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Can I increase CPU without rooting?

Shotgun84

Shotgun84

Extreme Android User
I have noticed that my GS2 is running at 500MHz despite the 1.2GHz dual processor. So it's there a way to increase this?
 
First of all your CPU down-clocks when its not needed. It will actually go as low as 200mhz.

Also, If you root (and why not :D) you can download and overclock using tegrak on stock ROMs :D
 
Shotgun84 said:
I'm kinda reluctant to root as that was the beginning of the end of my old Galaxy S
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Do you really think that replacing the OS is a greater risk than overclocking a phone that already has a reputation for getting hot?

I also cannot imagine why you would want to overclock. This phone is lightning fast already. Have you noticed anything running slowly because of lack of processor power? I certainly haven't.
 
I didn't really mention overclocking. I just want my GS2 to run at the speeds promised in the specs. I assume it is not as my quadrant score is about 1000 less than everyone else.
 
Shotgun84 said:
I just want my GS2 to run at the speeds promised in the specs. I assume it is not as my quadrant score is about 1000 less than everyone else.
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What are you comparing it to? My own, admittedly using VillainROM 1.4 but at stock clocks and all background processes running as normal, just scored 3136.
 
Slug said:
What are you comparing it to? My own, admittedly using VillainROM 1.4 but at stock clocks and all background processes running as normal, just scored 3136.
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I just set mine up with the VillainROM 1.4 after reading your numbers. Mine returned a score of 3128, it's fast & no warmer than before. This is one outstanding performer now.

I'm very happy with the outcome. Thanks for posting your numbers, that motivated me to use Villian 1.4.
 
Slug said:
What are you comparing it to? My own, admittedly using VillainROM 1.4 but at stock clocks and all background processes running as normal, just scored 3136.
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Slug,have you got any links to root the galaxy s2?as im a newbie but want to give it an attempt!:)
 
Shotgun84 said:
I didn't really mention overclocking. I just want my GS2 to run at the speeds promised in the specs. I assume it is not as my quadrant score is about 1000 less than everyone else.
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OK I slightly misunderstood you although, as you will have seen earlier in the thread, the processor speed you have been seeing is as a result of the phone reducing the speed when it's not needed to save power.

My quadrant score was about 3200, much lower than some of the scores I have seen posted and in line with Slug's score above, but my phone is very fast and everything runs very snappily.

If your phone doesn't seem slow, then everything is working fine and I think you are worrying about nothing. If anything does seem slow, it shouldn't, this phone is super quick. If that is the case, make another thread describing the problem and we'll try to help.
 
lotus49 said:
OK I slightly misunderstood you although, as you will have seen earlier in the thread, the processor speed you have been seeing is as a result of the phone reducing the speed when it's not needed to save power.

My quadrant score was about 3200, much lower than some of the scores I have seen posted and in line with Slug's score above, but my phone is very fast and everything runs very snappily.

If your phone doesn't seem slow, then everything is working fine and I think you are worrying about nothing. If anything does seem slow, it shouldn't, this phone is super quick. If that is the case, make another thread describing the problem and we'll try to help.
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Don't get me wrong, I am more than impressed with it's speed (it wiped the floor with my friends Iphone 4). I just sore that other people were getting a higher performance out of theirs and was curious how this could be done. I guess I'm the jealous type.
 
Just so you know quadrant isnt supported for dual core phones yet.

Also you'll find if you do the benchmark run a few times scores will vary so just choose the highest one.

Other little things that can help are exiting all tasks from task manager and then loading the benchmark app. This way you will have more free RAM available and it all helps towards the score :p

Also, as for "some people are getting higher scores"

Are you aware that some custom ROM's use a cheap script (technically...) to gain higher benchmark scores within apps like quadrant etc.
 
As SilverDroid was implying (at least I think you were weren't you?) I think that this "extra speed" is illusory.

I refuse to believe that two identical phones could have such large (3200-4200) performance differences. I think that you should infer from the disparity of results that Quadrant is not a very reliable benchmarking tool rather than assuming your phone is any slower than other SGS2s.
 
lotus49 said:
As SilverDroid was implying (at least I think you were weren't you?) I think that this "extra speed" is illusory.

I refuse to believe that two identical phones could have such large (3200-4200) performance differences. I think that you should infer from the disparity of results that Quadrant is not a very reliable benchmarking tool rather than assuming your phone is any slower than other SGS2s.
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Yep, exactly what I was saying. I dont think I've seen the scores vary that much (at stock speeds) maybe a couple of hundred, but not a thousand?

4200 is the highest I've had at 1.45ghz
 
Benchmark scores are good for two things.... appraising performance tweaks on your own handset and engaging in e-peen waving contests with others. Only one of these is actually useful. Both can be fun though. :D

Having said this, Chainfire has released a benchmarking tool that gives much more meaningful figures for dual-core handsets. It's available in the Market - look for CF-Bench.
 
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