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jacullen

23 Sep, 2013 09:44 PM

Have both Geekbench 2.1 and Geekbench 3 on my Windows machine. However, Geekbench 3 throws an error.

Internal time error detected
Geekbench has detected a 4.24s difference.....

Geekbench 2.1 runs without a hitch. What should I do?

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by John on 19 Nov, 2013 02:38 PM

   

   I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

   Generally the "internal timer error detected" message occurs when Geekbench detects a discrepancy between the high-resolution timers it uses to measure performance and the low-resolution clock used to keep time. While we added this error message to prevent people from manipulating the benchmark results it appears that it's affecting more users than we had originally anticipated.

   We're hoping to improve the way we handle these internal timer errors in an upcoming update.

   Best,
   John

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2. 2 Posted by mcdirt on 11 Apr, 2014 05:22 AM

   

   I am getting this error now with no change in hardware or software, I'm suddenly getting the error. Is there a Geekbench fix available yet or a setting in Windows/Parallels to fix this?

   I run Geekbench 3.1.4 Mac on my 2013 Retina MacBook Pro each month, tabulate results and it works fine.

   I then run Geekbench 3.1.4 Win on Parallels/Win 7 on same machine to monitor for performance degradation etc. It has worked fine in the past but now crashes with the Internal Timer error.

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by John on 04 May, 2014 09:24 PM

   

   Approximately how much of a discrepancy is the internal timer error reporting? Could you take a screenshot of the internal timer error dialog box and post it to this thread?

   Thanks,
   John

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4. 4 Posted by mcdirt on 05 May, 2014 06:06 AM

   

   Just tried it again to take the screenshot and now it works, no problems at all! Will take shot and post if it happens again.

   Thanks

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5. 5 Posted by jacullen on 07 May, 2014 10:23 PM

   

   I also tried to replicate it, but it works now. A month ago it didn't work, but it does now.

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6. Support Staff 6 Posted by John on 19 May, 2014 02:04 PM

   

   I'm happy to hear that everything's working now. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you ever have problems with Geekbench in the future.

   Best,
   John

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7. John closed this discussion on 19 May, 2014 02:04 PM.