CPU Clock Speed and its effect on FPS in games when not 100% utilised

Buckster

Buckster

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was having a discussion with someone at work the other day over a coffee with regards to benefits of overclocking etc

if you have a game that say only uses 70% CPU utilisation with say a Q6600 @ 2.4 gig (stock)

are there instances where if then this game was run on same machine, but overclocked at say 3.5 gig - that the frame rates would be higher ? or would utilisation just reduce ?

I think clock speed- even when CPU is not fully utilised effects game performance - due to its ability to perform more instructions per second - but I'm not fully sure.

any ideas ?

cheers, Mark.
 
well that was my argument :) so glad at least one other is thinking the same

but I did start to doubt whether thats true or not - and now I'm not sure either way - although I still think I believe my original thoughts (which stacks up with what you think too :) )

thanks
 
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