Re: Disturbing wide variation in execution time

[michael]

Sheo Shanker Prasad <ssp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
[...]
> When the repaired machine was started, I began to notice the disturbing wide 
> variation and the frequect significant slow down of the machine as exhibited 
> by the factor of 2 to 2.5 increased execution time of the test program as 
> described above.  Sometimes it would be quite fast (executing at the original 
> 2m 40s) and sometime a factor of 2.5 slow, and sometimes with speed in 
> between.

Something stuffed on the CPU heatsink causing thermal speed throttling?
Just a wild guess.

Michael.
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