Overclocking Pentium 4 540 - no change?!

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  1. trodas

    trodas MDL Member

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    #1 trodas, Oct 2, 2013
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    R29k MDL GLaDOS

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    #2 R29k, Oct 2, 2013
    :eek:Did you expect a 4% reduction in SuperPi time , it doesn't work like that.
     
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    trodas MDL Member

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    #3 trodas, Oct 3, 2013 (OP)
    Well, yes. I was under the impression that SuperPi results are driven by CPU-only power :eek:
     
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    #4 lopper2, Oct 4, 2013
    Why are you still on a Pentium 4? IPC improved dramatically with Conroe. To put things into perspective, the slowest Dual Core Conroe (E1200) was far faster than a Pentium EE. Now, even a Celeron G1610 can match/beat an E8500. I would really think you should upgrade.

    You get very little help from clockspeeds in superpi.
     
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    #5 trodas, Oct 5, 2013 (OP)
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    #6 R29k, Oct 9, 2013
    :smokecowboy:I couldn't care less about superpi as long as the pron loads fast then everything's ok.
     
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    #7 trodas, Oct 9, 2013 (OP)