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My computer benchmarks are way bellow average and I needed some help
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T8300 @ 2.40GHz
CPU speed: 2393.81 MHz, 2 cores
CPU features: RDTSC, CMOV, Prefetch, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE4
L1 cache size: 32 KB
L2 cache size: 3 MB
L1 cache line size: 64 bytes
L2 cache line size: 64 bytes
TLBS: 256
Prime95 64-bit version 25.11, RdtscTiming=1
Best time for 768K FFT length: 29.503 ms.
Best time for 896K FFT length: 36.302 ms.
Best time for 1024K FFT length: 39.870 ms.
Best time for 1280K FFT length: 51.332 ms.
Best time for 1536K FFT length: 61.597 ms.
Best time for 1792K FFT length: 75.572 ms.
Best time for 2048K FFT length: 82.459 ms.
Best time for 2560K FFT length: 111.921 ms.
Best time for 3072K FFT length: 131.587 ms.
Best time for 3584K FFT length: 159.412 ms.
Best time for 4096K FFT length: 176.980 ms.
Best time for 5120K FFT length: 229.136 ms.
Best time for 6144K FFT length: 272.663 ms.
Best time for 7168K FFT length: 336.125 ms.
Best time for 8192K FFT length: 362.261 ms.
hope someone helps thanks

Open Task Manager while Prime95 is running and see how much of the CPU it's using. If you're running one thread of work, it should be 50% (or close), or with two threads of work, 99%.
Did you let the benchmark also run with using 2 threads? Are the results of that closer to [URL="http://www.mersenne.org/report_benchmarks/?exover=1&exbad=1&specific_cpu=3285566"]the average[/URL]?
Are you sure that Prime95 is detecting your CPU type and speed correctly?
Especially if this is a laptop, are you having overheating/throttling problems?

Another possibility is sub standard memory. Try to use CPU-Z found at [url]www.cpuid.com[/url] to check your effective memory and CPU speed.

Jacob

[QUOTE=Mini-Geek;186072]Open Task Manager while Prime95 is running and see how much of the CPU it's using. If you're running one thread of work, it should be 50% (or close), or with two threads of work, 99%.
Did you let the benchmark also run with using 2 threads? Are the results of that closer to [URL="http://www.mersenne.org/report_benchmarks/?exover=1&exbad=1&specific_cpu=3285566"]the average[/URL]?
Are you sure that Prime95 is detecting your CPU type and speed correctly?
Especially if this is a laptop, are you having overheating/throttling problems?[/QUOTE]
This computer is a laptop, its actually a MacBoook. since i started running prime95 my computer has continuously left the cooler on.I think this is normal but i dont know.So since its a mac i dont have task manager and i dont know if it has something similar to it.So if you can help me with a Mac op it would be great.

benchmarks
 

My computer benchmarks are way bellow average and I needed some help
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T8300 @ 2.40GHz
CPU speed: 2393.81 MHz, 2 cores
CPU features: RDTSC, CMOV, Prefetch, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE4
L1 cache size: 32 KB
L2 cache size: 3 MB
L1 cache line size: 64 bytes
L2 cache line size: 64 bytes
TLBS: 256
Prime95 64-bit version 25.11, RdtscTiming=1
Best time for 768K FFT length: 29.503 ms.
Best time for 896K FFT length: 36.302 ms.
Best time for 1024K FFT length: 39.870 ms.
Best time for 1280K FFT length: 51.332 ms.
Best time for 1536K FFT length: 61.597 ms.
Best time for 1792K FFT length: 75.572 ms.
Best time for 2048K FFT length: 82.459 ms.
Best time for 2560K FFT length: 111.921 ms.
Best time for 3072K FFT length: 131.587 ms.
Best time for 3584K FFT length: 159.412 ms.
Best time for 4096K FFT length: 176.980 ms.
Best time for 5120K FFT length: 229.136 ms.
Best time for 6144K FFT length: 272.663 ms.
Best time for 7168K FFT length: 336.125 ms.
Best time for 8192K FFT length: 362.261 ms.
hope someone helps thanks

You already made a thread. [url]http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=12297[/url] Why did you remake it?

victorvicentim,

Just because you've now registered is no reason to "spam" this forum by uselessly posting a duplicate of what you already posted before you were registered.

We can all see your previous thread and don't need you to waste our time by starting an identical one.

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Moderators,

Please change this thread's title to something like "useless duplicate of another thread" -- if you're going to let it survive at all, that is.

Bring up a terminal window and type "top".

Alternatively, run the Activity Monitor application.

What if it says that prime95 is susing like 150%?
I dont get whats going on.Is it normal for my laptop to keep the cooler on all the time?
hope you can help.

Mac's Activity Monitor is different than Windows Task Manager.

Your machine is a dual-core. The percentages in Activity Monitor will add up to 200%. Since prime95 is getting 150% some other processes are getting 50%. If you can reduce the amount of time these other tasks take, prime95 will get a faster. When I'm not using my Mac, I put VMWare and FireFox to sleep as these two are rather piggish.

I dont get it. how can I reduce the amount of time of the other alications?And Im really worried about the cooling cause my laptop is getting pretty hot and never turns of the cooler, im afraid it will ruin it or something.

[QUOTE=victorvicentim;186256]I dont get it. how can I reduce the amount of time of the other alications?[/quote]

By not running them. If you see that Safari is using 10%, simply exit Safari when you are not using it.

[quote]And Im really worried about the cooling cause my laptop is getting pretty hot and never turns of the cooler, im afraid it will ruin it or something.[/QUOTE]

I've been running Prime95 on a MacBook Pro nonstop for 18 months without problem. Of course, that is no guarantee that you won't run into problems.

oh thanks.And you know on the activity monitor that says number of threads? Mine says 4 is that the normal or what?cause i read something about 2 threads I dont know if its the same thing.Do you know how to make the benchmarks of the cpu closser to the average cause i just sent a benchmark and its still way over average.

[QUOTE=victorvicentim;186262]oh thanks.And you know on the activity monitor that says number of threads? Mine says 4 is that the normal or what?cause i read something about 2 threads I dont know if its the same thing.Do you know how to make the benchmarks of the cpu closser to the average cause i just sent a benchmark and its still way over average.[/QUOTE]

I think it should only be running 2 threads. Make sure Intel Speedstep is disabled (BIOS option on PCs but not sure how you do it on a Mac) for best benchmark time. I don't think that processor has the hyperthreading option so that should not be an issue.

Intel specs that processor to "Thermal design power" of 105C which is very hot before it should be harmed at all. It would be normal for your cooler fan to run all the time while mprime is running.

"I think it should only be running 2 threads. Make sure Intel Speedstep is disabled (BIOS option on PCs but not sure how you do it on a Mac) for best benchmark time. I don't think that processor has the hyperthreading option so that should not be an issue."
Does anyone know how to do this on a Mac?

[QUOTE=victorvicentim;186262]activity monitor that says number of threads? Mine says 4 is that the normal or what?.[/QUOTE]

That is normal. Two worker threads, one thread to handle the GUI, and one to handle various timed events. Only the two worker threads are CPU bound.