OC : 1.49 Ghz VS 1.47 Ghz (1.47 is faster ?)

[gouki]

I have 2 available combinations for my overclocking. I could either go :

149 x 10 = 1490
OR
155 x 9.5 = 1470

My memory max at 155 bus speeds at CAS 2 so I guess this are the best settings I could get from my com. I ran Sandra with Windows XP Pro Full and this is the result :

1470
CPU ALU : 4108
CPU FPU : 2029

MULTIMEDIA MMX : 8076
MULTIMEDIA 3DNOW : 9248

MEMORY ALU : 661
MEMORY FPU : 733

1490
CPU ALU : 4180
CPU FPU : 2036

MULTIMEDIA MMX : 8173
MULTIMEDIA 3DNOW : 9341

MEMORY ALU : 639
MEMORY FPU : 707

Well, my question is, which one proves to be faster ?. Any logical explanation for it ?. What is the MULTIMEDIA scores in Sandra actually referring to ?. Well, thanks for helping out in advance guys :)

[M@€$†®Ö™]

I will be very simple in my answer. As I have learned having the highest FSB allows the most performance possible inside of the CPU and Memory ! I have not seen anyone really dismiss this theory and your Benchmarks overall show that. Everyone I have seen goes for FSB and that is the way to go IMHO. The bigger the pipe the more information flows through it if the pipe is smaller (less fsb) then less info moves. The 20 mhz difference is not noticeable but 6 mhz FSB difference can be. Its subtle but true. In my experiments and in yours to a certain degree.

Maestro

[mrpcman]

Your right. FSB makes a bigger difference than anything. it's kinda like the fsb being the lanes on the road, and multiplier being the cars...or something like that. :p