- SuperPrime
SuperPrime is a
computer program that is used for calculating theprimality of a large set of positive natural numbers. Because of its multi-threaded nature and dynamic load scheduling, it scales excellently when using more than 1 thread (execution core.) It is commonly used inOverclocking to test stability and speed of the system.Background information
In August 1995, the
calculation of Pi up to 4,294,960,000 decimal digits was achieved by using asupercomputer at the University of Tokyo. The program used to achieve this was ported to personal computers, for operating systems such as Windows NT and Windows 95 and called Super-PI.Overclocking
In Sept 29, 2006, a milestone was broken when bachus_anonym of www.xtremesystems.org broke 30s landmark using a highly
overclocked Core 2 Duo machine [http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1745613&postcount=29]External links
* [http://www.techenclave.com/forums/superprime/ Latest Version & Home page]
* [http://www.techenclave.com/forums/hamara-appna-benchmark-superprimeandquot-79345.html Main Thread @ www.techenclave.com]
* [http://www.techenclave.com/forums/superprime/downloads/ SuperPrime Download]
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