All Intel CPUs are multiple locked, that means no matter what core frequency
you set, they always run at the locked number, the only way to overclock is
to rise front bus speed (FBS), that's why you can't see any difference
between in your benchmark result. 500mhz celeron cpu runs at 66x7.5, so if
you set FBS to 100, your celeron is running at 100x7.5=750mhz. run a celeron
500 at 750 is hard to get success, if you can run your celeron at this
speed, you can't ask more. (those CPU ratio jumpers are completely usless,
just forget about it)

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Demetri Kolokotronis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 12:16 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Benchmarks


> For a computer I just assembled, benchmark test seems low.
>
> My computer, 500mhz Celeron, 64m RAM, Pine mobo: 88.0
> Benchmark 450 Pent II, unknown RAM, unknown mobo: 204.8
>
> Bus speed is set to 100mhz. Processor core frequency is 5X. Changing
> processor core frequency doesn't seem to alter benchmark much. 2.5X score
> is 86.7.  CPU Frequency Ratio can be set to 66-133mhz. CPU Clock Select
> can be set to default or Overclock (100mhz), but there is a caution that
> Overclock setting is "for internal test only". I know of no control for
> changing voltage setting. Board is designed for Celeron only.
>
> Processor core frequency is set by BIOS, CPU Frequency Ratio by jumpers.
>

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