Super pi mod 1.5 Tweaks
18 04 2007
Here are some tweaks I found from readings and friends. Im not listing all of them. Just some which I think really improve the scores especially for todays’ hardwares. Some old tweaks had been previously done by D_o_S @XS couple of years ago.
Follow this link to read it:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...t=49345&page=1
Now lets start tweakings!
1. If you are using Intel Core 2 Duo processor, make sure you enable “Execute Disable Bit (XD
” feature from BIOS. Usually on the “CPU Features” MENU. I have no idea what is this feature intended for, but hey, at least it works great for me. It improves my scores 2-5s on 4M.
2. Go to Task Manager-> Processes. Find Explorer.exe and press ‘End Task’. Run SuperPi from File-> New Task-> the directory where you put Super_pi_mod-1.5. But before you make some calculations, remember to also close the task manager. It gives me 1-3s on 4M.
3. Running ORTHOS before making calculation. This tweak sometimes works. Run ORTHOS, remember to also open superpi but dont make any calculation yet. Press Calculate-> 4M(or whichever)-> OK. Wait until ORTHOS runs for one to two minutes before you start it. Without any delay, exit ORTHOS and the same time press OK to start running the calculation.
4. Running superpi on realtime priority. Open Task Manager-> Processes-> right click super_pi_mod.exe-> Set Priority-> Realtime-> OK. Manage to give me another 2-3s.
5. For Multi(dual/quad) Core processors. As you know, SuperPI doesn’t sport multithreaded apps yet. So, the idea is to run it under one core only. Open Task Manager-> Processes-> right click super_pi_mod.exe-> Set Affinity-> Choose only one core you prefer. In my case with my E4300, using cpu 1 gives slighly better results than cpu 0.
6. Copy 1-2 gigs of files (in my case I use the Program Files folder) to your SuperPi folder. With almost the same method as number 3, except this time you have to wait until windows finish copying the files and without any delay press OK to start the calculation.
7. Disable Other unimportant Services. If you don’t know which ones to disable, google it
8. Using all the methods above at the same time, should give you 5-10s depending on your hardware and a bit of luck :p
Happy Benching