I found something weird last night in World of Warcraft.
I noticed that my cpu wasn't getting up to 35% utilization while I was playing WoW while overclocked, so I decided to test out how it performed under various circumstances. Since WoW is about the most intensive thing I regularly run these days, I figured saving a bit on power would be a good thing. Well, it ran just as well at standard clock rates, but it is kind of a weird thing. This is what I found:
Tested in a crowded Dalaran, since that is the most cpu intensive situation. people go in and out, so things can vary. I tested it for half an hour at each setting, so I would have a decent sample.
4.2Ghz with HT on: 60-65fps
4.2Ghz with HT off: 65-70fps
2.66Ghz with HT on: 65-70fps
2.66Ghz with HT off: 55-60fps
At the faster clock rate, HT was a hindrance, but at the lower clock rate it was a help. What do you guys think is going on?
I noticed that my cpu wasn't getting up to 35% utilization while I was playing WoW while overclocked, so I decided to test out how it performed under various circumstances. Since WoW is about the most intensive thing I regularly run these days, I figured saving a bit on power would be a good thing. Well, it ran just as well at standard clock rates, but it is kind of a weird thing. This is what I found:
Tested in a crowded Dalaran, since that is the most cpu intensive situation. people go in and out, so things can vary. I tested it for half an hour at each setting, so I would have a decent sample.
4.2Ghz with HT on: 60-65fps
4.2Ghz with HT off: 65-70fps
2.66Ghz with HT on: 65-70fps
2.66Ghz with HT off: 55-60fps
At the faster clock rate, HT was a hindrance, but at the lower clock rate it was a help. What do you guys think is going on?