Intel X3220 quad-core, amazing 4xP95 stable speed of 3.6Ghz

[freecableguy]

Information here:

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3.6Ghz (8x450) 4xPrime95 stable.

I can run benches as high as about 3.85Ghz and can even boot into Windows @ 4Ghz+!!

Teaser pic:




-FCG

[day187]

Looking very good thanks FCC

[elec999]

Nice results, and nice setup
Thanks

[Supertim0r]

nice stuff as always

[FragTek]

Truely awesome FCG... I keep hearing rumors that the C2Quad's won't be able to run on the 965/975 boards only upcoming bearlake and newer , is this just a bogus rumor? I noticed that you're running the Xeon on a P965 which would debunk this rumor I've heard, or is the Xeon setup to run differently than the C2Quad?

Great results I might add, I want one of these NOW. Lemme know if you put any up for sale

[MTP04]

Wow very nice results!

I am kinda surprised how quick we reached quad core cpu's. I remeber dual core starting only late last year. Very impressed!

[irev210]

nice FSB speeds...

i hope xbx2 will do more magic

[Supertim0r]

is it only me or the IHS looks incredibely flat/clean ?

[MaxxxRacer]

kris, in your opinion do you think the mem bandwidth will be a bottlneck?

[Noob-ftw]

Estimated price?

[Ron 61]

That Xeon X3220 in that G70B is absolutely exquisite.

[DarkSephiroth]

Anyone know the price tag on it?

[irev210]

not to hi-jack his thread but-

1) arctic cleaner 1+2=clean
2) the bottleneck for performance will not be ram. The bottlenecks will be a) how big of a cooler you have b) how high of a FSB you can run since xeon x3220 is locked at 9x
3) The pricetag is set at 850 in lots of 1000, the more popular x3210 will be priced in the 600 dollar range.

[DarkSephiroth]

Pretty pricy too

[Tyberius]

I wonder if a s771 clt xeon could work in a 775 board? ;o

Pretty much identical chips, maybe theres a pin mod to make it work.

[thunderstruck!]

I don't see any P95 shots soooo....

[IluvIntel]

kris, in your opinion do you think the mem bandwidth will be a bottlneck?

Would not the FSB be the first bottleneck ?

[Quentin]

Amazing


Price ?

[freecableguy]

is it only me or the IHS looks incredibely flat/clean ?

There seem to be two different batches of IHSs. One appears slightly taller with very defined edges. The second type, found on this CPU, has very rounded edges and corners. This one was pretty flat but still could have been better.

You know how important I have been saying it is to work clean. Cleaning an IHS and heatsink mounting base properly (whatever it may be) is absolutely vital to good temps.

kris, in your opinion do you think the mem bandwidth will be a bottlneck?

Bottleneck for what? More performance gains? Absolutely not, this CPU continues to scale as I add more speed. Just like Conroe, the 4MB shared L2 cache per dual-core is more than adequate in keeping the cores fed with data.

Estimated price?

Expect retail to be about $890/processor.

I wonder if a s771 clt xeon could work in a 775 board? ;o

Pretty much identical chips, maybe theres a pin mod to make it work.

Absolutely not. The keys on a S771 CPU are rotated 90* from those on a S775 CPU. They are NOT compatable and as such Intel has taken appropriate design measures to ensure that you don't try to force a S771 CPU into a socket it wasn't made to work in. This Xeon is S775.

-FCG

[DarkSephiroth]

FCG,

How does temp compare to QX series. I know the QX's are a bit hotter than C2D. Can you do a comparision on those please

[TaPaKaH]

when will we see benches?

3DMark06 CPU score, for example?

[GLENBOY]

yeh these x3220 chips seem to be the intel equivalent of what the x2's was to the opterons so i think my next upgrade will be one of these are they due out in january

[freecableguy]

when will we see benches?

3DMark06 CPU score, for example?

3DMark06 CPU score with 4 cores @ 3.6Ghz (450x8) = 5400 points

it's in one of the screen shots in the second post.

-FCG

[Supertim0r]

damn, i'm getting a "surprise box" from Intel tomorow...I hope there is a quad core in

[Revv23]

wow, so these will work in 775 bords?

might be like a opteron for intel.