Multi-threaded CPU benchmark replacement for Super Pi: wPrime

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Super Pi only uses a single core to work out calculations, but with wPrime your dual or multi-core processors will be fully utilized.

  • Download the benchmark from here, and extract the .exe to anywhere you want.
  • Make sure as many applications are closed to minimize interruptions.
  • Open the .exe, and do the test through the 32M (speed test) as the other one is a lengthy stress test.
  • It may state you need to have CPUZ installed for it to know your hardware, but I didn't see it being necessary for the test.
  • Do provide a screenshot of your results and processor used/specifications of your machine.

Notes:

  • You will need to have admin privileges to run this test.
  • Windows Vista users will need to right click the .exe and "Run as administrator". If this doesn't work, you may need to turn UAC off through the Start Menu > Control Panel > User Account settings. If you don't do either of these you may get an "Unexpected error" error when opening the .exe and it will close itself.
  • Once open, you will need to manually change the number of threads used in the "Advanced settings" on the bottom of the main window. It still states 1 thread as default otherwise - change it to how many cores your processor has.
  • Windows XP SP2 32-bit users who have dual- or multi-core processors will need to install the XP Multi-Core Hotfix otherwise you will get lower than expected scores.


Leaderboard:

otocore: 11.608s
athenius22: 12.558s
GT3mich: 15.593s
A7X: 17.513s
opendriver19a: 20.73s
menomena: 26.202s
Rotory Junkie: 26.594s
jammyozzy: 27.937s
F1GTR: 30.389s
G.T: 37.689s
Seanman: 39.909s
Azuremen 45.592s




My Score:
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Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2Ghz, 2GB 667 ram, unknown motherboard.
 
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34.678 sec with a stock E6750 + 2GB of ram.
 
44.565 Sec.

AMD turion 1.8 X2
2GB ram
unknown mobo

EDIT: Eric, we you know you have the 1337-est computer on GTP, so dont make us look bad
 
F1GTR
34.678 sec with a stock E6750 + 2GB of ram.
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I have the same thing, but for some reason I got 71.94 seconds....
 
menomena
I have the same thing, but for some reason I got 71.94 seconds....
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Did you follow the instructions I gave in the first post?
 
You need to go to advanced settings and type in 2. I did the same the first time around.
 
G.T
Did you follow the instructions I gave in the first post?
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Yes I did. My SuperPi times have doubled as well. Something is wrong with my CPU...
 
15.593
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This is with the multi core hotfix installed.
 
Quad cores are faaast. :D
 
F1GTR
Quad cores are faaast. :D
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Our E6750s are faster, they just have less cores.

Fixed my problem.
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30.872
 
Improvement after a overclock:
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30.389 secs E6750 @ 3.5ghz (bios auto adjusts speed depending on load for some reason).
 
F1GTR
Improvement after a overclock:
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30.389 secs E6750 @ 3.5ghz (bios auto adjusts speed depending on load for some reason).
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Its called speedstepping.
 
👍 Thanks! Name escaped me. :)
 
39.909 seconds with an Athlon X2 3800+ with 2 GB of ram.
 
Seanman
39.909 seconds with an Athlon X2 3800+ with 2 GB of ram.
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Is that stock?

Pretty fast otherwise.
 
45.592 seconds

Athlon X2 3600+ with 2GB of PC6400 RAM on an MSi nForce board.
 
GT3mich
15.593
wprime.jpg

This is with the multi core hotfix installed.
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I'm curious, what score do you get with only 2 cores?
 
menomena
I'm curious, what score do you get with only 2 cores?
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I'm not sure. I did this test before I installed multi-core hotfix and got a 15.2xx I didn't look at the computer info too closely. I just checked the time and the overclock speed.
 
GT3mich
I'm not sure. I did this test before I installed multi-core hotfix and got a 15.2xx I didn't look at the computer info too closely. I just checked the time and the overclock speed.
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Go to advanced settings and change the number of cores to 2 and re-run the test, maybe?
 
Switching to 2 cores I ran a 30.546. Still pretty fast.
 
G.T
Is that stock?

Pretty fast otherwise.
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Yup, completely stock. Well, it's on Vista Home Premium if it makes any difference.
 
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26.202 E6750@3.2GHz
 
12.558 seconds




relevant specs:
EVGA nForce 680i mobo | Intel QX6700 @333MHz x10 | Zalman 9500 HSF
 
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2 quad core zeons, 16gb fully buffered ram. Fun machine.

Think it's fast enough? :P
 
Just broke into the 26-second range.

Well, a bit in.

*looks through thread*

3rd quickest dual-core, behind menomena and opendriver19a.

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