G2 Boasts Amazing Benchmark Scores After Being Overclocked to 1.3GHz
Well we knew the Scorpion processor in the T-Mobile G2 would be one of Qualcomm’s most efficient yet, but no one outside of HTC, Qualcomm, or T-Mobile – up until now – has been able to put that claim to the test. First of all, let’s talk its Quadrant score: 2,264. Quadrant takes into account not just the CPU, but I/O speeds and GPU performance. The GPU isn’t that much better than the one found in the Samsung Galaxy S, which trumps the Nexus One in Quadrant before Froyo (and without the I/O hack.) So with a very overclockable 800 MHz CPU at 1.344 GHz, Android 2.2, and the Adreno 205 GPU, the G2 goes from a “why only 800 MHz” device to a “whoa that thing is amazing” device. Not that clock speed has always meant the world in CPU architectures before, but now you can put your qualms to rest regarding the G2’s.
Next up, LinPack. We usually don’t see 1GHz Snapdragon-enabled phones get more than 35-40 in score consistently, and the Scorpion can sit right on up there with the big boys after being overclocked. These scores don’t say much outside of “you get better performance when you overclock your CPU,” which is obvious, but perhaps folks can see just how scalable the new Scorpion CPU inside of the T-Mobile G2 really is. Clock speed isn’t everything, and you shouldn’t feel bad when you see that someone else’s number is greater than yours.
As for the overclock method? SetCPU’s developer coolbho3k has the goods and just might be releasing them soon. We’ll be on the lookout for that.
[via Android Central]