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What the HTC Incredible S, Experia Arc, myTouch HD and Inspire 4G have in common

**Update: The just announced HTC Incredible S has the same processor, same amount of RAM, same amount of Internal phone storage as well.
The Inspire 4G isn't looking that ancient anymore is it, yeah no dual core but that's another weight class altogether.
----->> http://www.phonearena.com/phones/HTC-Incredible-S_id5229/fullspecs
CPU: 32 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255/Qualcomm Scorpion
Graphical Controller: Qualcomm Adreno 205
Youre going to see a Quadrant benchmark score of around: 2055 (highest recorded value) and much more after its rooted, overclocked and flashed with a custom rom down the line.
Heres a video of the real deal in action using the Quadrant benchmark app:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXbRKbnUUr0
Someone has achieved a score of 2432 with the following using their Desire HD: Cyanogen RC2, Buzz kernel OC/UV and 1.22 GHz o/c by 22%
The above results indicate its only a few points under a stock LG Optimus 2X (Quadrant benchmark of 2514) which has a dual core... this is saying ALOT.
What the HTC Incredible S, Experia Arc, myTouch HD and Inspire 4G have in common

Direct copy paste of the review for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc
"As far as general performance is concerned the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc does splendidly. It’s powered by a Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon System-on-a-chip featuring a 1 GHz Scorpion CPU and the Adreno 205 GPU. Yet the further optimizations brought by Gingerbread helps it do a bit better than the Desire HD at the CPU benchmarks.
Even at this early stage the XPERIA Arc is getting some excellent score on popular benchmarks
But it’s not so much synthetic benchmarks that should concern you – it’s the real life performance that matter here and the XPERIA Arc feels as smooth as butter. Even at these early stages of its development the handset didn’t treat us to any irritating lags or nasty holdups, which is really promising to say the least."
(legend221 says: "Its more than likely Gingerbread will be coming to the Inspire 4G down the line either from those amazing xda devs or directly from HTC")
Video of early Gingerbread development with the Desire HD/Inspire 4G:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5TR_5OERFY

How will this compare with what could be done with the Atrix? I am assuming it will be locked down but will the stock dual core and GPU they are using be comparable to what will be done with a rooted and rom'd Inspire?

awtryau89 said:
How will this compare with what could be done with the Atrix? I am assuming it will be locked down but will the stock dual core and GPU they are using be comparable to what will be done with a rooted and rom'd Inspire?
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I will have to wait and see what the Quadrant score is and compare.
Regardless, if its Motorola its going to be trouble and a lot more risky to manipulate than a trusty HTC device.
That's why I'm so adamant about the XDA community... we have soo much talent not even the manufacturers can officially release anything that compares to the custom Roms we are graced with.
Looking forward in seeing how the Inspire 4G develops.
Sent from my HTC Dream - Weighing whats out there for my next Android and or Network

Going to do a Quadrant score and post it later today as well.... looking forward to it!

legend221 said:
Going to do a Quadrant score and post it later today as well.... looking forward to it!
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Just ran a Quadrant score and received a 1786 and for comparison see the photo below taken from the net
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The Atrix quadrant run I saw had a result of 2500+. That thing is powerful for sure. The good thing about a March 6 release is that I'd be within my 30 days if I decide to go from Inspire to Atrix. Personally, I prefer Sense to Blur but the hardware is tough to ignore.

waltah! said:
The Atrix quadrant run I saw had a result of 2500+. That thing is powerful for sure. The good thing about a March 6 release is that I'd be within my 30 days if I decide to go from Inspire to Atrix. Personally, I prefer Sense to Blur but the hardware is tough to ignore.
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With a bit of OverClock, a custom Rom and some and Kernel love we are up there, just a few points under the over hyped Atrix 4G
This is what a Desire HD scores with the options below:
Model
HTC Desire HD
Benchmark App
Quadrant
Score
2432
OS
Android 2.2
Customization
Cyanogen RC2, Buzz kernel OC/UV
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
CPU Clock
1.22 GHz o/c by 22%
GPU
Adreno 205

The HD2 has the same guts as the Inspire and look at its highest score, WOW
The potential is most definitely there, see direct quote below:
"Posted 12 January 2011 - 04:24 AM
I have a non android phone, T-mobile HD2, Converted to android, running 2.2 androind. This build is the NAND SuperRam from Dark Stone and is where I have managed to achieve on quadrant a score of 3692!!!! I am also NOT over clocked AT ALL! This is stock setting that he has for the build."

As most of that score comes from IO I assume that the NAND being used is just much faster then most other phones.

zizux said:
As most of that score comes from IO I assume that the NAND being used is just much faster then most other phones.
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You got that right, this phone is the best Android to be under AT&T so far.
Posted yesterday, Quadrant score: 1786

CF-Benchmark Results

Hey Sensation owners... check out CF Benchmark
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134768
It is a benchmark tool testing out ONLY the CPUs... Running tests on it leads me to believe it is preeeettyy accurate. It foolows the same trench as Smartbench 2011. Both apps take advantage of dual core.
With my Desire HD running @ 1.8ghz Sense 3.0 I am getting an average score of around ~4600. Sensation is scoring @ 5174 according to OP.
1.8 vs 2x 1.2 is a dif of 600 mhz (i know this isnt 100% accurate but lets assume). I down clocked my Desire HD by 600 mhz and the difference is score is about ~1100.
So... Applying some logic... Sensation @ 2x 1.2ghz should be scoring at roughly 6000 pts... which is pretty much where the SGS2 Stands at if u consider the 35% additional pixels on Sensation...
So what I am saying is... With custom Rom Sensation should be JUST as good as SGS2 at equal clock speeds.
HOWEVER... Samsung is known to make ****TIER stock roms then HTC... so... perhaps there is a possibility to get more out of Samsung's processor... we will have to see...
I'm looking for Sensation owners to run more more Benches on this App and perhaps Smartbench 2011.
Perhaps I was wrong and Sensation may be a good successor to Desire HD after all!
Edit: OBVIOUSLY 2x 1.2 does not mean 2.4 ghz of cpu power... but I am simplifying the math and concepts.

I just ran it and got 9100
My g2x overclocked to 1.5ghz got ~14000

jlevy73 said:
I just ran it and got 9100
My g2x overclocked to 1.5ghz got ~14000
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What is your OVERALL Score, not the Native.
Impressive score on the g2x!

I got 5237 for overall score.

under the phone info what's listed under MHz? mine says 1188 so technically it's running at 1.18 Ghz? I know HTC themselves were able to overclock to 1.5 no problem so I'm sure we could get a stable 1.6-1.8 once we get it unlocked

Just tried to run it and crashed on the Java Memory Write

Maedhros said:
Hey Sensation owners... check out CF Benchmark
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134768
It is a benchmark tool testing out ONLY the CPUs... Running tests on it leads me to believe it is preeeettyy accurate. It foolows the same trench as Smartbench 2011. Both apps take advantage of dual core.
With my Desire HD running @ 1.8ghz Sense 3.0 I am getting an average score of around ~4600. Sensation is scoring @ 5174 according to OP.
1.8 vs 2x 1.2 is a dif of 600 mhz (i know this isnt 100% accurate but lets assume). I down clocked my Desire HD by 600 mhz and the difference is score is about ~1100.
So... Applying some logic... Sensation @ 2x 1.2ghz should be scoring at roughly 6000 pts... which is pretty much where the SGS2 Stands at if u consider the 35% additional pixels on Sensation...
So what I am saying is... With custom Rom Sensation should be JUST as good as SGS2 at equal clock speeds.
HOWEVER... Samsung is known to make ****TIER stock roms then HTC... so... perhaps there is a possibility to get more out of Samsung's processor... we will have to see...
I'm looking for Sensation owners to run more more Benches on this App and perhaps Smartbench 2011.
Perhaps I was wrong and Sensation may be a good successor to Desire HD after all!
Edit: OBVIOUSLY 2x 1.2 does not mean 2.4 ghz of cpu power... but I am simplifying the math and concepts.
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In the past I would agree with Samsung and crappy stock builds but the SGS2 is coded very well. It's one of the few devices out right now that take advantage of hardware acceleration. The good thing for Sensation owners is that Qualcomm's kernel is about as open as it gets. There is a trove of published data for the msm8660 chip so there is plenty of room for optimizations.

Sensation (overall score): 4786
G2x OC 1.5 (overall score): 8125

graffixnyc said:
under the phone info what's listed under MHz? mine says 1188 so technically it's running at 1.18 Ghz? I know HTC themselves were able to overclock to 1.5 no problem so I'm sure we could get a stable 1.6-1.8 once we get it unlocked
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Except 1.5 isn't an overclock for this chip (that's its native speed)...HTC is actually underclocking to 1.2 I would presume to enhance battery life?

5299 overall score.
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jlevy73 said:
In the past I would agree with Samsung and crappy stock builds but the SGS2 is coded very well. It's one of the few devices out right now that take advantage of hardware acceleration. The good thing for Sensation owners is that Qualcomm's kernel is about as open as it gets. There is a trove of published data for the msm8660 chip so there is plenty of room for optimizations.
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The only hardware acceleration I am aware of is in the browser. In other aspects (especially widget/homescreen redraw) is pretty bad. The reason touchwiz looks more "optimized" is that touchwiz is pretty light considering the hardware under the hood.
bluemoon737 said:
Except 1.5 isn't an overclock for this chip (that's its native speed)...HTC is actually underclocking to 1.2 I would presume to enhance battery life?
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Well... it is underclocked officially... However Desire HD has the same CPU which has a "regular" clock of 1ghz. So I would say Sensation will get 1.8ghz OC. Maybe 1.9, but I think 1.8 will be more common
Seems like from the results of the Bench Qualcomm didn't upgrade anything on the CPU SoC... I thought they would have atleast upgraded the cache or memory...

Maedhros said:
The only hardware acceleration I am aware of is in the browser. In other aspects (especially widget/homescreen redraw) is pretty bad. The reason touchwiz looks more "optimized" is that touchwiz is pretty light considering the hardware under the hood.
Well... it is underclocked officially... However Desire HD has the same CPU which has a "regular" clock of 1ghz. So I would say Sensation will get 1.8ghz OC. Maybe 1.9, but I think 1.8 will be more common
Seems like from the results of the Bench Qualcomm didn't upgrade anything on the CPU SoC... I thought they would have atleast upgraded the cache or memory...
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You're right, just re-read the review and it was the browser that was accelerated. Thanks for the clarification

hi
HTC Sensation (normal )
im running P3d xe 35 with Beats
gpu kernel to 320 mhz
with cpu 1890 mhz
my scores are
12001
3452
6512

Maedhros said:
The only hardware acceleration I am aware of is in the browser. In other aspects (especially widget/homescreen redraw) is pretty bad. The reason touchwiz looks more "optimized" is that touchwiz is pretty light considering the hardware under the hood.
Well... it is underclocked officially... However Desire HD has the same CPU which has a "regular" clock of 1ghz. So I would say Sensation will get 1.8ghz OC. Maybe 1.9, but I think 1.8 will be more common
Seems like from the results of the Bench Qualcomm didn't upgrade anything on the CPU SoC... I thought they would have atleast upgraded the cache or memory...
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I am sorry but what are you on about? The Desire HD does not have the same CPU. It has a single core Snapdragon Scorpion core rather than our dual core Snapdragon SOC with two Scorpion cores. We also have a Adreno 220 GPU rather than a Adreno 205 GPU. Quite a significant difference if you ask me
I have also got a overall of 11855 with my ICS Sensation @ 1.5GHz

Overall score : 7427
Running MIUI,with bundled Trinity kernel,[email protected]

13455, 3902, 7723
ARHD, sense 3.0, faux 0.2.7r ultimate, 1.728 GHz

Here is my Sensation 4G score.
Overclock to 1836 Mhz.
Using InsertCoin latest and Bricked Kernel V1.5.
I love this device and all the tweaks.
Amaze Camera, Beats Audio, Android 2.3.5, Sence 3.5, Market 3.44, Arrows Key Board, etc.
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wow! that's amazing results..

AHRD 3.69 Sense 3.0, Faux 2.7r CPU 1350Mhz
Native 10382
Java 3410
Overall 6198

CM7a10 Bricked 1.4 @1.78
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dual core + ics

I'm currently running virtuous inquisition 1.3.0. I've tried all ICS roms and I must say I havent' seen much speed increase running single core vs dual core (enabled via system tuner pro). ICS was supposed to take full advantage of the dual core processor but - it's not doing that. I ran tests and after disabling one core the phone actually performs a bit faster - using all the tests I could find: linpack, Quadrant and CF-Bench. Could well be that it's just such an early release of ICS. But GB is actually performing better vs ICS at the current state of affairs.

Synthetic benchmarks are far from definitive.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

moto211 said:
Synthetic benchmarks are far from definitive.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium
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I'm comparing apples to apples numerous times, the disabled secondary core results are always a bit higher.

It's a test ROM. What did you expect?

1. It's an internal test LEAK with a pre-official base
2. Asynchronous smp. Wtf do people not understand about our phones being asynchronous smp architecture? Ics WILL NEVER change this. Ics made the whole rom multithreaded (taking advantage of multi core) and made apps aware of multicore, but nowhere did it EVER say it would change our phone from asynchronous smp to synchronous smp.
Our phones are only built to have cpu1 come on when the load (not speed) on cpu0 reaches a certain threshold.
ICS WILL NOT MAKE BOTH CORES STAY ON ALL THE TIME! this would mean changing the CPU architecture which is not happening after the whole SoC has been designed, layed out, and built (the physical chip and its design).
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G

aNYthing24 said:
It's a test ROM. What did you expect?
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I was expecting dual core perform at least on par with the single core, as ICS finally able to do it.
But you may be right - got trip's experimental beta and without even looking if it's running dual core - his rom smokes competition flat. Much better results than even the famed Galaxy S2.

I dont understand what are you guys talking about, im running ICS with sense for few days and its faster than anything before and benchmarks confirm it
2600 in quadrant and 6250 in AnTuTU and i couldn't get that much even with custom tweaked kernels with overclocked GPU..
Only problem is as its early stage dev rom, scores are some times "quirky" and drop in half but most of the times you get this high ones.
Also Browser is noticeable smoother, scrolling pages (XDA Sensation development) is smooth now and was laggy with ALL roms EVER. EStrong file manager also smooth as it should be..
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ivicask said:
I dont understand what are you guys talking about, im running ICS with sense for few days and its faster than anything before and benchmarks confirm it
2600 in quadrant and 6250 in AnTuTU and i couldn't get that much even with custom tweaked kernels with overclocked GPU..
Only problem is as its early stage dev rom, scores are some times "quirky" and drop in half but most of the times you get this high ones.
Also Browser is noticeable smoother, scrolling pages (XDA Sensation development) is smooth now and was laggy with ALL roms EVER. EStrong file manager also smooth as it should be..
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Which Rom are you using? My benchmarks suck...
Matt

mrg02d said:
Which Rom are you using? My benchmarks suck...
Matt
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Using RCTeam first release 1.0 version.
Except i was inpatient to wait so i zipaligned and PNG optimized entire rom my self, and deleted bunch of HTC crap i dont use, including loggers...

ivicask said:
I dont understand what are you guys talking about, im running ICS with sense for few days and its faster than anything before and benchmarks confirm it
2600 in quadrant and 6250 in AnTuTU and i couldn't get that much even with custom tweaked kernels with overclocked GPU..
Only problem is as its early stage dev rom, scores are some times "quirky" and drop in half but most of the times you get this high ones.
Also Browser is noticeable smoother, scrolling pages (XDA Sensation development) is smooth now and was laggy with ALL roms EVER. EStrong file manager also smooth as it should be..
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quadrant doesn't support dual core & isn't a reliable benchmark.

sromer said:
quadrant doesn't support dual core & isn't a reliable benchmark.
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Enough with Quadrant bashing. It shows useful FPS information and is relative. Now, if it only went to 2500 no matter what ROM you are using then yes, it would be useless. But getting a 1400 on it with one ROM and then getting a 2600 on it with another ROM AINT useless information.
Matt

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quadrant doesn't support dual core & isn't a reliable benchmark.
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So your saying by disabling 2nd core you get same score? And tell me why is CPU usage on 100% during test for both cores if it doesnt support it..doesnt make sense to me..but who knows maybe your right...

mrg02d said:
Enough with Quadrant bashing. It shows useful FPS information and is relative. Now, if it only went to 2500 no matter what ROM you are using then yes, it would be useless. But getting a 1400 on it with one ROM and then getting a 2600 on it with another ROM AINT useless information.
Matt
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I'm not the only one on here that believes that it isn't a reliable benchmark.
Have a look at some of the threads about it.
Since android is a multi-tasking OS results will always vary from test to test in Quadrant.

Teg3 vs. S4 Boot and AnTuTu Vid (and a question)

Interesting comparison of the AT&T One X vs. international. Boot time on the AT&T version's pretty sluggish.
Now the question. This is a still from the video. Look at the difference in the menus. The One X has the setting dots by themselves and the AT&T version has them overlay options from the app. Is this the way it's implemented in production?
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I just did an antutu test on my rogers xl and i scored 6379. Video seems pretty accurate.

mattymon said:
I just did an antutu test on my rogers xl and i scored 6379. Video seems pretty accurate.
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And what does your menu look like? The one on the left or the one on the right?

Mine is much higher ...
mattymon said:
I just did an antutu test on my rogers xl and i scored 6379. Video seems pretty accurate.
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I've been scoring consistently between 6900 and 7020, so the video really doesn't say much.
Peter

First run of the test on my Rogers One X.

same scores as the user above
AT&T seeems to have an older version(build) of the software

PeterHTC said:
I've been scoring consistently between 6900 and 7020, so the video really doesn't say much.
Peter
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For either side...

This wasn't even a final build of the AT&T phone, notice the HTC branding on it on top, it probably didn't have the latest updates and such.

BarryH_GEG said:
Now the question. This is a still from the video. Look at the difference in the menus. The One X has the setting dots by themselves and the AT&T version has them overlay options from the app. Is this the way it's implemented in production?
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I would say so; to the right it looks like a down arrow ("hide" maybe?)- maybe there is a gesture to call it up once hidden? That would be sweet (9/10 times I don't need a menu button when using something- being able to "call it up" for that 1/10 would be awesome and give more screen real-estate)
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Interesting comparison of the AT&T One X vs. international. Boot time on the AT&T version's pretty sluggish.
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I don't think this is the AT&T version. Here is a picture of the one @therulebookman was able to purchase early; note the AT&T logo at the top and the 1.73.502.1 software version (video's is 1.44.something).
I don't doubt that it is an S4 processor, but is definitely an unfinished build or test device...

I ran the test on our demo just now and scored 6700. So its accurate...
More interesting is that my Antutu benchmark shows GS3 stats. o_0

s.m.knipe said:
I would say so; to the right it looks like a down arrow ("hide" maybe?)- maybe there is a gesture to call it up once hidden? That would be sweet (9/10 times I don't need a menu button when using something- being able to "call it up" for that 1/10 would be awesome and give more screen real-estate)
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Yes, I believe that's actually also in a later rom version for the international version to that the one on the left hasn't been updated to. Alot of people complained about the weird placement of the menu key since the rest of the buttons are capacitive and you don't have the softkeys with the HOX.

lol i just ran antutu on my captivate and 6700 is looking pretty damn good compared to 2900

That is the AT&T version, but if you look at the top left you can see some odd etchings, early test device and software.
Ignore this video...

designgears said:
Ignore this video...
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Can you look at this thread and respond? It's not a XL issue but I'd be interested in a devs perspective. Thx.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619432

Well it's beating my AT&T Note which has the S3 SoC.
Getting 6226 on AnTuTu with no overclock

Just ran it on my SGSII (bell version) and scored 6158
ram: 898
cpu int: 1699
cpu float: 1334
2d: 298 (higher than the one XL)
3d: 1233 (higher than the one XL)
data IO: 390
sd write: 11.3
sd read: 28.5 (onboard memory)
cpu freq: 1200mhz
Seems to me the GPU speed is on par even with the new ONE XL

equlizer said:
Just ran it on my SGSII (bell version) and scored 6158
ram: 898
cpu int: 1699
cpu float: 1334
2d: 298 (higher than the one XL)
3d: 1233 (higher than the one XL)
data IO: 390
sd write: 11.3
sd read: 28.5 (onboard memory)
cpu freq: 1200mhz
Seems to me the GPU speed is on par even with the new ONE XL
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More than double the pixels on the htc one xl lowers the score in graphics. I do admit the cpu is doing well on the sgs2.
Regarding Tegra3 vs Snapdragon s4, antutu is about the best use case for a quadcore. There are few real world mobile apps that even max out a dual core. In general use the snapdragon s4 is only slightly slower.

Well this is what my Gnex is doing with a ROM, kernel, OCed and speeds maxed. And the 1X is easily beating it on the stock ROM, and stock clock. Color me impressed.

[GUIDE][9500] Galaxy S4 CPU/GPU Overclocking and Undervolting

Galaxy S4 9500 only​Standard Disclaimer: Im not responsible if something wrong happens to your device Read the guide as much as you want before proceeding with overclocking
Overclocking and undervolting is highly debatable, some say its good and some say its bad... so its upto you to decide and proceed further
First rule of overclocking.. Your Mileage May Vary​
Most of the people here in xda do know about overclocking and stuffs but still there are many who are so eager to overclock their device . Hence this guide.
I have given some good info below about these stuffs as far as i can , you can always use google to get further details.
What is overclocking?
Overclocking is the process of making a computer or component operate faster than the specified clock frequency by the manufacturer by modifying system parameters. One of the most important techniques is running at a higher clock rate (more clock cycles per second; hence the name "overclocking")
Operating voltages may also be changed (increased), which can increase the speed at which operation remains stable.
Advantage:
You can get more performance from your chipset, though s4 is already fast you can see the visible changes in application execution time and much more like instant response time.
Disadvantage:
* Overclocking is always risky if something is configured improperly and may also result in permanent damage to your hardware. As long as it is done safely you are good to go.
* You may see some increased power consumption.
* Extreme overclocking might kill your hardware.
Undervolting :
The process where you provide less voltage to your cpu rather than the stock voltage.
Advantage:
* Reduced heat from your device.
* Good battery life.
Disadvantage:
* Extreme undervolting will make your device unstable and some times even end up with a boot loop.
Apart from the voltage table defined below for exynos the below mentioned data are common for 9500/9505
Overclocking in Exynos Octa:
Exynos 5410 is already one among the best performing chipset available, so overclocking this device is not going to give us any visible performance improvements except the benchmark scores. Underclocking is a different story on 9500, since the cpu temperature easily reaches upto 90C (90C is the throttle temperature defined for this device in the kernel, so its normal) undervolting the device will help in reducing the overall temperature of the device considerably. I highly recommend undervolting the device instead of overclocking it.
Exynos 5410 has 2 cpu clusters, stock voltages and available steppings are given below
Little Cores (A7) stock voltages
Code:
[B]STWEAKS[/B]
1200mhz : 1225mv
1100mhz : 1125mv
1000mhz : 1100mv
900mhz : 1037mv
800mhz : 987mv
700mhz : 950mv
600mhz : 950mv
500mhz : 950mv
400mhz : 950mv
300mhz : 950mv
200mhz : 950mv
Samsung divides the actual clock of a7 by 2 while displaying the steppings in order to accommodate the big little way of displaying values. Stweaks will show you every available steppings like above whereas most other cpu tuning apps show it like below, both are same though. stweaks @ 800mhz is equal to other tuning apps @ 400mhz
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[B]OTHER CPU TUNING APPS[/B]
700mhz : 1225mv
550mhz : 1162mv
500mhz : 1100mv
450mhz : 1037mv
400mhz : 987mv
350mhz : 950mv
300mhz : 950mv
250mhz : 950mv
200mhz : 950mv
150mhz : 950mv
100mhz : 950mv
Big Cores (A15) stock voltages
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2000mhz : 1250mv
1900mhz : 1250mv
1800mhz : 1250mv
1700mhz : 1200mv
1600mhz : 1162mv
1500mhz : 1137mv
1400mhz : 1100mv
1300mhz : 1062mv
1200mhz : 1025mv
1100mhz : 1000mv
1000mhz : 962mv
900mhz : 925mv
800mhz : 900mv
Though the cpu frequency table has steppings upto 2ghz the max stable clock i have seen so for on s4 is 1800mhz.
Requirements:
1. Kernel with overclocking/undervolting support.
2. stweaks or android tuner to change frequency/voltage.(you can use the app of your choice here).
3. set cpu and stability test to test the stability of CPU.
4. Some patience.
The below mentioned steps are common for 9500/9505
Step 1:
Set the current clock and voltage you want to test via android tuner/stweaks. (Select max frequency in cpu tab).
Example:
*If you want to test under volting for 1.4 ghz with 1050 mv (1100 is the default) then set 1.4 ghz as max clock and 1050mv as its voltage.
*If you want to test overclocking @ 1.7 ghz with 1150 mv (1200 is the default) then set 1.7 ghz as max clock and 1150 mv as its voltage.
Step 2:
Open set cpu's cpu stress test and run it for atleast 10 minutes. If you didnt get any errors or hang during the testing period and if the test completed successfully then the clock is ready for daily use
Step 3:
Now for undervolting use the same tools and reduce the voltage by -25mv.
Repeat step 2.
you can reduce the voltage further by -25 mv after every successful completion of stress test (Advanced users can try reducing -50mv )
Step 4:
Repeat step 1,2 and 3 for every possible cpu clock you see in android tuner/stweaks.
Note the stable cpu voltage for every clock, once you finish testing all your clock values save it as a profile and/or set it on boot.
Voila !!! now you have finished overclocking/ under voting your device.
Notes:
1. Never ever use set on boot option until you find the stable clock and voltage settings.
2. Not all chips are capable of running at higher speeds like 1800 mhz. Those speeds are highly experimental.
3. Recommended max overclocking is 1700 mhz.
4. If your device gets hotter allow the device to cool for few minutes before starting the test.
5. Either use stweaks or android tuner(or some other app), dont mix up.
6. Combining the overclocking and undervolting will give you the best of both the worlds
In case of emergency:
1. If your device becomes unstable and not responsive either press the power button until your device restarts or pull out your battery.
2. Android tuner has an option to create flashable zip for resetting the voltage table, use it if needed.
*********************Do note me if any information is incomplete or wrong ill change it.*******************************
Credits :
* wikipedia
* @AndreiLux and @wanam for their outstanding work on kernel development

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One more for some other if needed

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¡¡So say we all!! from Battlestar GT-I9500

well written and elaborate..thanks
thanks for the valuable input, but i differ on one thing. am using a 2Ghz overclock and is rock stable. using the GPU in the highest clock too....am attaching the STweaks values, battery and antutu score for the same. the device runs very cool too...hope this helps somone.
I do not know if am I doing it right or doing it wrong, but my phone runs without the (very occasional) hiccups and is as cool as it can be....and dat wat metters to me
thanks and regards,
Achyut.
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achyut said:
thanks for the valuable input, but i differ on one thing. am using a 2Ghz overclock and is rock stable. using the GPU in the highest clock too....am attaching the STweaks values, battery and antutu score for the same. the device runs very cool too...hope this helps somone.
I do not know if am I doing it right or doing it wrong, but my phone runs without the (very occasional) hiccups and is as cool as it can be....and dat wat metters to me
thanks and regards,
Achyut.
P.S. - I resized the FHD screenshots to 25% for easy uploading.
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Thank you very much!! Only wanted to ask about the 800mHz and 900mHz volts of the little cores since it's not shown in the screenshots. Thanks. :good:

noideaforusername said:
Thank you very much!! Only wanted to ask about the 800mHz and 900mHz volts of the little cores since it's not shown in the screenshots. Thanks. :good:
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oops...sorry...here,

achyut said:
thanks for the valuable input, but i differ on one thing. am using a 2Ghz overclock and is rock stable. using the GPU in the highest clock too....am attaching the STweaks values, battery and antutu score for the same. the device runs very cool too...hope this helps somone.
I do not know if am I doing it right or doing it wrong, but my phone runs without the (very occasional) hiccups and is as cool as it can be....and dat wat metters to me
thanks and regards,
Achyut.
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hmm, with 400Mhz more You have same results as stock? something is wrong, maybe settings do not apply or overheating is causing cpu throttling down so scores are so low.

Kriomag said:
hmm, with 400Mhz more You have same results as stock? something is wrong, maybe settings do not apply or overheating is causing cpu throttling down so scores are so low.
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Every chips has different mileage, even if his chip runs at 2ghz, it will throttle down in very few seconds.
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achyut said:
thanks for the valuable input, but i differ on one thing. am using a 2Ghz overclock and is rock stable. using the GPU in the highest clock too....am attaching the STweaks values, battery and antutu score for the same. the device runs very cool too...hope this helps somone.
I do not know if am I doing it right or doing it wrong, but my phone runs without the (very occasional) hiccups and is as cool as it can be....and dat wat metters to me
thanks and regards,
Achyut.
P.S. - I resized the FHD screenshots to 25% for easy uploading.
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Which Kernel are u using??? I assume ure using Perseus 4... Ive heard and read on some forums that ver 4 has some problems with Camera/Sound etc issues???
Plz confirm.... Thanks
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HassanM said:
Which Kernel are u using??? I assume ure using Perseus 4... Ive heard and read on some forums that ver 4 has some problems with Camera/Sound etc issues???
Plz confirm.... Thanks
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absolutely Zero issues.....camera opens at the blink of an eye. Am on wanams MEA firmware, trimmed and themed by me according to my need.
hope this helps.
regards,
achyut

tried oc upto to 1.8 ghz today and yes, im impressed
quadrant gave something around 14,500 and geekbench scored 4k+

bala_gamer said:
tried oc upto to 1.8 ghz today and yes, im impressed
quadrant gave something around 14,500 and geekbench scored 4k+
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I increased the voltages as advised by u but the quadrant results are around 13000 benchmark...
I'm currently using Omega 8/Perseus 3.4 along with the cross breeder....
My phones very snappy but just wondering about the quadrant result... Is there anything I'm missing???
Plz advise...
Thanks
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HassanM said:
I increased the voltages as advised by u but the quadrant results are around 13000 benchmark...
I'm currently using Omega 8/Perseus 3.4 along with the cross breeder....
My phones very snappy but just wondering about the quadrant result... Is there anything I'm missing???
Plz advise...
Thanks
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clock ur cpu at 1.8 ghz , u will get some similar scores

bala_gamer said:
clock ur cpu at 1.8 ghz , u will get some similar scores
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Thanks for replying.....
Should I ser this value in STweaks or SetCpu or both?????
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undervolting cpu
i dont get my phone pass all time stress cpu test but in my daily use he reboot all time!

anyone stable oc gpu? 640mhz or higher?

gpu overclock
jianlinooi said:
anyone stable oc gpu? 640mhz or higher?
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mine is not so stabel something i manage to complete gfx berch and someting not on 700 on stock voltages!

jianlinooi said:
anyone stable oc gpu? 640mhz or higher?
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yep....am on 700 mhz and is stable...check out my post in previous page, I shared the voltages for CPU & GPU.
regards,
Achyut

achyut said:
yep....am on 700 mhz and is stable...check out my post in previous page, I shared the voltages for CPU & GPU.
regards,
Achyut
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looks like your chip is cooked well