Quote Originally Posted by ingeborgdot View Post
It finished in a little over 500 seconds and I was doing work on the computer besides that. Can I do anything about it if 2 or 3 cores shut down?
I don't think any did because it shows on the form that all 4 threads completed.
right; as long as all 4 threads show completed and you get a specified time amount, then you have enough vcore.

that amount of vcore will allow you to perform almost any bench except for prime 95...i am not a believer in P95 as a bonafide bench that you must complete because it can give you a false sense of acceptance that your voltages are adequate, which can be far from the truth...users have said P95 capable and then can not complete a folding excersise or game with a heavy cpu dependant game.

if you must try prime 95, do it for an hour but you will find you might need higher vcore to complete prime 95...the higher vcore is going to only put more stress on your cpu.

stability is whatever you do and you do not have BSOD, freeze in windows desktop, programs close out on you, get uncommanded reboots...that is true stability...in most scenarios that can be done wih less vcore than required to complete prime 95.