Why TMonitor? Is task manager in Windows or something like RealTemp (which has CPU load in percentage) not adequate?
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Why TMonitor? Is task manager in Windows or something like RealTemp (which has CPU load in percentage) not adequate?
I get 5 euros each time Tmonitor is downloaded Cedric :)
List is up to date and validation rules changed, specially for you Cedric, moff to bed now :p
Not a Sandy Bridge user atm--but I have an interesting observation for Sandy Bridge when it comes to LinX (since there's so many LinX results in this thread). It seems that it has a negligible, if negative performance difference per clock from Core 2 Duo.
Looking at leeghoofd's example of ~56GFLOPS at ~3GB problem size and 4.5GHz, that's a 25.8% advantage over a Core 2 Quad Q6600 with 44.5GFLOPs at ~3GB problem size and 3.4GHz.
A 25.8% advantage is significant but 4.5GHz is a 34% higher than 3.4GHz.
It could be an HT On/Off Issue
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/1...stcomplete.jpg
I always set this setting and then let it run for a few hours. Example below for 2500K, for 2600K it automatically sets 8 threads :)
http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/SBLIST/prime95settings.png
As mentioned before there's no 100% bulletproof stress test. You can prime for hours/days, then run a simple game and the rig can hang. Same with the LinX vs Prime discussion. One of the two can be stable while the other one caps out.
I leave the option open to use either one of these two. Some will say 12 hours or even more is required ( for prime95 test ) Others say 25 runs is not enough either for the LinX test. I just find an hour of custom prime 95 and more than 20 loops of LinX more than enough to get an idea if it's stable or not. If you want to do more loops or continue stressing longer, be my guest.
Comparing technologies based on a single benchmark is never a good idea. Look at the below results of my upcoming review for Sandy Bridge :
All CPUs at 4ghz with rams at 1600mhz CL8
http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/SBLIST/cine4ghz.png
http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/SBLIST/x264.png
Clock for clock mate (FSB of the s775 system was 400) yes you can squeeze more performance out the old setup with a higher FSB. But even then Intels latest creation is so much smoother, more responsive. I even swapped my i970 for a 2600K
It was a good tip Cedric, hence why I added it to the ahum rules... just messing with ya :up:
Enuf discussion : RESULTS PLZ !!!
@Leeghoofd
Do u have more benchmarks @ 4Ghz? Maybe a link?
i will play mine for a while before submit
The results to chit chat ratio is pretty low here :D j/k ups just delivered my new system so I hope to have results by tomorrow. I'll be hunting the sweet spot under 1.3v, whatever it may be.
LinX 4.5GHz
i7 2600K Batch L039B470.
MSI P67-GD65 Bios V1.8B6
Water, EK Supreme HF Cu
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...0K/th_45-1.jpg
Batch# L040B705 (crappy batch)
MicroATX Asus P8P67-M PRO
*Bios Version 0414
*Date 01/07/2011
VenomX + 1500 RPM SFlex Fan, inside Antec P180
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/636/4700mhzw.jpg
Seems like SP1 W7, gives a major boost on the Gflops
Not my pic
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...table1hour.png
I found that it requires 0.05 more voltage than without and seems to produce far more heat too :)
all Results added to the file, keep them coming !!!
Sandy Bridge batches.xls
Core i7 2600K Batch L042B074 1.45v set in BIOS
Asrock Extreme 6
GSkill PC12800 ECO CL7
Prolimatech Megahalems
http://tof.canardpc.com/view/f1ebd9b...adf6cbf911.jpg
I don't have core monitor in my SS. Ought I do it another time Leeghoofd ?
i5 2500K #L041C123
PLL: 1.70v
VccIO: 1.075v
DRAM : 1.625v
Vcore BIOS: offset +20
Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P with push/pull
Note: The chip seems stable x49 crunching WCG/Rosetta (4 threads) at offset +00... since the load demand doesn't seem to droop vcore below 1.344v.
http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/v...HzLinXload.png