What's the quickest processor currently available?

[JonJ678]

I'm slightly out of the loop - last time I checked it was the 980X six core from Intel, which iirc ran at about 4.6ghz under water. That would still constitute a marked improvement on my current system, but not quite enough to be worth the hassle.

I believe multiple socket overclocked systems are still a pipe dream. The choice is then between multiple sockets, stock speeds and single socket, overclocked speeds. As such - what's the current market leading chip, and roughly what frequency does it clock to?

I am hoping Intel or AMD have put something on sale that trounces an X58 920 at 4ghz, or that they're expected to within the next few months.

Thank you

 

[Martini1991]

3960k.
But you'd always get the 3930k.

Get them to about 4.6-4.8GHZ.

 

[JonJ678]

I think my 920 is around 55gflops, it looks like the 3960k is approximately double that. Which is convincingly better.

Cheers

 

[Martini1991]

3930k should be quite a lot higher with AVX.

I can get 123-126 GFlops with AVX as per IBT.
I use a 2500k at 4.8

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Maybe a POWER7 or perhaps a Xeon E5 or E7.

 

[Martini1991]

Maybe a POWER7 or perhaps a Xeon E5 or E7.

I assume he means conventional desktop CPU's?

Because he used the 980 as an example.

 

[Jokester]

1off
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-038-EA&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1695

2off
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-422-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1823

Overclock.

Giggle at the absurditity of a 32 thread behemoth.

Cry at hole in wallet.

 

[Martini1991]

Didn't think you could overclock those chips Jokester?

 

[Jokester]

You can change the BCLK on S2011 I think to overclock any chip as far as I'm aware?

 

[Martini1991]

I meant multiplier.
You'd still be pretty limited to what you could clock to with the BCLK wouldn't you, assuming you could clock it? I'm googling around now, so far I've seen mention it can't be overclocked.

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=365382 (Although they say server CPU's, which this is, I assume he means it as a blanket statement)

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/evga_sr-x_classified_review/3 (IIRC, you're not a fan , no OC'ing results)

For OC'ing, I did find this, but it's not exactly good news http://hwbot.org/hardware/processor/xeon_e5_2687w/

 

[MaxP779]

I meant multiplier.
You'd still be pretty limited to what you could clock to with the BCLK wouldn't you, assuming you could clock it? I'm googling around now, so far I've seen mention it can't be overclocked.

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=365382 (Although they say server CPU's, which this is, I assume he means it as a blanket statement)

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/evga_sr-x_classified_review/3 (IIRC, you're not a fan , no OC'ing results)

For OC'ing, I did find this, but it's not exactly good news http://hwbot.org/hardware/processor/xeon_e5_2687w/

I think they can go pretty far with bclk on 2011. I remember seeing a guy on this forum who has an overclocked i7 3820, the quad core locked chip.

 

[elroberto]

Wasn't there a quad CPU watercooled and clocked server system on the forums recently?

 

[Martini1991]

I think they can go pretty far with bclk on 2011. I remember seeing a guy on this forum who has an overclocked i7 3820, the quad core locked chip.

Oh yeah, I know, I've seen the 3820's get to 125 BLCK.
But I've posted HWBot with that server CPU, they raised the frequency by 100MHZ, there's practically nothing on overclocking with them.

 

[Jokester]

http://hwbot.org/submission/2312430_dziarson_cpu_frequency_xeon_e5_2650_2986_mhz

There's someone with a 50% overclock on the 2GHz 8core Xeon's so it must be possible. Probably not that many people chucking £1500 on a single CPU for overclocking though.

Edit: Ah wait, Turbo alone is 800MHz lol

 

[Martini1991]

BCLK 103.

 

[Jokester]

Most of that is multiplier though, the BLCK is at 103MHZ.
Unless I'm being stupid?

Aye, was trying to work out how he got a multi of 29 then I remembered Turbo.

 

[Martini1991]

Yeah, I edited my post when you mentioned Turbo.
So, where's that leave us, they can/can't be OC'ed ?

 

[Jokester]

The only thing that would stop it is if the BIOS/chipset doesn't allow you to use the BCLK straps.

 

[Martini1991]

Must be the case?
I remember that there was a fuss about the Evga SR2 due to the locked CPU's.

 

[Kaapstad]

I'm slightly out of the loop - last time I checked it was the 980X six core from Intel, which iirc ran at about 4.6ghz under water. That would still constitute a marked improvement on my current system, but not quite enough to be worth the hassle.

I believe multiple socket overclocked systems are still a pipe dream. The choice is then between multiple sockets, stock speeds and single socket, overclocked speeds. As such - what's the current market leading chip, and roughly what frequency does it clock to?

I am hoping Intel or AMD have put something on sale that trounces an X58 920 at 4ghz, or that they're expected to within the next few months.

Thank you

Fastest desktop CPU is 3960x soon to be replaced by 3970x

If you want the sort of performance you get from the 3960/70x get a 3930k which clock for clock performs the same and can be oced to the same level as the 3960/70x.

I own an i7 9xx, 980 and an 3960x, for gaming and normal use they perform near enough the same so unless you have a use that involves a lot of heavy number crunching leave the 3930k, 3960/70x alone and stick with what you have. Im assuming here that you own the 920 you mentioned above.