Windows 8 banned by top benchmarking/overclocking website.

Interesting bug. Of course, the problem is that you're changing the clock frequency at runtime, something that the OS probably isn't expecting.

It would seem to me that the HWBot could still publish the results, but mark them as "potentially inaccurate", or they could modify their test agent to detect if the clock has been modified and disqualify those results.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
    Case
    Antec SOLO II
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX
I don't overclock. I don't play those 3d games. As long as my system can run 5 visual studio windows, Photoshop, gimp, word, excel, autocad, microstation, and half a dozen other apps at the same time, I'm good.

of course we all know the average user must always overclock their pc's :(
 

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    windows 8
goodintentions said:
I don't overclock. I don't play those 3d games. As long as my system can run 5 visual studio windows, Photoshop, gimp, word, excel, autocad, microstation, and half a dozen other apps at the same time, I'm good.
I agree.

goodintentions said:
of course we all know the average user must always overclock their pc's :(
That's the average gamer and not really all the average users. :)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
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    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
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    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
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    Windows Defender
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    That's basically it.
I don't overclock. I don't play those 3d games. As long as my system can run 5 visual studio windows, Photoshop, gimp, word, excel, autocad, microstation, and half a dozen other apps at the same time, I'm good.

of course we all know the average user must always overclock their pc's :(

They were my thoughts as well. And to say it's another reason to stick with Windows 7 is going a bit far. It's hardly a show stopping bug.

Though I did a stopwatch test myself, just like in the video on that page, and the Windows 8 clock didn't fluctuate or slow down at all. It seemed fine.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965
    Motherboard
    ASUS Sabertooth x58
    Memory
    12GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX770
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W + Dell E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 + 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB, Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB
    PSU
    Corsair TX850 Modular 850w
    Case
    Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700 Nvidia Edition
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510s
    Mouse
    Logitech G500s
    Internet Speed
    40Mbps
    Other Info
    Logitech X-530
Weird benchmark scores? :think:

Would be nice to see if anyone tested this with benchmark programs on their own hardware.

Take for instance a program like SuperPi: what scores do we get on Windows 7 and what on Windows 8...
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
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    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
I use an old version of Passmark to do my BMs, it's to show me relative speed in my own systems- The highest score I have gotten was above 500.

This system here is overclocked to 2450 mHz, but Cool n Quiet changes the speed constantly. It's overclocked by 7% on my board.

My other system is not overclocked, only runs as 2200 mHz, but it is NOTICEABLY faster than this one.

OK, this is THIS pc, overclocked way faster than my Media PC.

ASUSAMD4400.png

I don;t know why my Media Pc BMs out so much better:

AsusAMD4200.png

That;s about the best score of all of my Home PCs, my Gateway Core Duo only BMmmed to a little over 500.

I like this old program, it uses a simple brute force test to check everything. My other system probably BMs better cos of the 750GB Hybrid Drive I use for my system drive.

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center/Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
    CPU
    AMD 4400+/4200+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
    PSU
    Works 550w
    Case
    MSI "M-Box"
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable Medium Speed
    Browser
    Chrome/IE 10
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
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