Nehalem-EP......BLOOMFIELD

[Movieman]

Far from your expectation


FYR
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First of all Thank you very much for running the benchmark.
Now just so I am sure, this is a single socket quad core correct?
If that is so, then the new Hyperpath(Hyperthreading) is skewing your numbers. If it is possible to shut off that function so that only 4 threads are working you may see some VERY incredible numbers.
Not quite double but maybe 60-75% above what was shown.
If that is true, then you are sitting on essentially the most powerfull machine that exists outside of some supercomputer.
I don't say that lightly, on the old dual single core xeons the difference in benchmarks with HT turned on and off were app 70% greater.
Now add into this that your only on single channel memory on a board that will do tri channel, a pre release board and probably still some bugs and added all up my thought is Dear God Almighty!
Oh, and I forgot to add: You only at 2933mhz..
At the risk of sounding like some schoolkid instead of a jaded 56 year old guy, stop and think what this will do when on a retail fully debugged board with tri channel DDR3-1333 or DDR3-1600 and running in the 3400-3600mhz range.
Just think on that a minute or two, before you call and buy Intel stock!

Aren't the score actually pretty good?

Kentsfield @ 3600 MHz (4 CPU)
3558 Whet / CPU
8289 Dhry / CPU

Bloomfield @ 2933 MHz (8 CPU)
2786 Whet / CPU
7095 Dhry / CPU

Now this is where I might get it all wrong:

(score) x (number of CPU)

Kentsfield:
3558 x 4 Whet = 14232
8289 x 4 Dhry = 33156

Bloomfield:
2786 x 8 Whet = 22288
7095 x 8 Dhry = 56760

Looks to me like Bloomfield / Nehalem is much stronger, or did I get it all wrong? If I have gotten the above wrong, then that WCG benchmark sure is misleading or confusing.

read above, your on the right track..

It turns out its a real BOINC monster. We simply forgot SMT. Happy Dave then

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