http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15064
Summary: i7 turbo boost not working properly Product: ACPI Version: 2.5 Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Tree: Mainline Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P1 Component: Config-Processors AssignedTo: acpi_config-process...@kernel-bugs.osdl.org ReportedBy: aagaa...@gmail.com Regression: No Created an attachment (id=24575) --> (http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=24575) sysbench cpu tests with 1 thread, 4 threads and 8 threads I have a alienware m15x, with "Turbo mode" enabled in the bios. In windows it appears to be working properly, but in linux (which is my main enviroment) it doesn't look like it's working. I've seen this with multiple programs, I'm attaching sysbench output. Running 1 thread I get: avg: 61.71ms Running 4 threads I get: avg: 60.64ms Running 8 threads I get: avg: 112.34ms This is a i7 quad core, so I expected the drop between 4 and 8 threads. But running a single thread should be a higher average as the turbo boost should kick in. See this bug on the ubuntu launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/429036 I believe the original report relates to an issue that might already be solved, but comment #3 is seeing the same thing I am. He also has some info in comment #9 where he says it's only his mobile i7's that are affected. I've also tried using the "i7z" tool found here: http://code.google.com/p/i7z/ To monitor my performance, now I thought the math was off because of hyperthreading so the original bugreport is a bit misleading, but there's some more information here: http://code.google.com/p/i7z/issues/detail?id=1 -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching the assignee of the bug. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev _______________________________________________ acpi-bugzilla mailing list acpi-bugzilla@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/acpi-bugzilla