amd_dc_opt.exe
AMD Dual-Core Optimizer by AMD
| Version: | 1, 1, 4, 0 |
| MD5: | ebc0e8c0a4dda2c32a7d5863462a321a |
| SHA1: | ca50ea8e8cd7d666939d2c229920e2e967797e02 |
| SHA256: | 2f410138db66d0219254339f1f098e401cedaa032596f1f67bc54f394256fc68 |
About amd_dc_opt.exe (from AMD)
“The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer can help improve some PC gaming video performance by compensating for those applications that bypass the Windows API for timing by directly using the RDTSC (Read Time Stamp”
Overview
amd_dc_opt.exe is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Dual-Core Optimizer published by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Dual-Core Optimizer published by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc..
Details
| File name: | amd_dc_opt.exe |
| Publisher: | AMD |
| Product name: | AMD Dual-Core Optimizer |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\amd\dual-core optimizer\amd_dc_opt.exe |
| Original name: | sync_tsc.exe |
| File version: | 1, 1, 4, 0 |
| Size: | 76 KB (77,824 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
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“The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer can help improve some PC gaming video performance by compensating for those applications that bypass the Windows API for timing by directly using the RDTSC (Read Time Stamp Counter) instruction. Applications that rely on RDTSC do not benefit from the logic in the operating system to properly account for the affect of power management mechanisms on the rate at which a processor core's Time Stamp Counter (TSC) ...”
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'amd_dc_opt' → C:\Program Files\AMD\Dual-Core Optimizer\amd_dc_opt.exe
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'AMD Dual-Core Optimizer' → C:\Program Files\AMD\Dual-Core Optimizer\amd_dc_opt.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
52.38% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.29% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.52% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
9.52% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
4.76% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.76% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.76% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.33% of AMD Dual-Core Optimizer.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
31.25% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.75% |
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| Lenovo |
12.50% |
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| Toshiba |
12.50% |
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| Dell |
12.50% |
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| Alienware |
6.25% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.25% |
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