Why the significant range Geekbench scores with the exact same setup?

[LurkinTuff]

Hi,

I've got an early 2011 MBP (15" 2.2 750GB @ 5400.RPM 8GB RAM) and I consistently get a (32 bit) Geekbench score of 10,100. Using the Geekbench result browser, I see a pretty huge range of scores for the same machine, from 7400 to 11400.

Why is there such a wide range of scores?

Thanks

 

[grahamnp]

Perhaps not all people run the benchmark on a "load free" cpu. I've run Geekbench in a variety of situations between 10 apps open and none and I get scores ranging from 9 - 11k.

Also, it may be the turbo boost. Running two Cinebench benchmarks back to back heats my CPU up high enough to affect the 2nd benchmark. The CPU is probably not turbo-ing up as aggressively so internal + ambient temps could probably play a part as well.

 

[theSeb]

Perhaps not all people run the benchmark on a "load free" cpu. I've run Geekbench in a variety of situations between 10 apps open and none and I get scores ranging from 9 - 11k.

That would account for most of the variances. Others could be due to different RAM.

 

[daftpunkstu]

Not all of the devices have exactly the same internals (some have different hdd producers/ram producers) Temperature plays a difference and background apps plays a difference (things like dropbox and magicprefs etc (ALWAYS on))

 

[Ccrew]

Not all of the devices have exactly the same internals Image(some have different hdd producers/ram producers) Temperature plays a difference and background apps plays a difference (things like dropbox and magicprefs etc (ALWAYS on))

Geekbench doesn't measure or utilize HDD performance though.

 

[daftpunkstu]

Geekbench doesn't measure or utilize HDD performance though.

Yes it does. Or am I thinking of XBench?