Quadrant Scores?

[kisner]

While I've never used it myself, I'm curious I've noticed this phone is a bit behind the shadow and nexus one? I'm just curious why this is, aren't the specs virtually the same compared to nexus one?

 

[Baldilocks]

Those two phones are running Android 2.2, that's why their scores are so much higher.

 

[SamsungVibrant]

Those two phones are running Android 2.2, that's why their scores are so much higher.

Hey Baldilocks, we chatted this morning. So I don't own a captivate but I have the t-mobile version, samsung galaxy s Vibrant. I don't think you believed me when I said my phone gets in the 900's stock out of the box, no root nothing. You also said the more apps you install the slower quadrant scores get. Well, I have to disagree. I have been installing apps and games all day, even more than I had before. I just ran quadrant again 3 times in a row, my scores were 920 920 and 918. Since owning the phone, the slowest quadrant score I have ever gotten to date has been 901.

I took a pic of my last 918 score. I also don't do anything special to my phone, I actually have like live wallpapers running, and tons of other junk in the background that I don't bother to task kill. I just run quadrant and get in the 900's everytime. Sorry lots of glare from the shitty universal screen protector.

 

[SamsungVibrant]

whats everyone elses galaxy s speeds?

 

[mongstradamus]

I did one of those hacks to reduce the app lag for the captivate and was getting around 945-950 if i remember correctly

 

[MrTony]

Mine scores 849. The I/O is what kills this phone. In every test, not just Quadrant, the I/O gets lower scores. It seems this is the bottleneck of the Galaxy S.

 

[SamsungVibrant]

Mine scores 849. The I/O is what kills this phone. In every test, not just Quadrant, the I/O gets lower scores. It seems this is the bottleneck of the Galaxy S.

Forgive me for not knowing, what is I/O? Also can you recommend any other benchmarking apps I can download and run besides quadrant.

Are these apps safe? I know sometimes benchmarking runs a system to maximum extremes, and sometimes can damage systems. Like back in the day, some benchmarking of computer systems fried chips. Oh goodness how did I get this old this fast to remember that.

 

[mongstradamus]

I dont think it should since stock rom is underclocking the chip anyways i think its only running at 800mhz as opposed to the 1 ghz, but dont quote me on that

 

[SamsungVibrant]

I dont think it should since stock rom is underclocking the chip anyways i think its only running at 800mhz as opposed to the 1 ghz, but dont quote me on that

My phone says its current speed is 800 mhz, I dont know where I saw that, I saw it somewhere about 2 days ago. I just assumed it meant under the current state its 800, assumed it adjusts itself to meet computing demand. So you mean the phone is actually underclocked, its not 1ghz?
strange.

 

[mongstradamus]

i believe thats the case you can change it with setcpu and some other apps i believe, think you have to be rooted tho to do that tho.

 

[SamsungVibrant]

i believe thats the case you can change it with setcpu and some other apps i believe, think you have to be rooted tho to do that tho.

Oh okay. I think if I ever rooted and ran setcpu I would probably underclock some more, save more battery. It would be nice though to over clock, maybe to full 1.2 when playing games.

 

[mongstradamus]

tbh phone as-is is pretty darn fast already. Dont really need to oc it at all.

 

[YellowGT0]

Where did you get this info? I have not heard this.

 

[SamsungVibrant]

Where did you get this info? I have not heard this.

Ya i think that person is mistaken, there is no way my phone would get a quadrant score in the 900's every single time if the phone was factory underclocked. I am pretty sure they run at 1ghz

 

[MrTony]

So you mean the phone is actually underclocked, its not 1ghz?

This is NOT accurate! It runs at full 1000Mhz WHEN NEEDED! If you root and install System Panel, it will show you that the phone is DYNAMICALLY underclocking itself as needed to give the required performance for the task while still saving battery. I've watched my own phone underclock to 100Mhz when nothing was going on besides the screen being on. It will clock up to 1000Mhz, but ONLY if the OS thinks it's needed. There's no reason to run SetCPU on this phone unless you want it to run at full speed all the time, which is totally unnecessary and a waste of battery.

 

[SamsungVibrant]

This is NOT accurate! It runs at full 1000Mhz WHEN NEEDED! If you root and install System Panel, it will show you that the phone is DYNAMICALLY underclocking itself as needed to give the required performance for the task while still saving battery. I've watched my own phone underclock to 100Mhz when nothing was going on besides the screen being on. It will clock up to 1000Mhz, but ONLY if the OS thinks it's needed. There's no reason to run SetCPU on this phone unless you want it to run at full speed all the time, which is totally unnecessary and a waste of battery.

Yes thats what I was thinking. So I want to run more benchmarks, this is kinda fun. ANy other free and safe benchmarks besides quadrant?
I just noticed the nexus running<2.2 is sooo slow compared to galaxy s running 2.1... imagine how fast this phone will be with froyo. I can't wait till the official froyo is releasd.

 

[MrTony]

In the Market there are 2 apps I have installed - one is simply "Benchmark" and the other is Linpack, which has been used by many review sites. Linpack did have a bug where it reported off the wall CPU scores for the Nexus 1, but I think they've resolved that.

 

[Prim8]

I just ran it and got 911 and 914

 

[CaCHooKa Man]

this was with the processor clocked to 1000. pretty good score for having 120 apps installed.

 

[blackhemi]

Mine scored 909. Mines just been rooted. I thought our processors were underclocked, but mine is right at 1000mHz

 

[SamsungVibrant]

this was with the processor clocked to 1000. pretty good score for having 120 apps installed.

Someone on here said more aps you have on your phone makes your quadrant score lower. I don't believe it, i've installed a shit load of new apps everyday, and I run quadrant everyday just for fun, and my scores are basically the same. SO go ahead, install a million aps, your quadrant score should be around the same number.

 

[Baldilocks]

It's not the more you have installed, it's the more you have RUNNING. Not really that hard to understand....

 

[SamsungVibrant]

It's not the more you have installed, it's the more you have RUNNING. Not really that hard to understand....

Well according to some people Android is linux underneath everything, and they claim that apps dont remain running in the background, this is why advanced task killer is not needed. I dont know though, i'm not claiming to be an android expert, I just know I install anything and everything I want on my phone, I have live wallpapers, and I run quadrant, I get in the 900's every time. So I don't know, phone is plenty fast. just ran quadrant again 925 yaaaa. Now i just wish my stupid GPS would work, it is the only thing bumming me out about my phone.

 

[Breakmyfootoff]

Those two phones are running Android 2.2, that's why their scores are so much higher.

False, the Shadow is running 2.1 also. My new DX with 2.1 scores 1250's. The info on apps running in the background is false also, I can run Quadrant right after a re-boot, and then open 30 apps and still get similar scores.

 

[SamsungVibrant]

False, the Shadow is running 2.1 also. My new DX with 2.1 scores 1250's. The info on apps running in the background is false also, I can run Quadrant right after a re-boot, and then open 30 apps and still get similar scores.

Yes I agree with you, I get roughly the same score all the time. The app thing that other guy said doesn't matter. The lowest score i have gotten so far is 901, I don't know what caused that low score that time. Anyways that guy didn't even believe that my phone gets in the 900's, I posted my 918 score to prove it.