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TMS320C6678: C6678 CPU Clock Speed - Performance Difference

Part Number: TMS320C6678

This question is about a performance difference when changing the CPU clock speed in the platform package (see below) from 1000 MHz to 1400 MHz.

I do have a larger piece of code with a parallel routine that runs on 8 cores. When I set the clock speed to 1000 MHz, I measure using "_itoll(TSCH, TSCL)" 10,000 clock cycles for the parallel routine. When I set the clock speed to 1400 MHz, I measure 30,000 clock cycles.

  • Is such a performance difference expected?
  • Why does this happen?
  • Is it possible to recover the 10,000 clock cycles when running the CPU at 1400 MHz?

Thank you very much for your help and comments.