Super Pi

[bob4432]

some people want to know speeds for how long it takes a certain cpu/mb/ram combo to hit 1M in super pi.

what does the speed indicate for the given machine? is it better at encoding?

 

[Matrix21]

I Think it just indicates how fast the system can run super pi
If you want to bench encoding you should do just that. Saying that it probably gives a good indication for Encoding.

my a64 @2Ghz dose super pi 1m in 43 seconds and takes 5.15 to encode 3min Xvid\mp3

my a64 @2.6Ghz dose super pi 1m in 33 seconds and takes 4.39 to encode 3min Xvid\mp3
There is no direct correlation.

 

[bob4432]

thanks, just wondering. in the past, when i have sold stuff, people wanted to know how long it would take for it to run super pi to 1M, i was curious as to why. i think my 2.8c hits 1M in 46-48sec.

 

[Concillian]

Super Pi is very dependent on RAM latency as well as CPU speed in general. It's a combination of both, but it tends to put more weight on memory performance than most typical applications.

 

[MADMAX23]

Actually SuperPi 1M does not put your system to its knees, if you want to test your system heavily with SuperPi you have to run the 4M,8M,16M or 32M tests.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: MADMAX23
Actually SuperPi 1M does not put your system to its knees, if you want to test your system heavily with SuperPi you have to run the 4M,8M,16M or 32M tests.

i usually use prime95 for the tortue testing, was just curious about super pi and why some people based decisions on it.

 

[sangyup81]

people use it to test stability

the times are just something people compare for fun 🙂

 

[MADMAX23]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: MADMAX23
Actually SuperPi 1M does not put your system to its knees, if you want to test your system heavily with SuperPi you have to run the 4M,8M,16M or 32M tests.

i usually use prime95 for the tortue testing, was just curious about super pi and why some people based decisions on it.

Yeah, ok...anyway, run the 32M test, that will show you if your system is powerful enough and stable.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: MADMAX23

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: MADMAX23
Actually SuperPi 1M does not put your system to its knees, if you want to test your system heavily with SuperPi you have to run the 4M,8M,16M or 32M tests.

i usually use prime95 for the tortue testing, was just curious about super pi and why some people based decisions on it.

Yeah, ok...anyway, run the 32M test, that will show you if your system is powerful enough and stable.

powerful enough? are you saying my computer will just blow up or shut down?

 

[MADMAX23]

No,no..!! I meant that if you compare your 32M results to other people's results you will get an idea of your system speed/performance.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: MADMAX23
No,no..!! I meant that if you compare your 32M results to other people's results you will get an idea of your system speed/performance.

i was just kidding 😉, i will put it on tonight when i go to bed because that is a pretty big number. where do i compare?

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: MADMAX23
No,no..!! I meant that if you compare your 32M results to other people's results you will get an idea of your system speed/performance.

i was just kidding 😉, i will put it on tonight when i go to bed because that is a pretty big number. where do i compare?

It only take about 25 minutes..

Your P4 will score than some fast A64 systems..

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=28&threadid=1550196&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=28&threadid=1489255&enterthread=y

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

2M in 01 seconds
32M in 30 seconds
P4 3.00ghz with hyperthreading

wait...why is it so fast? oh yeah i am only showing the first loop. i must let it run for all of them!

update to edit post in 30 minutes...

okay 32M in 42 minutes, 1 second. pretty slow...

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon
2M in 01 seconds
32M in 30 seconds
P4 3.00ghz with hyperthreading

wait...why is it so fast? oh yeah i am only showing the first loop. i must let it run for all of them!

update to edit post in 30 minutes...

okay 32M in 42 minutes, 1 second. pretty slow...

Not bad for an HP 😉