Some DB versions passed by so I decided it's time for another check. This time it's 12.1.0.2 without any PSUs/patches. The machine is the same class as previous, so it took some time.
the script is nearly the same today:
!/usr/bin/ksh -x integer i=1 while ((i <= 128)); do print " $i "; echo "*.audit_file_dest='/appl/oracle/admin/BERX3_GLOBAL/adump' *.audit_trail='db' *.compatible='12.1.0.2.0' *.control_files='/appl/oracle/oradata/BERX3_GLOBAL/controlfile/o1_mf_c9h3bxlw_.ctl','/appl/oracle/fast_recovery_area/BERX3_GLOBAL/controlfile/o1_mf_c9h3bxpg_.ctl' *.db_block_size=8192 *.db_create_file_dest='/appl/oracle/oradata' *.db_name='BERX3_GL' *.db_recovery_file_dest='/appl/oracle/fast_recovery_area' *.db_recovery_file_dest_size=4815m *.db_unique_name='BERX3_GLOBAL' *.diagnostic_dest='/appl/oracle' *.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE' *.sga_target=13g *.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1' *.cpu_count=$i" > /appl/home/oracle/instance_parameters/cpus/initBERX2_$i.ora echo "startup pfile='/appl/home/oracle/instance_parameters/cpus/initBERX2_$i.ora' ; insert into init_parameters select $i , a.ksppinm , b.ksppstvl , c.ksppstvl from x\$ksppi a, x\$ksppcv b, x\$ksppsv c where a.indx = b.indx and a.indx = c.indx; commit; select distinct(\"CPUs\") from init_parameters; shutdown; exit;"> cpus/doit$i.sql sqlplus "/ as sysdba" @cpus/doit$i.sql >cpus/log$i.log sleep 5 (( i = i + 1)); done
And all the values interesting is available again.
There are 40 parameters now changing value based on cpu_count - so a lot more of things which will change, when you "only" add/remove CPUs or alter instance caging.
Here are the graphs for 12.1.0.2 - and 11.1.0.7 if they exist already. Some look quite different.
__db_cache_size
11.1.0.7:

__java_pool_size
__large_pool_size
__shared_pool_size
11.1.0.7:

_cursor_db_buffers_pinned
11.1.0.7:

_db_block_buffers
11.1.0.7:

_db_block_lru_latches
11.1.0.7:

_db_handles
_enqueue_hash
_enqueue_hash_chain_latches
11.1.0.7:

_enqueue_locks
11.1.0.7:

_enqueue_resources
_flashback_generation_buffer_size
11.1.0.7:

_kghdsidx_count
11.1.0.7:

_log_parallelism_max
11.1.0.7:

_log_simultaneous_copies
11.1.0.7:

_max_outstanding_log_writes
_max_pending_scn_bcasts
_messages
_num_longop_child_latches
11.1.0.7:

_parallel_min_message_pool
11.1.0.7:

_px_proactive_slave_alloc_threshold
_session_allocation_latches
_shared_server_num_queues
11.1.0.7:

_small_table_threshold
11.1.0.7:

_spin_count
11.1.0.7:

_sqlmon_max_plan
11.1.0.7:

_use_single_log_writer
db_writer_processes
11.1.0.7:

dml_locks
log_buffer
11.1.0.7:

parallel_max_servers
11.1.0.7:

parallel_min_servers
parallel_servers_target
pga_aggregate_limit
processes
sessions
shared_pool_reserved_size
transactions