaxGem	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7600@ 2.33GHz	NB: Alienware m5750 (Uniwill P72)	Vista Home Premium	38.327s	1215.046s
21.)	nyst	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7600@ 2.33GHz	NB: Sager 5760 (Clevo M570U)	XP SP2	38.406s	1217.843s
22.)	exxxer	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-66 @ 2.30GHz	NB: Clevo M590KE	Vista Home Premium	38.485s	1065.516s
23.)	Mr._Kubelwagen	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500@ 2.20GHz	NB: ASUS G1S	Vista Home Premium	38.648s	1265.565s
24.)	rb89	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 @ 2.00GHz	NB: HP dv6000z	Vista Home Premium	38.720s	1233.63s
25.)	larry2duo	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500@ 2.20GHz	NB: BenQ S41	Vista (using Ubuntu & WINE)	38.875s	1249.151s
26.)	plattnnum	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 @ 2.00GHz	NB: HP dv6000z	Vista Home Premium & XP SP2	38.913 (Vista) | 45.703s (XP)	n/a
27.)	rhino.software	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 @ 2.00GHz	NB: Fujitsu XA 1526	Vista Home Premium	38.973s	n/a
28.)	goofball	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T2450@ 2.00GHz	NB: Acer Aspire 5570	Vista Home Premium	39.158s	1245.847s
29.)	Chaz (NBR)	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500@ 2.20GHz	NB: HP 8710w	Vista Business	39.296s	1232.292s
30.)	Chaz (NBR)	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7600@ 2.33GHz	NB: Alienware m9750 (Arima)	XP MCE2005	39.469s	1251.75s
31.)	STEvil	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7400@ 2.16GHz	NB: Alienware m5750 (Uniwill P72)	XP SP2	40.020s	1273.53s
32.)	R4000	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58 @ 1.90GHz	NB: HP dv6400	Vista Home Premium	40.652s	1301.588s
33.)	McKillenstein	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7400@ 2.16GHz	NB: LG S1	XP SP2	40.843s	n/a
34.)	Minger	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7400@ 2.16GHz	NB: Dell D531	Vista Ultimate	41.060s	1207.494s
35.)	dietcokefiend	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7400@ 2.16GHz	NB: Lenovo T60	XP Pro	41.140s	n/a
36.)	va23	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300@ 2.00GHz	NB: Dell Inspiron 1420	Vista Home Premium	41.198s	n/a
37.)	car	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: HP dv8324	Vista Ultimate	41.823s	n/a
38.)	ANorecticUS	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300@ 2.00GHz	NB: Dell XPS M1330	Vista Home Premium	41.870s	1344.030s
39.)	Metamorphical	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300@ 2.00GHz	NB: Asus W7S-A1W	Vista	41.906s	1331.437s
40.)	John Ratsey	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300@ 2.00GHz	NB: Samsung Q70	Vista Home Premium	42.218s	1338.538s
41.)	Grentz	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300@ 2.00GHz	NB: Lenovo T61	Vista Home Premium	42.231s	1362.007s
42.)	metalfandragula	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7400@ 2.16GHz	NB: Dell e1705	XP MCE2005	42.247s	1362.007s
43.)	Gator	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: ASUS S96J	Vista Enterprise & XP SP2	42.267s (Vista) | 43.828s (XP)	1371.837s (Vista) | 1384.375s (XP)
44.)	bob1182006	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: Sager 5760 (Clevo M570U)	Vista Ultimate	42.386s	n/a
45.)	jessi3k3	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: Toshiba P105	Vista Home Premium	42.428s	1341.77s
46.)	chinmonkie	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: Asus V2Je	XP MCE2005	42.781s	1331.79s
47.)	simnorm	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: Gateway MX6961	XP MCE2005	42.859s	1367.531s
48.)	Tesla220	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: Dell Inspiron 6400	XP SP2	42.921s	1414.324s
49.)	ReDaLeRt	Intel Core Duo CPU T2500@ 2.00GHz	NB: Travelmate 8204WLMi	Vista Business	42.947s	n/a
50.)	samuderaindia	Intel Core Duo CPU T2500@ 2.00GHz	NB: Travelmate 8204WLMi	XP SP2	43.203s	1375.921s
51.)	heero_yuri	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300@ 2.00GHz	NB: Compal IFL-90	XP Pro	43.406s	1388.078s
52.)	ejl	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 @ 2.00GHz	NB: Dell D531	XP Pro	43.468s	n/a
53.)	Steven87	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 @ 1.80GHz	NB: Toshiba A210-11P	Vista	43.550s	n/a
54.)	ronaldheld	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: Sony VAIO SZ360	XP SP2	43.624s	n/a
55.)	ddicecco	AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 @ 2.00GHz OC	NB: Dell Vostro 1000	XP Home	43.577s	n/a
56.)	theimmortal	Intel Core Duo CPU T2500@ 2.00GHz	NB: HP NC8430	XP SP2	43.640s	1391.718s
57.)	Surfer666	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300@ 2.00GHz	NB: Lenovo N200	XP Pro	44.156s	1401.047s
58.)	rahkunn	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: Compal HEL-80	XP SP2	44.827s	n/a
59.)	John Ratsey	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: Samsung X60plus	XP Pro	44.922s	1431.062s
60.)	Fusionburn	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7200@ 2.00GHz	NB: Compal HGL-30	XP Pro	45.281s	n/a
61.)	larson	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500@ 2.20GHz	NB: Dell e1520	Vista Home Premium	45.332s	1265.316s
62.)	John Ratsey	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz	NB: Samsung Q35	Vista Business & XP Pro	45.850s (Vista) | 48.405s (XP)	1445.62s (Vista) | 1527.156s (XP)
63.)	tomstrife	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300@ 2.00GHz	NB: Sager 5790 (Clevo M570RU)	XP Pro	45.901s	n/a
64.)	jigabodo	AMD Turion 64 X2 TK-53 @1.700GHz	NB: HP dv6406nr	Vista Home Premium	45.918s	n/a
65.)	Commander Wolf	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300 @ 2.20GHz	NB: Dell Latitude D830	XP Pro	46.312s	n/a
66.)	Tantalus	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7100 @ 1.80GHz	NB: Dell Inspiron 1420	Vista Home Premium	46.692s	n/a
67.)	Vivek	Intel Core Duo CPU T2400 @ 1.83GHz	NB: Apple iMac	XP Pro	47.046s	1493.843s
68.)	John Ratsey	Intel Core Duo CPU T2250@ 1.73GHz	NB: Samsung R20	Vista Home Premium	47.065s	1496.119s
69.)	INEEDMONEY	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz	NB: Compal HEL80	XP SP2	47.343s	1503.516s
70.)	miner	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 @ 1.60GHz	NB: Compaq V3019US	Vista Business & XP Home	49.218s (Vista) | 53.015s (XP)	1550.049s (Vista) | 1693.375s (XP)
71.)	aznofazns	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T2400 @ 1.83GHz	NB: Dell Inspiron E1405	XP SP2	49.437s	n/a
72.)	strategist333	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 @ 1.60GHz	NB: HP dv2000z	Vista Home Premium	49.512s	1555.053s
73.)	slumbermann	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz	NB: Samsung Q35	Vista Home Premium	50.264s	1597.687s
74.)	Evolution	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 @ 1.60GHz	NB: Acer Aspire 5102WLMi	Vista Ultimate & XP MCE 2005	50.328s (Vista) | 56.434s (XP)	n/a
75.)	chi888	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 @ 1.60GHz	NB: Acer Ferrari 1003	XP SP2	50.330s	1621.648s
76.)	LFC	Intel Core Duo CPU T2300 @ 1.66GHz	NB: HP NC8430	XP Home	51.687s	n/a
77.)	santiav	Intel Core Duo CPU T2250 @ 1.73GHz	NB: Toshiba A105-S4094	XP MCE2005	51.703s	n/a
78.)	mujtaba	Intel Core Duo CPU T2300 @ 1.66GHz	NB: ASUS W3J	XP Home	52.380s	n/a
79.)	AlexMcIver	Intel Core Duo CPU T2300 @ 1.66GHz	NB: Sony Vaio SZ2M/B	XP SP2	52.390s	n/a
80.)	_radditz_	Intel Core Duo CPU T2300 @ 1.66GHz	NB: ASUS A6JC	XP SP2	52.750s	1669.281s
81.)	j0hn00	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz	NB: ASUS W7J	XP SP2	52.969s	1711.671s
82.)	jabba	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 @ 1.60GHz & OC 1.8GHz	NB: unknown notebook	XP 32-bit | XP Pro	53.000s & 52s (x86) | 57.00s (x64)	n/a
83.)	Tinderbox (UK)	Intel Core Duo CPU T2050 @ 1.60GHz	NB: unknown notebook	XP Home	53.812s	n/a
84.)	AndyLH88	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz	NB: Sony Vaio C140	XP MCE2005	54.047s	n/a
85.)	adinu	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 @ 1.60GHz	NB: Acer Aspire 5102WLMi	XP Pro	54.214s	n/a
86.)	Chaz	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU L7500 @ 1.60GHz	NB: Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Tablet PC	Vista Ultimate	54.601s	1726.684s
87.)	Logan Harbour	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5200 @ 1.60GHz	NB: HP dv6000t	XP MCE2005	55.984s	1778.89s
88.)	utprabh	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 @ 1.60GHz	NB: Acer Aspire 5052	XP SP2	57.920s	1851.98s
89.)	aznofazns	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T2050 @ 1.60GHz	NB: HP dv8000t	XP SP2	61.750s	n/a
90.)	bmnotpls	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU U7600 @ 1.20GHz	NB: Sony TZ90 Ultraportable	Vista Ultimate	72.338s	2304.419s

Dual/Multi Core: (for Desktops)

	Processor (CPU)	System Type/Model	Operating System	Score (32M) - Default Test	Score (1024M) - Stress Test
1.) kkk60091	Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz & OC 3.00GHz	DT: custom desktop	XP SP2	18.203s (stock) | 14.452s (OC)	575.00s (stock) | 453.00s (OC)
2.) STEvil	(Dual) Intel Xeon CPU 5120 @ 2.80GHz OC	DT: custom desktop	XP SP2	15.875s	494.782s
3.) Leo7	Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz	DT: Dell XPS 420	Vista	17.27s	546.811s
4.) afireinside	Intel Xeon CPU 3060 @ 4.00GHz OC	DT: custom desktop	XP SP2	20.14s	n/a
5.) inscape01	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6400 @ 3.20GHz OC	DT: custom desktop	Vista Ultimate	25.863s	n/a
6.) Minger	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E4300 @ 1.80GHz & OC 3.00GHz	DT: custom desktop	XP Pro	50.14s (stock) | 29.782 (OC)	1560.84s (stock) | 950.531 (OC)
7.) lmark84l	Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6600 @ 2.40GHz	DT: custom desktop	XP SP2	35.000s	1050.265s
8.) aznofazns	AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.20GHz	DT: HP Pavilion a6000n	Vista Home Premium	35.799s	n/a
9.) moon angel	AMD Athlon64 X2 4000+ @ 2.10GHz	DT: custom desktop	XP SP2	41.078s	n/a
10.) ccbr01	Intel Pentium D 940 @ 4.40GHz OC	DT: custom desktop/server	XP SP2	43.297s	n/a
11.) aznofazns	Intel Pentium D 820 @ 2.80GHz	DT: Sony VAIO RB54G	XP SP2	80.299s	n/a

Key:
NB = Notebook
PD = Portable Desktop (powerful notebook with desktop features)
DT = Desktop
Red = Windows XP
Blue = Windows Vista
= 64-bit OS

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UPDATE: NBR now has an official hwbot team.

Team NBR

So you can just SUBMIT your score(s) on www.hwbot.org to give our Team more rep.

Lets show them what a notebook community has to offer.

You can post any or all of the following benchmarks for your system(s):
- 3DMark 2001
- 3DMark 2003
- 3DMark 2005
- 3DMark 2006
- AquaMark
- CPU-Z
- PCMark 2004
- PCMark 2005
- PiFast
- SiSoftSandra
- SuperPI
- SuperPI 32m
- wPrime 1024m
- wPrime 32m

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Please post your results.

UPDATE
Rules for getting on Hall of Fame:
- must have picture (attached or uploaded to image site)... if it looks fake then I will ask to submit it to hwbot
-- or submitted results to hwbot
- must only Set Threads to the number of cores you have (example: Core 2 Duo > 2 threads)
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Free REP for anyone that participates.

Conclusion for score differences:
I have been looking into the results and tests.

Seems that the bests scores using the similar/same CPUs are gained from users with:
(in this order)
- Vista (all versions) x64
- Vista (all versions) 32-bit
- XP Pro x64
- XP SP2 (all versions) 32-bit with Multi-Core hotfix
- XP SP2 (all versions) 32-bit not configured for multi-core utilization

To optimize your score:
- disable resource hogs (System Restore, Antivirus, etc..)
- switch Appearance/Theme to Classic Mode

Game On People,
-Gophn

P.S. Best if viewed with 1920x1200 or 1920x1080.... for the tables

[Notebook Solutions]

Thanks! Maybe we should use this in the feature for reviews. But I think that SuperPi is more common among people.

[adinu]

Great stuff thanks. Vote for sticky.

[Gophn]

I just want people to be aware that SuperPI is not a benchmark that [the results] can be counted upon for new systems with dual-cores [and up].

It would be nice if we just transition out of the old SuperPI mode, and into a new multi-threaded [as well and fully compatible single-threaded] CPU benchmark program to reflect performance scores more accurately.

[Pitabred]

SuperPi is still valid. Just because dual cores exist doesn't mean that every program supports it. I'm not opposed to adding this as a valid benchmark, but single-core performance is still quite relevant. Even newer games like Quake4 that have multi-core support only barely stress a second core, and still depend primarily on how fast a single thread runs.

[SideSwipe]

I think the least that can be done is include it in the bunch of tests that are run in the reviews, won't hurt and those results tell it won't take long either. I suppose it tests the true speeds of using both cores at max eh

[R4000]

Well, I ran it on my single-core Sempron 3300+ cpu and got a 32M score of 86.046 seconds.

[SideSwipe]

hmmm must be a simpler calculation algorithim thingy than superpi then?

[Gophn]

Well, I ran it on my single-core Sempron 3300+ cpu and got a 32M score of 86.046 seconds.

That score seems right. Here is the score of:

AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3400+ @ 2299.7MHz
Score: 1m 18.812s

hmmm must be a simpler calculation algorithim thingy than superpi then?

the algorithm is different than SuperPI, in that its not calculating the digits of PI, rather one of Newton's functions.

The most intense test [in wPrime] is the 1024M... this is definitely for stability and stress tests.

[R4000]

Okay, I did the 1024M Stress Test and got 45.60155 minutes.

I'm guessing this is where the single core gets completely obliterated.

Sempron 3300+
2GB Ram
120GB HDD
Win XP