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So, official i7 benchmarks are ouy
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Would like to see these on a more level playing field.
But still the i7 does look like a bit of a monster.
And as much as im jealous at the prices they are currently going for I wont be getting one anytime soon
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Been reading up on overclocking i7 today.
Is there any way to stop the clock speed(s) from altering when under load?
For example, to keep all cores @ 4GHz instead of 3.53GHz or whatever the chip decides to do?
The same for when all cores are idle... what if you don't want the CPU @ 1.6GHz?
I must admit, I'm a little confused about this Turbo Boost and other X58 BIOS options/settings.
**Edit** Found this:
"Intel has equipped all of its i7 processors with an overclocking feature it calls "Turbo Boost." In the Intel board’s BIOS, the functionality is called "Dynamic Speed Technology." According to Intel, this feature allows the CPU’s multiplier to be adjusted depending on the processor load, effectively allowing dynamic overclocking. The processor can detect how many cores are actually being used, and can then automatically select a pre-defined multiplier. Accordingly, there are four different multipliers for load scenarios involving one, two, three or four cores.
The feature is meant to reduce power consumption when overclocking. For example, if a single-threaded application only taxes one of the cores, the CPU does not need to overclock the other three cores as well. Thus, they can either run at their default clock speed or even at a reduced clock frequency. The same applies when two or three cores are being stressed. Consider this SpeedStep Technology in reverse. In fact, on the Intel platform, enabling Turbo mode requires that SpeedStep also be turned on!"
I therfeore assume, one simply turns Turbo Boost off
Is there any way to stop the clock speed(s) from altering when under load?
For example, to keep all cores @ 4GHz instead of 3.53GHz or whatever the chip decides to do?
The same for when all cores are idle... what if you don't want the CPU @ 1.6GHz?
I must admit, I'm a little confused about this Turbo Boost and other X58 BIOS options/settings.
**Edit** Found this:
"Intel has equipped all of its i7 processors with an overclocking feature it calls "Turbo Boost." In the Intel board’s BIOS, the functionality is called "Dynamic Speed Technology." According to Intel, this feature allows the CPU’s multiplier to be adjusted depending on the processor load, effectively allowing dynamic overclocking. The processor can detect how many cores are actually being used, and can then automatically select a pre-defined multiplier. Accordingly, there are four different multipliers for load scenarios involving one, two, three or four cores.
The feature is meant to reduce power consumption when overclocking. For example, if a single-threaded application only taxes one of the cores, the CPU does not need to overclock the other three cores as well. Thus, they can either run at their default clock speed or even at a reduced clock frequency. The same applies when two or three cores are being stressed. Consider this SpeedStep Technology in reverse. In fact, on the Intel platform, enabling Turbo mode requires that SpeedStep also be turned on!"
I therfeore assume, one simply turns Turbo Boost off
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Hardocp have a sample board with retail packaging.