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post #1 of 34
3/2/06 at 5:07am
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Setup:
Intel Core Duo T2500 2.0GHz/Intel Core Duo T2500 2.0GHz
512MB DDR-2 667 (Single Channel)
60GB 5400rpm










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post #2 of 34
3/2/06 at 6:11am
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most of you must be wondering: how about disable Core Multi-Processing in the BIOS?

I've just disable it now and running the benchmark, let's see how it perform.
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post #3 of 34
3/2/06 at 6:30am
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I've disable Core Milti-Processing in the BIOS.

Core-Duo is now Core-Solo:








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post #4 of 34
3/2/06 at 6:36am
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As you can see, the Core-Solo's 3DMark05 score is very similar to Core-Duo, most likely the 3D applications are more depend on graphics card, so gamers, if you are playing 3D Games (not on Z62F but maybe Z96J)you might want to disable Core Multi-Processing in the BIOS and hopefully(not sure but I think it will) that'll extend some battery life, but for applications you might want to enable Core Multi-Processing for better performance.

I hope all the information helps.
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post #5 of 34
3/2/06 at 10:33am
Ken,
Thanks for th einfo. Very helpful. I thought Core Duo's chipset automatically shutdown the second core when it is not in use to save energy.
Mikeylee
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post #6 of 34
3/2/06 at 12:28pm
Nice!
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post #7 of 34
3/2/06 at 4:19pm
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Originally Posted by mikeylee
Ken,
Thanks for th einfo. Very helpful. I thought Core Duo's chipset automatically shutdown the second core when it is not in use to save energy.
Mikeylee
Yes according to Intel, but you can also disable it in BIOS.
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post #8 of 34
3/2/06 at 4:25pm
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3DMark 06

1st test with Core-Duo Disable:




2nd test with Dual-Core enable:



The result is almost indentical, 3D games seems doesn't take any advantage of Dual-Core technology.
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post #9 of 34
3/2/06 at 4:39pm
I noticed the 3945 ABG has different interfacing design. Old 2915 ABG will not fit!
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post #10 of 34
3/2/06 at 4:58pm
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Originally Posted by Sam Ontario
I noticed the 3945 ABG has different interfacing design. Old 2915 ABG will not fit!

That is correct, 3945 is smaller than 2915 and also the slot is different.
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post #11 of 34
3/2/06 at 5:40pm
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Originally Posted by GenTechPC


The result is almost indentical, 3D games seems doesn't take any advantage of Dual-Core technology.
I think we'll find that is common until they are specifically designed around dual-cpu setups. I don't think any games have yet been made to run different processes on different cores.
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post #12 of 34
3/2/06 at 6:07pm
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Originally Posted by CoffeeShark
I think we'll find that is common until they are specifically designed around dual-cpu setups. I don't think any games have yet been made to run different processes on different cores.
Yeah, or single chip but Dual-GPU, hopefully they'll soon launch mobile version:

"Dear Partners,

Today ATI launched the CrossFire™ Xpress 3200 chipset formerly known as the RD580. This is the first chipset that ATI has designed from the ground up for the gaming enthusiast market and the industry’s first single-chip 2x16 PCIe controller. This now means that the industry’s fastest graphics card—the Radeon® X1900—has the fastest dual GPU motherboard to support it in the market. The ATI CrossFire platform has claimed top performance in dual graphics.

Following on the heels of a hard launch of the Radeon X1900 cards, ASUS is also announcing immediate availability of A8R32-MVP DELUXE motherboard featuring the CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset. DFI, Abit, Sapphire and PC Partner will also have CrossFire Xpress 3200 motherboards available in March. This is the best multi-GPU chipset that has ever been build and I highly recommend that you try it by contacting one of the motherboard suppliers.

So far the technology press is very excited about ATI’s CrossFire Xpress 3200 and Radeon X1900 combination with quotes like:
“With the introduction of RD580 ATI will have a single-chip dual x16 PCIe Corssfire solution to compete with nVidia's top-of-the-line dual x16 PCIe chipset. With a competitive chipset, the fastest current video card in the X1900XT, and the end of paper launches, ATI has had a great start to 2006.”


"In terms of dual-GPU-performance the new Crossfire set a new mark and beats comparable SLI-Configurations by up to 18 percent. When comparing Super-AA against SLI-AA this advantage widens to an impressive maximum of 86 percent."
Multi-GPU is becoming more and more mainstream in the graphics market. CrossFire Xpress 3200 with its 2x16 architecture enables excellent connector-free CrossFire via the PCI Express bus that makes a very interesting price/performance point for gamers on a more modest budget. Combined with our X1000 series and the already announced RD480, we now have a full range of CrossFire Platforms addressing multiple price points and needs."
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post #13 of 34
3/3/06 at 6:24pm
Quick question regarding the 3945 vs the 2915 mini pci cards. Is the Mini PCI slot on the z62f different than other mini pci slots. I have a spare 2200bg intel card I would like to use. I"ve got all the parts to built the z62f but can't find anyone in canada that sells the barebones yet.
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post #14 of 34
3/3/06 at 7:51pm
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Originally Posted by Silvr6
Quick question regarding the 3945 vs the 2915 mini pci cards. Is the Mini PCI slot on the z62f different than other mini pci slots. I have a spare 2200bg intel card I would like to use. I"ve got all the parts to built the z62f but can't find anyone in canada that sells the barebones yet.
Yes they are totally different, the one of the left is 3945, as you can see 3945 is much smaller than 2915 and so is the slot on the Z62F, your 2200bg will not fit:

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post #15 of 34
3/3/06 at 8:55pm
yay!
00 15 00 3E AF 7C!!!
00 13 02 03 53 A1!!!
I have someones MAC addresses!
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post #16 of 34
3/3/06 at 9:15pm
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Originally Posted by Bahama.Llama
yay!
00 15 00 3E AF 7C!!!
00 13 02 03 53 A1!!!
I have someones MAC addresses!
You got some numbers wrong...
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post #17 of 34
3/3/06 at 9:27pm
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Originally Posted by GenTechPC
You got some numbers wrong...
Really? *squints* *shurg* read 'em again twice... maybe I should photoshop to make it easier huh
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post #18 of 34
3/6/06 at 12:31am
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Originally Posted by mikeylee
Ken,
Thanks for th einfo. Very helpful. I thought Core Duo's chipset automatically shutdown the second core when it is not in use to save energy.
Mikeylee
I wonder how that would work. Since a single threaded game would probably take up something like 100% on one CPU, that would translate into the OS thinking that there's a 50% CPU load. Would that cause the other core to power up? I had the feeling that only under very light work loads did the second core shut off. That could be an interesting test. See if there's any battery life difference between running a single threaded app full out and turning one core off and running full out again.
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post #19 of 34
3/6/06 at 1:58am
it was my understanding that part of the L2 cache shut down hence this "smart cache" marketing crap

im positive both cores are always running, obviously not drawing full power all the time, but still active non the less

**oh, 2 days from getting off my ass and ordering a z62f....so i can finally dump my arima
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post #20 of 34
3/6/06 at 5:26am
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The L2 Chache shuts down at "mode C4" 1.8 watts, the full power mode is called C0, the clock speed and voltage drops depends on the battery power and the temporature, there are C0 (full power), C1, C2 3.4 watts, C3 2.2 watts, C4 1.8 watts(Shuts down L2 Cache).
in C1 mode, one core will temporary shuts down if temperature runs too high, the Dual-Core processors has per-core temperature sensor.
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